This excerpt takes place one early morning a couple of months after the start of the Operation Vittles. Enjoy...
A yellow, meat delivery truck labelled “Schenker Fleischwaren” pulls up to the Herrfurthstrasse Gate at the east end of Tempelhof Airport. The driver slowly approaches the gate and dims his headlights. He comes to a stop and the passenger door opens. A figure clad in a dark leather coat, a stocking cap and carrying a weapon steps out of passenger side of the truck and walks to the gate. He checks his watch, which reads 0515. Only 27 minutes until sunrise.
“Hey pal, RAUS!” said the Infantryman tasked to guard the gate.
“Hey pal,” responded the dark figure.
“Oh it’s you. Hurry up, the Lieutenant just left,” he said as made his way towards the handle that opens the gate.
The dark figure helps open the gate and waves the truck in once it is open. As the truck passes the gate, the figure jumps into the passenger door which he left open.
The gate guard was US Army Infantryman Pfc. Carbrey Allan. He closed the gate but did not secure it. He also checked to make certain his M1 Garand Rifle was loaded and ready, which he would normally do even when the gate was secured. He continued walking outside the guard shack as the morning twilight started to break across the sky. He was watching for the truck to come to a stop and shut off its lights. Then could he secure the gate. He was also looking for the Lieutenant, his driver and his relief.
Back by the airplane unloading area, the truck stops and back into a tent whose front exit is facing runway 29 but far enough away that several cargo planes could park next to each other without ever coming close enough to interfere with takeoff and landing operations. Once in place the driver turns off the truck and kills the lights. The passenger gets out, with his weapon drawn, and heads over to inspect the tent. Inside he sees one lantern hanging on the main tent pole. Inside except the man he is point his pistol at there is nothing else.
“What are you doing? Put that away before you shoot someone,” said a male in a green work overalls and his .45 cocked and drawn to the dark figure as he entered the tent.
“You first,” he replied.
...more coming soon.
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DOUGHBOY CITY is the first work of fiction for author, David G. Guerra. He has previously published "The Walking Leader" and is working on the next book in his Walking Leader trilogy of books, "Great To Follow" with "We, The Team" as the last book.
The next book in the Occupied Berlin series is AIR BRIDGE BERLIN.
