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.
Thomas Russell – The Great Wave
Watch as Thomas Russell tells the story of how he steered a large hospital ship through a typhoon in World War II. CLICK HERE to see to see the full Oral History.
George Vines – Testing the First Rounds of Penicillin During World War II
George Vine’s life was saved by one of the first doses of a drug that is now considered commonplace. CLICK HERE to watch the full Documentary
Jim & Peg Ong – Working at a Prisoner of War Enclosure
Jim and Peg Ong talk about the Prisoner of War Enclosure that Jim worked at during World War II. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bill Prindible – WWII Navigation Technology
Bill Prindible remembers the primitive navigation technology of the troop carrier planes of World War II. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bill Prindible – Close call on a Plane
Bill Prindible talks about how his plane was hit with an anti-aircraft shell that miraculously never exploded. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Eli Davidsohn – Bolivian Revolution
Eli Daivdsohn was caught in the middle of the Bolivian Revolution CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Buzz Peterman – Survival School
Buzz Peterman had to go through survival school before heading to Vietnam. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Elizabeth “Liesel” Masek – East and West Germany
Liesel Masek talks about her experience in East Germany as a child, and how West Germany was having a completely different experience. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
David Maxfield – Saved by a Battery
David Maxfield had a close call in Vietnam, but was saved by a battery. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Evan Blakely – Value of a Fox Hole
Evan Blakely was at an air base during WWII in France 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
Charles Wisler – Air Force Training
Charles Wisler talks about his Air Force training experience. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Carl Taber – 7th Medical Supply Depot
Carl Taber served in North Africa, Italy and France during World War II with the 7th Medical Supply Depot. 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
Joseph Berg Jr. – World War II Service
Joseph Berg’s grandmother had a unique concern about Joe’s service in World War II. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Clare Islip – London Evacuation
Clare Islip was evacuated from London in anticipation of air raids. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
George Sibley – Orthopedic Surgeon
George Sibley lost an eye in World War I, and then used the GI bill to go to medical school and become an Orthopedic Surgeon. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Tase Bailey – 1,000 Meters from DMZ
Tase Bailey was in an artillery unit about 1,000 meters from the DMZ in Vietnam. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Joe Applewhite – Sharecropping
Joe Applewhite relates the story of his great grandfather during and after the Civil War, including the start of sharecropping. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Jerry Benjamin – Jewish War Veterans
Jerry Benjamin is an active leader in the Jewish War Veterans of the USA, thanks to his wife’s prodding. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bill Wilhoit – Normandy on D-Day
Bill Wilhoit served in both the Atlantic and the Pacific during World War II. He was at Normandy on D-Day and Okinawa later in the war. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History