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Jan 21, 2021 · The National World War II Museum describes how, during downtime between bullets and bombs, Serling's friend, Private Melvin Levy, decided to watch the Air Force's ammunition drops come in. Serling and Levy were joking about where the drops would land when a crate fell from the sky and decapitated Levy. This freak accident shocked Serling, and ...
Jul 6, 2011 · At that moment, an Air Force plane dropped a box of extra ammunition that landed on Serling's friend and flattened him so fatally that he couldn't even be seen under the box.
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Dec 17, 2022 · He witnessed one of his fellow platoon mates, Melvin Levy, killed when a food crate being air-dropped to their location landed on Levy's head while he was telling a joke to the platoon.
May 28, 2017 · During a lull at Leyte, a friend of Serling's, Private Melvin Levy, was beneath a crate that was dropped by the U.S. Army Air Force. Apparently, the crate of ammunition dropped squarely on his friend, smashing him to death under the weight of the container.
May 9, 2024 · In the opening section of “First Squad,” Cpl. Melvin Levy is introduced as the squad’s resident comedian, whose usual barrage of jokes had been silenced by the ongoing starvation that...
May 9, 2024 · After several days hiding in muddy foxholes without food and low on ammunition, the squad hears the sound of U.S. Army planes approaching. When they get low enough, they start dropping rations. He writes:
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May 9, 2024 · After several days hiding in muddy foxholes without food and low on ammunition, the squad hears the sound of U.S. Army planes approaching. When they get low enough, they start dropping rations....
