kwˈɪk tə pɹˈɛs ðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ˈæftɚɹ ˈeɪt dʒˌæpənˈiːz hɐdbɪn dɹˈɪvən fɹʌm ɐ blˈɑːkhaʊs ˌɔn dˈiːdˈeɪ, pɹˈaɪvət fˈɜːst klˈæs ɹˈuːl sˈɪŋɡəlhˌændᵻdli ɐtˈækt ðə ɡɹˈuːp, kˈɪlɪŋ wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɛnəmi wɪð hɪz bˈeɪənˌɛt ænd ɐnˈʌðɚ baɪ ɹˈaɪfəl fˈaɪɚɹ ɪn hɪz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd ɐtˈɛmpt tʊ ɐnˈaɪəlˌeɪt ðɪ ɛskˈeɪpɪŋ tɹˈuːps.
Quick to press the advantage after eight Japanese had been driven from a blockhouse on D-Day, Private First Class Ruhl singlehandedly attacked the group, killing one of the enemy with his bayonet and another by rifle fire in his determined attempt to annihilate the escaping troops.