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.
Gary Kronick – Hidden Sniper and Hit by a Rocket
Gary’s scariest moment during his time in Vietnam was when his team was ambushed by a hidden sniper and a rocket exploded near him, hitting him with shrapnel. CLICK HERE to see 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
Robert “Bob” Lamb – Grandfather in WWI & WWII
Bob Lamb’s grandfather served in WWI and became a Merchant Marine in WWII. He later died when a German submarine shot at him and his crew with a torpedo. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Robert Kennard – Injury Almost Ended Military Career
Robert talks about the unlikely event that almost ended his military career. CLICK HERE to see Robert’s Short Story where he narrowly escaped a drowning accident when growing up in Ohio in the General Subjects and Everyday Life Category! CLICK HERE to see his Short Story about the greatest inventions of his time in the…
Charles Wisler – Air Force Training
Charles Wisler says Air Force was sorry for not being able to give soldiers the training they were promised before being transferred back to go to Airplane Engine and mechanics school. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bill Huber – Ferrying President Roosevelt
Bill Huber was just 21 years old when he was aboard the USS Iowa ferrying President Roosevelt to North Africa. The ship was almost sunk by accidental fire of a torpedo from a neighboring ship. 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
Marylyn Andrews – Japanese Students
Marylyn talks about how her Japanese classmates were treated during WWII. CLICK HERE to see Marylyn’s Short Story about her first TV in the Great Inventions Category! CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Joseph Berg Jr. – Married Over The Phone
Joseph Berg married his wife over the phone after the end of World War II so she would be considered a dependent and come to Japan to live with him. CLICK HERE to see Joseph’s Short Story on how his grandmother had a unique concern about Joe’s service, in the WWII – In Europe and…
John “Lucky” Luckadoo – Member of the Bloody 100th
Lucky Luckadoo was fresh out of flying school when he was assigned to a B-17 in WWII. He became part of the “Bloody 100th”, the 100th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force. CLICK HERE to watch the 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
Dottie Winchester – Married to an Auschwitz Liberator
Dottie Winchester talks about her husband, Rush, who was a Liberator of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp and her relatives lives in East Germany, behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Dr. Murray Heimberg-Prisoner of War
Dr. Murray Heimberg discusses being a Prisoner of War and German’s stripping him of his unirform before forcing him into labor, and losing 30-40 pounds during his grueling imprisonment. Murray goes on to detail his escape that involves Russian soldiers. CLICK HERE to watch Dr Heimberg’s full Oral Histoy
Bill Whitten – Germans and Koreans on Americans
Bill talks about the interactions he had with Germans and Koreans while serving in the military, and the way they thought about Americans after WWII and the Korean War. CLICK HERE to see Bill’s Short Story on flying in the U.S. Airforce in the Korean War category! CLICK HERE to see his Round Table Discussion on…
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
Joe Applewhite – Sharecropping
Joe Applewhite discusses his grandfather who took part in the start of Sharecropping after the Civil War. Joe also talks about his great-grandfather who was a Captain in the Civil War until he was petitioned out. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History CLICK HERE to see Joe’s Short Story about his near-death experience…
Al Cloud – Supply Division Officer in World War II
Al Cloud talks about his responsibilities as a Supply Division Officer and his authority to sign a check for an unlimited amount. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Harvey Anderson – Wounded or Captured
Harvey Anderson recalls how the soldiers of World War II thought about being captured versus being wounded. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Jack Turley – Guadalcanal
Jack Turley talks about only being able to carry three days worth of food leading to living off Japanese rice, Japanese soldiers ruining water around the area, and Japanese soldiers continuously bombing the air strip Jack and his crew were building. He says the scariest moments for him were when he’d lose friends during his…
Richard “Dick” Hamann – USS Wisconsin Reunion
Dick Hamann talks about the first reunion of the USS Wisconsin crew in 1989 as it was going back into commission. It included all the old crew members from World War II and the Korean War. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History