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Ben Kuroki has been ever so grateful for the fellow Americans who went to bat for him decades after the war. Their...

Harold Bergbower learned to appreciate life and Uncle Sam as a result of his experiences in World War 2. He has felt...

Charles Struble was born in June 1924 in Benton, Illinois. He grew up there with one brother and one sister. He also...

William Scott Stroud and his crew carried out 39 strategic bombing missions. [Annotator's Note: Having been shot down...

Ray Fitzgerald was right behind the pilot and copilot in the top turret in the B-24 [Annotator's Note: he was the...

[Annotator’s Note: The sound is choppy in this segment.] Edwin Sedran returned to the United States and went to the...

William Jackson was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when he heard of the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note:...

[Annotator's Note: Malcolm Ernest was stationed at Nichols Field near Manila, Philippines with the 27th Bombardment...

James Bollich was on one of the first ships to take prisoners from the Philippines. The Japanese put 2,000 men into a...

Louis Zamperini thought that the mission [Annotator's Note: to bomb Wake Island] was a piece of cake because they were...

Russell Gackenbach was briefed either at 11 or 12 o'clock prior to the mission. [Annotator's Note: The mission being...

[Annotator's Note: Ed Kough refers to a paper for dates and holds it up in front of his face throughout the segment.]...

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