Jim Downey

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621 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 13 Jul

Jim Downey’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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So the night continues, in a pattern even. matched

The Japanese assemble, yell, and the American Marines often answer back with colorful Marine additions and let their brownings rip. matched

But as the hours pass, as the rain pours, as the men out of water use urine to cool their red hot machine guns, a new problem arises. matched

The ammo is running low. matched

It's now around 3 a.m. matched

Is this how they die? matched

John wonders. matched

Simply running out of ammo? matched

No, not on his watch. matched

The daring sergeant yells to one of the few remaining uninjured men, hold on, I'll bring you back some ammo. matched

Now, that's crazy. matched

Their nearest munitions store is 100 yards away. matched

Baffled, Garland yells back, Sarge, you can't. matched

There are Japs behind us, in front of us, and on each side. matched

Oh, but John Bass alone can and will. matched

Having kicked off his waterlogged boots and removed his drenched shirt, John runs barefoot and shirtless along the jungle path. matched

Bullets whizz by. matched

A grenade explodes close enough to throw him to the ground, but the sergeant remains undeterred. matched

Rising from the jungle mud, he continues back, reaching the hidden ammo dump. matched

He's fatigued. matched

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