Torry, Jack The Last One Out. Yates Mcdaniel: World War II's Most Daring Reporter

When Yates McDaniel died in Florida in 1983, few outside his family paid much attention. The only hint of his fame came in a brief obituary buried on the inside pages of the New York Times. The obit suggested bravery and a past far more exciting than almost anyone knew. Even those who worked alongside him in the 1960s at the Associated Press were startled to learn what McDaniel had been, what he had done when he was a young man and the world was at war. Yet, this remarkable reporter covered more of the Asian war than anyone else - from the savage Japanese assault on Nanking in 1937 to the fall of Singapore in 1942 to landing with US Marines on New Britain in 1943. He took risks no other reporter ever accepted, and colleagues joked that Japanese bombers followed him wherever he went.

Even those who worked with him at the Associated Press in the 1960s were shocked to learn what McDaniel had been, what he had done, when he was a young man and the world was at war. Yet this remarkable reporter covered the war in Asia like no other - from the brutal Japanese attack on Nanking in 1937 to the fall of Singapore in 1942 to the landing of U.S. Marines in New Britain in 1943. He took risks no other reporter had ever taken, and his colleagues joked that Japanese bombers followed him everywhere.