"Meet Captain Ben Salomon – The U.S. Army Dentist Who" Topic
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Tango01 | 14 Mar 2020 4:24 p.m. PST |
…Single-Handedly Held Off a Banzai Charge on Saipan. "The vast majority of dentists spend their working life examining and fixing teeth, never once putting their lives on the line for their patients. Captain Ben Salomon, however, was not like the vast majority of dentists. A graduate of the University of Southern California Dental School in 1937, he was drafted into the U.S. Army three years later. Beginning as an infantry private, he became a distinguished marksman and machine gunner. Salomon would also practice his dentistry skills on the men in his unit…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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d88mm1940 | 15 Mar 2020 3:16 p.m. PST |
He held up his dental pliers and the Japs fled in terror, as did many friendly privates… |
Tango01 | 16 Mar 2020 12:35 p.m. PST |
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Frederick | 16 Mar 2020 1:55 p.m. PST |
And I thought I was afraid of my dentist before – - - |
Tango01 | 18 Mar 2020 11:44 a.m. PST |
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