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Interview with WW2 Vet. Russell Vaudrey - Part 2/2
WW2 Veteran, Russell Master Sergeant Russell Vaudrey served in the Army Air Corps during World War 2. After he enlisted, he was sent right away to Arizona to work as a mechanic on B-24 and C-47 airplanes. It wasn’t long after he arrived in Arizona that he was sent to New Guinea, and then on to the Bayok Islands near the Philippines, to continue to work on planes, until they needed more gunners to go on air missions. He became a part of the Jolly Rogers 90th Bomber Group, 400 Squadron and talks about seeing kamikazes up close, and how they shot down three of their bomber airplanes. He shares the importance that the island of Borneo was to the Japanese, and how before the atomic bomb was dr...
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Interview with WW2 Vet. Russell Vaudrey - Part 1/2
Просмотров 402 месяца назад
WW2 Veteran, Russell Master Sergeant Russell Vaudrey served in the Army Air Corps during World War 2. After he enlisted, he was sent right away to Arizona to work as a mechanic on B-24 and C-47 airplanes. It wasn’t long after he arrived in Arizona that he was sent to New Guinea, and then on to the Bayok Islands near the Philippines, to continue to work on planes, until they needed more gunners ...
Vietnam Vet Sergeant Chuck Cape - Part 3
Просмотров 395 месяцев назад
SERGEANT CHUCK CAPE SERVED IN VIETNAM FROM 1970-1971. WHILE HE WAS IN BASIC TRAINING, THEY SENT HIM TO ADVANCED INFANTRY TRAINING, AND THEN TO NCO (NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER) SCHOOL BEFORE HE BECAME A MORTAR SQUAD LEADER. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO A COMBAT UNIT IN DA NANG BECAUSE THEY NEEDED MORE SQUAD LEADERS IN COMBAT. AS HE SHARES HIS COMBAT EXPERIENCE, HE TALKS ABOUT THE JOB ...
Vietnam Vet Sergeant Chuck Cape - Part 2
Просмотров 395 месяцев назад
SERGEANT CHUCK CAPE SERVED IN VIETNAM FROM 1970-1971. WHILE HE WAS IN BASIC TRAINING, THEY SENT HIM TO ADVANCED INFANTRY TRAINING, AND THEN TO NCO (NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER) SCHOOL BEFORE HE BECAME A MORTAR SQUAD LEADER. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO A COMBAT UNIT IN DA NANG BECAUSE THEY NEEDED MORE SQUAD LEADERS IN COMBAT. AS HE SHARES HIS COMBAT EXPERIENCE, HE TALKS ABOUT THE JOB ...
Vietnam Vet Sergeant Chuck Cape - Part 1
Просмотров 1155 месяцев назад
SERGEANT CHUCK CAPE SERVED IN VIETNAM FROM 1970-1971. WHILE HE WAS IN BASIC TRAINING, THEY SENT HIM TO ADVANCED INFANTRY TRAINING, AND THEN TO NCO (NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER) SCHOOL BEFORE HE BECAME A MORTAR SQUAD LEADER. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO A COMBAT UNIT IN DA NANG BECAUSE THEY NEEDED MORE SQUAD LEADERS IN COMBAT. AS HE SHARES HIS COMBAT EXPERIENCE, HE TALKS ABOUT THE JOB ...
Mae Krier- WW2 Rosie The Riveter Part 2/2
Просмотров 178 месяцев назад
Mae Krier started working on Boeing B-17's and B-29's In 1943. At the age of 17, she left home with her sister, and a friend to go to Seattle Washington to help build Boeing aircrafts. After the war, Mae Krier worked for 40 years to get The Congressional Medal of Honor for all the Rosie's who worked on planes during WW2, and finally achieved her goal. In her interview she shares what a day was ...
Mae Krier- WW2 Rosie The Riveter Part 1/2
Просмотров 208 месяцев назад
Mae Krier started working on Boeing B-17's and B-29's In 1943. At the age of 17, she left home with her sister, and a friend to go to Seattle Washington to help build Boeing aircrafts. After the war, Mae Krier worked for 40 years to get The Congressional Medal of Honor for all the Rosie's who worked on planes during WW2, and finally achieved her goal. In her interview she shares what a day was ...
WW2 NISEI VET AND THREE TIME GOVERNOR OF HAWAII, FORMER GOVERNOR GEORGE ARIYOSHI
Просмотров 10Год назад
BEFORE GEORGE ARIYOSHI BECAME A THREE TIME GOVERNOR OF HAWAII, HE SERVED IN THE ARMY AS A MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AT THE END OF WW2. HIS JOB WAS TO GO TO JAPAN AND FIND OUT WHAT THE JAPANESE THOUGHT ABOUT POSSIBLY HAVING A DEMOCRATIC NATION AS THEY WERE NEEDING TO REBUILD THEIR COUNTRY AFTER THE WAR. DID THEY WANT A DEMOCRATIC NATION OR NOT? GENERAL MACARTHUR WANTED TO DO WHAT HE COULD TO...
WW2 VET FIREMAN FIRST CLASS USNR WALLY REUSTLE - Interview Part 3/3
Просмотров 15Год назад
Wally Reustle was a Fireman, Sailor, and rescued P.O.W.S during WW2. His service overseas was full of interesting and harrowing encounters such as being the first American (Foreign) group of sailors to step on the land in Nagasaki just after the atomic bomb was dropped. Having no clue at the time what was happening, he gives us a glimpse of what it looked like on land after the devastating hist...
