Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 14, Number 44, DeMotte, Jasper County, 15 September 1944 — Captured 700 Nazi Prisoners [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Captured 700 Nazi Prisoners

Sergt. Rodney Cloutmah, 26, of Athol, Mass., (left) singlehandedly captured 400 Nazi prisoners, outdoing the famed Sergeant York. Like York, he was armed only with a rifle. Capt. J. R. Willingham, Tuscaloosa, Ala., (right) captured 300 Germans by circling overhead in plane afid herding them to the Allied armored columns who took charge. Due to this exploit, he has been called the “flying cowboy” of the American Air forces. The German prisoners stated that they were tired of fighting and in addition were afraid of being fired upon.