Part 1 Oral History of World War II by Elmer H. Ake D-Day Normandy Invasion

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.

Video edited by Gilda Tabarez on June 6, 2009. With special thanks to composer Kevin MacLeod: http://www.incompetech.com

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• World War II
• Normandy
• France
• D-Day
• Medic
• U.S. Army
• Infantry
• Military
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• MemoriesOnTv
• Music

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Clearly a wonderful and fascinating account of the war. Accurate and therefore mesmerizing. But the sound is bad and I can't understand half of what the old guy is saying. Redo the sound track and you might be able to get it on TV.