Volume 10 , Issue 45

1944 - Enid man leads Mule Across Nazi Minefield

According to The Oklahoman, dated Oct. 1, 1944, page 55, headlines read: "Enid man leads mule Across Nazi Minefield."

Getting a radio to the forward observation post was important, as the Fifth army pushed forward in Sicily. However, to make the advance, an enemy mine field had to be crossed, and already one soldier had been killed when he stepped on a deadly charge of explosive.

Cpl. Carey E. Jones, then wearing only one stripe, volunteered for the job. Leading a pack mule, with the radio lashed to its back, he successfully negotiated the dangerous terrain and enabled artillery fire to be directed against a pocket of German resistance.

Jones, whose father lives at Enid, has been awarded the Bronze Star for his bravery.
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