Urban insisted that his rightful place was at the side of his friends who were in danger, and defied a direct order. While he was preparing to leave the ship, his colonel threatened him with a court martial for disobeying orders.
Upon hearing that heavy resistance was being met on the beach, Urban defied his orders and rowed himself to shore in a rubber raft to participate in the battle. While the 9th Division boarded landing craft to invade North Africa, Urban was ordered to remain aboard ship to prepare entertainment for troops returning from the battle. During the unit's first action, Urban exhibited the courage and willingness to take independent actions that were to make him an outstanding soldier. His first assignment was as Morale and Special Services Officer with the 9th Infantry Division, which was to participate in the invasion of North Africa in November 1942. While in college, Urban joined the Reserve Officer Training Corps and was an early draftee. His career plans were interrupted by the entry of the U.S. Urban graduated from Cornell University with a degree in history and government. He excelled at sports, particularly boxing, and dreamed of a career as an athletic coach. Matt Urban was born in Buffalo, New York, on August 25, 1919, just after the end of World War I. military history, receiving 29 medals and awards for bravery during his 20 months of service in Europe during World War II. You can watch Finders Beepers History Seekers at their YouTube channel here or visit their Facebook page here.Matt Urban (1919-1995) was the most decorated soldier in U.S. Matt is also set to take part in a charity boxing match against another of YouTube’s urban explorers Neil Ansell. The group hope to have 2,000 subscribers by the end of the year, at which point they will get matching tattoos featuring the channel’s logo. The group, set up in April 2017 and consisting of Matt and Warren alongside Andy Thompson, Roy Taylor and Tony Cheetham, have previously made videos from Sheffield’s Parkhill Flats and High Royds Hospital in West Yorkshire. “It’s getting that insight a lot of people look without seeing, we find out by going to these places rather than by sitting behind a computer screen and reading about it.” Matt said: “We are not experts in military stuff, or anything at all really, we know bits about everything. Matt said he believes the group’s tendency not to compile too much research before they explore sites such as these is a benefit rather than a hindrance. “When we first went in it was a bit cooler, but as we got further in it was absolutely stifling, I ended up with barely any clothes on.” “We got inside the tunnel through a little hole but there must have been about four or five miles of tunnels. Matt said: “We were lucky in the fact that it has been flooded for the last ten years but because it’s been such a hot summer this year we could get in. We went there not really knowing anything.”įrom what was a relatively unassuming exterior, the pair found a small entrance through which they could access the untouched underground tunnels. “I had been on a family holiday in Scotland, so I drove 500 miles back on the Sunday and then Monday morning got up about 2am to set off to the airport. Our subscribers told us where to go and we booked the flights that night,” said Matt. “It’s something we planned, but we only found out the day before where we were going. They were tasked with heading to Germany by a fan as part of a competition they ran when they reached 1,500 subscribers, and had no idea what they would uncover.
The group uploads videos of their exploration to YouTube, where they currently have more than 1,700 subscribers who tune in to watch their videos.
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