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Corporal Leslie "Bull" Allen MM USS: "The Ballad of the Bull"
This episode was re-recorded and re-uploaded on 04/03/2023
30-JULY-1943 Serving as a Stretcher Bearer in the 2/5th Infantry Battalion Second Australian Imperial Force, Cpl Leslie "Bull" Allen would participate in the Battle of Mount Tambu, and assist forces of the 1st Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, US Army. with casualties rising, and both US medics killed, Bull Allen would voluntarily walk into the battlespace and recover between ten and seventeen wounded American soldiers.
He would carry them one after another on his back, only stopping when he physically couldn't continue, and for his actions, he would receive the United States Silver Star, the third-highest medal of Bravery, and the highest that could be awarded to a non-US citizen.
When asked of his gallant deeds during the Second World War, this Gentle Giant would simply say. "I was only doing my job."
For show notes, photos and transcripts visit www.thedocnetwork.net and follow the show on Instagram @IWODMJ
to follow me for more history hijinks you can follow me on tiktok/instagram/twitter @docwinters.
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By Ross ManuelThis episode was re-recorded and re-uploaded on 04/03/2023
30-JULY-1943 Serving as a Stretcher Bearer in the 2/5th Infantry Battalion Second Australian Imperial Force, Cpl Leslie "Bull" Allen would participate in the Battle of Mount Tambu, and assist forces of the 1st Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, US Army. with casualties rising, and both US medics killed, Bull Allen would voluntarily walk into the battlespace and recover between ten and seventeen wounded American soldiers.
He would carry them one after another on his back, only stopping when he physically couldn't continue, and for his actions, he would receive the United States Silver Star, the third-highest medal of Bravery, and the highest that could be awarded to a non-US citizen.
When asked of his gallant deeds during the Second World War, this Gentle Giant would simply say. "I was only doing my job."
For show notes, photos and transcripts visit www.thedocnetwork.net and follow the show on Instagram @IWODMJ
to follow me for more history hijinks you can follow me on tiktok/instagram/twitter @docwinters.