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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Carton_de_Wiart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Carton_de_Wiart >He served in the Boer War, First World War, and Seco
by cremno 12y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Carton_de_Wiart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Carton_de_Wiart
>He served in the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War; was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; survived two plane crashes; tunnelled out of a POW camp; and bit off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them. Describing his experiences in World War I, he wrote, "Frankly I had enjoyed the war."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4 | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1517044/The-long-view.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1517044/The-long-view...
>Using nothing more than an iron-sighted, bolt action standard rifle, Simo killed 505 Russians during a three-month period
- presidentender 12y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Whittemore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Whittemore Veteran of the French and Indian wars. At the age of 78 he participated in the Battle of Lexington and Concorde, where he was bayoneted, beaten and shot in the face. He recovered and died of old age at 96.
- arethuza 12y agoHow about winning an Iron Cross and a Victoria Cross (albeit in different wars): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Manley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Manley