Ray Nosaka
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Wounded at Hill 600
At Hill 600 (Santa Maria Oliveto), artillery hits Ray's right thigh. Unable to walk, he crawls 20 yards into a cave. A dog wanders by and keeps him warm though the night.
Medics locate Ray the next day and move him to a nearby farmhouse that temporarily shelters others awaiting medical treatment. In a makeshift operating area, the wounded are treated. Ray notes, "No more sanitation, nothing . . . And yet, we're alive."
He is hospitalized for a month.
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