Four Leaf Clover for Emblem

Four infantrymen of the 36th have every right to adopt the four-leaf clover as their official emblem. 1st Lt. James E. Roberson of Hillsboro, Texas, Staff Sergeant Frank Haywood of Asbury Park, N.J., Private Charles Wilkins of Salem, Mass., and Private Robert Bonner of Manchester, Georgia, were riding in a jeep on a motorized patrol when the vehicle hit an enemy anti-tank mine. The explosion blew off the entire front of the jeep and hurled the men about ten feet into the air.

Much to the surprise of everyone, the men returned to the ground with only a few scratches, the sum total of injuries sustained.

“The ride up was fine,” remarked the lieutenant, “but coming down was a bit rugged. I think one of the men found a four-leaf clover.”