The Smallest Man to Serve in the U.S. Army (Strange Stories)

Get your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/simplehistory. It s an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history ‘The Giant Killer’, as his comrades-in-arms called him, was the smallest man to serve in the military of the United States. With a height of only 4 feet 9 inches, and weighing just 97Ibs, he wasn’t even supposed to enter the force. The Army was his life’s dream, though, and he was determined to make it happen contrary to other people’s opinions. Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Credit: Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London) Script: Dejan Milivojevic Narrator: Chris Kane https://vocalforge.com/ Music Credit: Clash Defiant Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Sources: https://pastebin.com/XXeaN4YJ