Veterans
Veterans from all over the world tell their stories from the wars. Exclusive stories told by people who lived them. Collections of short stores from the Wars and Military category.
Ken Nelson – The Hump
Ken Nelson flew cargo from India to China over the Himalayas A.K.A “The Hump”. He was trained using a C-46. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Hugh “David” Arant – Winston Churchill’s Words Get him Through a Scary Moment
David Arant found comfort in Winston Churchill’s words, “There is nothing more exhilarating in life than to be shot at with no results.” CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Virginia Perkins – Fiancé in the War
Virginia Perkins talks about seeing her fiancé one last time before he sailed in the Pacific on the Saratoga Aircraft Carrier in WWII. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Richard Kingsbury – Missing Planes
Richard Kingsbury talks about his time in the Navy during the Vietnam war, plane mishaps, and watching bombs be dropped off the coast of Vietnam. CLICK HERE to see Richard’s Short Story about integrated schools! CLICK HERE to see his Short Story about first black military science professor! CLICK HERE to see his Short…
John Gould – Truk Island
John Gould thought he was going to be sent to Japan but he was transferred and stationed on Truk Island for 8 months guarding Japanese soldiers. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Clare Islip – London Evacuation
Clare Islip went home for lunch on February 1st before going back to school carrying a backpack with two sets of clothes, some money and some snacks to aide her on her evacuation from London. All school age children were evacuated from fear of air raids and all returned home six weeks later when none…
Frances Thetford Cree – Pearl Harbor
Frances Thetford Cree recalls hearing the news that Pearl Harbor had just been attacked. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Dana Carroll – Purple Heart
Dana Carroll recounts the time he served in World War II and wounded by a mortar during the Korean War which resulted in a three month hospital stay in Japan. He went on to be honored with a Purple Heart. CLICK HERE to see his full Oral History!
Mary Gene “Gigi” McWhirter – Wartime Newspaper
Gigi McWhirter recalls her and her family gathering around her father reading the newspaper to hear the death tolls. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Joel McGregor Jr. – Civil War
Joel McGregor Jr. discusses memories involving his grandfather who fought in the Civil War. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Marjorie Corbin – WWII Job
Marjorie Corbin was one of the few women to work the job she did during World War II. She and a few other women fixed up the transmitter and receiver equipment of Northrop P-61 Black Widows and P-51s. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Robert Armstrong – General MacArthur
Robert Armstrong was a pilot for General MacArthur during the Korean War. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Max Edward Tonkon – Hiding under a Civil War Wagon
Max Edward Tonkon talks about how his great aunt hid under a wagon at five years old when General Sherman and his troops passed on their march to the sea during the Civil War. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
David Watson – Man on the Moon
David Watson recalls being on a river in Vietnam and looking at the moon and realizing that we had a man on the moon. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Robert Peck – General Westmoreland
Robert Peck frequently gave aerial reconnaissance briefings to General Westmoreland during his time in Vietnam. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Hal Power – Honor Medals
Hal Power’s honor medals – a break down. He received a Combat Infantry Badge, two Bronze Stars with “V” for Valor, Good Conduct Medal, four Purple Hearts, German-Held Prisoner of War medal, and many more. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Hy Cohen – Jimmy Doolittle
Hy Cohen met General Jimmy Doolittle and some of the Doolittle Raiders, famous for the risky 1942 B-52 attack on Tokyo, Japan. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Jack Prior – Nimitz Aircraft
Jack Prior worked for Admiral Rickover designing the Nimitz class aircraft carrier engine room. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Buzz Peterman – Mid-Air Collision
Buzz Peterman talks about being hit by a wingman in mid-air and having his bomb rack stick to the wing of the plane during his time in Vietnam. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bob Goldberg – Pacific Radio
Bob Goldberg was attening University of Texas when he enlisted in the Navy. He attended boot camp and radio school in San Diego before he was moved to San Francisco to operate a radio broadcast for soldiers in the Pacific. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History