Part 4 Oral History of World War II by Elmer H. Ake Paris Furlough & 30 Days Leave
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Uploaded by Parysia77 on Jul 17, 2009
In Part 4, Pvt. Ake enjoys a furlough in Paris and later is granted 30 days of leave to go home, but it's a long way to Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Narrated by Elmer H. Ake. Video edited by Gilda Tabarez on June 12, 2009. With special thanks to composer Kevin MacLeod: http://www.incompetech.com
Pvt. Elmer H. Ake (1925 - 2007) served as a medic with Company B of the 417th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army during World War II. The recipient of two Purple Hearts, he composed a collection of poetry about his wartime experiences in Europe. His poems can be viewed at the Elmer H. Ake Home Page: http://www.gildasattic.com/ehake.html
For more information, please view an interview with Elmer H. Ake at Scorpio's Website -- The Battle of the Huertgen Forest:
http://www.huertgenforest.be/ScoWeb.htm
Per my request, Mr. Ake recorded this oral history which has been set to music and images as a tribute to him and to all the military veterans of World War II. Comments are welcome and very much appreciated.
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I love this stories.My grandpa was taken to serve italian army,grandma stayed home,pregnant. Italians started burning her village,including her house, and her life was spared only because it was true that her husbant was in italian army.She spent3months in winter forrest,hiding.My other grandma's house became german base(they just barged in),and one day she burnt the list with names of peasants to be killed.There's still the hole from german bullet in the floor,but she escaped on time:)
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The way he tells his stories with that relaxed drawl and understatements, its hard to picture just how much agony and abject misery so many people endured in WW II. I don't know how many countries were involved in total, but its staggering to think of how far reaching and encompassing it was. Just crazy.
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I liked listening to the stories. I reminded me of the stories? my dad and uncles used to tell me as
a kid. I only have two uncles alive now from that era. One is mostly deaf from the ship guns during the war.
The other on a P. T. Boat. He saw a lot of
action too. My dad was in the Bulge also. He captured a lot of Germans and told me of the death of some of his fellow soldiers. Some standing next to him when they got hit.
My dad's name was Elmer too.
Perhaps their paths crossed.
cashstore1 2 years ago
God bless your dad and your uncles. One of my uncles married a war bride in England and another was a bugler in the Aleutians. My great uncle was an Air Force pilot shot down over Germany and disabled for the rest of his life. As he lay wounded, waiting to be rescued, he heard a voice telling him he would be ok and that sustained him during his ordeal. My dad had a cousin in Texas who won the Silver Star and another cousin who was a POW in Germany. Thanks so much for your comments.
Parysia77 2 years ago