Max Brand, American author famous for Westerns, When World War II broke out, Faust (his real name) insisted on doing his part, and despite being well into middle age and having a heart condition, he managed to become a front line war correspondent. Faust was quite famous, and the soldiers enjoyed having this popular author among them. While traveling with American soldiers as they battled in Italy in 1944, Faust was mortally wounded by shrapnel. He was personally commended for bravery by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he died on this day in 1944
Death is Like Taxes
We all pay the price some day
Lest All Rest In Peace
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