Never heard anything about that.
I let Ollie take care of Ollie. Me, I just tried to keep me warm!
I had a neat trick during night patrols. I’m about 5’8”, so I’d get behind the tallest guy in the platoon I could find. Let him break trail. All the tree limbs he’d push aside and let fly would go right over my head - no slaps in the face for me!
Not exactly tactical, but Hey!
Figured I’d post this to you seeing as you mentioned “height”.
My mom (still alive and traveling!) went to High School school with with James Arness (Gunsmoke). Here’s something from Wiki:
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According to “James Arness – An Autobiography”, he landed on Anzio Beachhead on January 22, 1944 as a rifleman with 2nd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division. Because of his height, he was the first ordered off his landing craft to determine the depth of the water; it came up to his waist.