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John J. Day Jr: Combat Fatigue
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John was part of the Normandy invasion, and had talked about his terrible war experiences in a previous segment. In the video, he further describes how he suffered for a lo...
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Joe Farry: An American Flag in Tokyo Bay
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Reverend Joe Farry of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, talks about his service in WWII aboard the USS Compton. The ship was torpedoed, and had to go to Tokyo Bay in 1945,just five days ...
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Samuel Herman Rowland: Army Cook
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Two of the late Samuel Rowland's daughters, Linda and Carolyn, talk about his service in WWII as an Army cook. He started at Ft. Hayes, Columbus and wound up in England, Ir...
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Jean McMillan
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Jean talks about her father, David E. Irwin who served in WWII in the Naval Reserve, then on the USS Half Moon, which serviced sea planes in the South Pacific. Irwin was an...
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CJ Hodge talks about her father, William Richard Hodge
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Columbus native William Richard Hodge served in WWII with the 644 Quartermaster. He won a Bronze Star, and spent a lot of time in Northern France around Cherbourg.
This ...
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Bill and Frances Neal
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William (Bill) Neal served in the Army during WWII in Athens, Sicily, England, France, Germany, and Belgium. He was part of the battles of D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, t...
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Remembering Gordon Buck
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Richard Vickers and Sharon Pearson share memories and medals of Sharon's father Gordon Buck, a WWII veteran. Like many veterans who saw bad things, Gordon talked very littl...
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Dan Schellkopf
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Dan has records from his uncle's service in WWII, including detailed (and formerly top secret) pilot logs, and other aviation manuals.
Dan's story was recorded by WOSU ...
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Lucille Carey Prior
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Lucille talks about her WWII experiences when she was in the U.S. Embassy in England. She is only one of five women in the world who can make this claim, and she kept corre...
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Joel Bloch
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Joel talks about his father, a medic in WWII, who taught English to soldiers. This educational aspect is a strong thread in Joel's life.
This video was produced by WOSU ...
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