Part 2 Oral History of World War II by Elmer H. Ake Cherbourg, St. Lo, Paris
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Uploaded by Parysia77 on Jun 6, 2009
In Part 2, Pvt. Ake and his regiment enter the French towns of Cherbourg and Saint-Lô in Normandy and then proceed on to the liberation of Paris. Narrated by Elmer H. Ake. Video edited by Gilda Tabarez on June 6, 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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heavydutydudes 1 year ago
To get to the real war at the fundamental level, void of the glam and glory that can be a little over the top, listen to GI, a foot soldier, the "grunts" that carried out the bulk of the dirty work.
siral000 1 year ago
Great vid!
NuclearHendrix 1 year ago