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.
George Brewer – Horses in The Army
George Brewer talks about how he took care of horses during the war, and the importance of horses to the generals. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
World War II: Episode 2 – Compilation
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Joseph Berg Jr. – Waking Up with a Live Shell
Joseph woke up in a foxhole with a live shell. 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 at Home Category! CLICK HERE to see his Short Story about working with nuclear cores and how they could not assemble nuclear…
Raymond Bass – Saving Gas While Flying in WWII
Raymond explains how he saved gas while flying a plane on missions during WWII. CLICK HERE to see Raymond’s Short Story where he shares a scary moment in WWII in our Short Story WWII-Europe and at Home Category! CLICK HERE to see his Short Story about his family struggles during The Great Depression in The Great Depression…
Roy Elsner – Rationing During WWII
Roy talks about growing up in Chicago during WWII and the harsh reality of rationing affected his family. CLICK HERE to see Roy Elsner’s Short Story on Al Capone in the Famous & Notorious People Category! CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Robert Rege – Washout Pilots
Robert talks about joining the service and where pilots were assigned when they were considered washouts. CLICK HERE to see his Short Story about the height and weight requirements to become a pilot in the WWII – Europe And At Home Category! CLICK HERE to see Robert’s Short Story where he discusses what it was like being…
Alex Jonas – Scary Moment
Alex Jonas shares a story about a scary moment had while flying in WWII. CLICK HERE to see Alex’s Amazing Excerpt on how the flu saved his life, in the WWII – In Europe and at Home Category! CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History.
Charles Lescher Jr. – Exploding F-104
Charles Lescher’s F-104 tore apart while he was flying at about 600 mph, 50 ft above the ground. 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
Weldon Mills – Under Attack
Weldon Mills describes what it was like being under attack during World War II. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Evan Blakely – Value of a Fox Hole During War
Evan Blakely was at an air base in France during WWII in support of the Battle of the Bulge when he learned the value of a deep fox hole. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Jim Graham – Scary Moment Flying a B-17
Jim Graham flew 35 bombing missions across France and Germany during World War II. He recounts his scariest experience which happened when an 8.8 flak, an anti aircraft shell, went off right under the aircraft and filled the plane with smoke. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Wilson Canafax – First soldier in Buchenwald
Reverend Wilson Canafax was a chaplain with the US Army at the end of the war in Germany and was the first US soldier to enter the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History.
Bob Turner – Scary Moment in Vietnam
Bob Turner remembers the scary moment he walked into an ambush of Vietnamese soldiers. CLICK HERE to see the full Oral History. Bob Turner shares story about when he was ambushed and almost died.
George Brewer – Too Much Turkey
George Brewer talks about being transferred via electric train during the war. He and a train full of soldiers were stuck on the train for a week with no food when they stumbled upon a truck filled with large cans of turkey. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Dr. John Terry Smith – USS Indianapolis
Dr. John Smith, a former Navy soldier, relates the story of the USS Indianapolis that brought atomic bomb components to Guam and was then sunk by a Japanese torpedo. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Eileen Kreisler – Air Raid Drills During WWII
Eileen Kreisler talks about having to be in complete dark during air raid drills in her New York City apartment during World War II. She remembers traffic lights having slits in them to dampen the amount of light given off and being able to only use dim headlights. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral…
Maurice Ashkinaz – Lead Plane in Formation Shot Down
Maurice talks about the lead plane in his formation being shot down during WWII. CLICK HERE to see Maury’s Short Story where he talks about the difference between Hollywood and actually flying over Europe during WWII in the WWII in Europe and Home Category! CLICK HERE to see Maury’s Short Story where he talks about…
Harold Culver- Emergency Helicopter Landing
Harold Culver talks about having to change code every 24 hours and one of his most frightening missions, where his helicopter lost its landing gear and was forced to make an interesting emergency landing. CLICK HERE to see Harold Culvers full Oral History CLICK HERE to see Harold Culvers Featured Short about some of the…
Marion E. Spitler – Japanese Occupation
Marion was fresh out of high school when he joined the army, but never saw combat. He instead took part in the post World War II occupation of Japan. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History