WW2 VET FIREMAN FIRST CLASS USNR WALLY REUSTLE - Interview Part 2/3
Просмотров 16Год назад
Wally Reustle was a Fireman, Sailor, and rescued P.O.W.S during WW2. His service overseas was full of interesting and harrowing encounters such as being the first American (Foreign) group of sailors to step on the land in Nagasaki just after the atomic bomb was dropped. Having no clue at the time what was happening, he gives us a glimpse of what it looked like on land after the devastating hist...
WW2 VET FIREMAN FIRST CLASS USNR WALLY REUSTLE - Interview Part 1/3
Просмотров 7Год назад
Wally Reustle was a Fireman, Sailor, and rescued P.O.W.S during WW2. His service overseas was full of interesting and harrowing encounters such as being the first American (Foreign) group of sailors to step on the land in Nagasaki just after the atomic bomb was dropped. Having no clue at the time what was happening, he gives us a glimpse of what it looked like on land after the devastating hist...
SPECIALIST FOUR OLBERT HIETT, JR. - Interview Part 3/3
Просмотров 15Год назад
OLBERT HIETT, JR was a SPECIALIST FOUR in the Army during Vietnam. He shares what life was like on a communications base in Vietnam. He tells us about the job he had to do, while they protected the base, too. He also shares details of the Vietnamese culture, as well as what Army Life was like where he was stationed in Vietnam. Also, he reminds us that, “For some people, Vietnam was AN event in ...
SPECIALIST FOUR OLBERT HIETT, JR. - Interview Part 2/3
Просмотров 8Год назад
OLBERT HIETT, JR was a SPECIALIST FOUR in the Army during Vietnam. He shares what life was like on a communications base in Vietnam. He tells us about the job he had to do, while they protected the base, too. He also shares details of the Vietnamese culture, as well as what Army Life was like where he was stationed in Vietnam. Also, he reminds us that, “For some people, Vietnam was AN event in ...
SPECIALIST FOUR OLBERT HIETT, JR. - Interview Part 1/3
Просмотров 12Год назад
OLBERT HIETT, JR was a SPECIALIST FOUR in the Army during Vietnam. He shares what life was like on a communications base in Vietnam. He tells us about the job he had to do, while they protected the base, too. He also shares details of the Vietnamese culture, as well as what Army Life was like where he was stationed in Vietnam. Also, he reminds us that, “For some people, Vietnam was AN event in ...
Vietnam Vet - MASTER SERGEANT/1ST SERGEANT OLBERT HIETT, SR. - Interview Part 3/3
Просмотров 30Год назад
MASTER SERGEANT/1ST SERGEANT OLBERT HIETT, SR served in three wars. WW2, KOREA, AND IN VIETNAM. During WW2 he enlisted in the Army. During the KOREAN WAR, he served in the Army Air Corp. When he went to Vietnam, he entered the Air Force. This interview is about his Vietnam service, and his role as an air policeman. His son says, “he was known as “A Clint Eastwood” among his peers and soldiers u...
Vietnam Vet - MASTER SERGEANT/1ST SERGEANT OLBERT HIETT, SR. - Interview Part 2/3
Просмотров 7Год назад
Vietnam Vet - MASTER SERGEANT/1ST SERGEANT OLBERT HIETT, SR. - Interview Part 2/3
Vietnam Vet - MASTER SERGEANT/1ST SERGEANT OLBERT HIETT, SR. - Interview Part 1/3
Просмотров 9Год назад
Vietnam Vet - MASTER SERGEANT/1ST SERGEANT OLBERT HIETT, SR. - Interview Part 1/3
WW2 VET Ensign Ms. Winifred Breegle - Interview Part 3/3
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WW2 VET Ensign Ms. Winifred Breegle - Interview Part 3/3
WW2 VET Ensign Ms. Winifred Breegle - Interview Part 2/3
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WW2 VET Ensign Ms. Winifred Breegle - Interview Part 2/3
WW2 VET Ensign Ms. Winifred Breegle - Interview Part 1/3
Просмотров 1Год назад
WW2 VET Ensign Ms. Winifred Breegle - Interview Part 1/3
WW2 VET Colonel Gail Halvorsen A.K.A. "The Berlin Candy Bomber" - Interview Part 3/3
Просмотров 6Год назад
WW2 VET Colonel Gail Halvorsen A.K.A. "The Berlin Candy Bomber" - Interview Part 3/3
WW2 VET Colonel Gail Halvorsen A.K.A. "The Berlin Candy Bomber" - Interview Part 2/3
Просмотров 5Год назад
WW2 VET Colonel Gail Halvorsen A.K.A. "The Berlin Candy Bomber" - Interview Part 2/3
Welcome to the American Film Series!
Просмотров 12Год назад
Welcome to the American Film Series!
WW2 VET Colonel Gail Halvorsen A.K.A. "The Berlin Candy Bomber" - Interview Part 1/3
Просмотров 31Год назад
WW2 VET Colonel Gail Halvorsen A.K.A. "The Berlin Candy Bomber" - Interview Part 1/3