>> Pool considered Richards one of the best tank drivers in Europe and always called him “Baby” when issuing driving instructions over the tank’s intercom. Richards was only five feet, four inches tall, but Pool bragged that Baby could “parallel park that big Sherman in downtown New York in rush hour traffic.” Bert was called “Schoolboy,” since he was just 17 years old, “still with peach fuzz on his gentle face.” Del was known as “Jailbird” since he was given the choice of the Army or prison after a manslaughter charge. Oller was known as “Groundhog” because of the stains on his face from constantly wearing tanker’s goggles. Pool stated Oller could “shoot the eyebrows off a gnat at 1500 yards.” According to his own account, Pool was called “War Daddy,” a name later used for Brad Pitt’s character in the feature film Fury.
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>> Pool considered Richards one of the best tank drivers in Europe and always called him “Baby” when issuing driving instructions over the tank’s intercom. Richards was only five feet, four inches tall, but Pool bragged that Baby could “parallel park that big Sherman in downtown New York in rush hour traffic.” Bert was called “Schoolboy,” since he was just 17 years old, “still with peach fuzz on his gentle face.” Del was known as “Jailbird” since he was given the choice of the Army or prison after a manslaughter charge. Oller was known as “Groundhog” because of the stains on his face from constantly wearing tanker’s goggles. Pool stated Oller could “shoot the eyebrows off a gnat at 1500 yards.” According to his own account, Pool was called “War Daddy,” a name later used for Brad Pitt’s character in the feature film Fury.