106yr old WW2 Veteran Shares His Story | Memoirs Of WWII #46

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  • Опубликовано: 19 янв 2025

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  • @brett4264
    @brett4264 2 года назад +507

    Henry is the oldest WWII vet I've seen. Wow, 106 years old. He didn't look a day over 75.

    • @carolecarr5210
      @carolecarr5210 2 года назад +27

      Didn't sound like it either.

    • @wisconsinfarmer4742
      @wisconsinfarmer4742 2 года назад +30

      I work with the elderly ages 70-105.
      He could pass for 85.

    • @poster5887
      @poster5887 Год назад +16

      There is a Canadian WW2 vet who is 111.

    • @arthurhaack618
      @arthurhaack618 Год назад +8

      He looked as good as my grandpa, and he passed at 86. Quite impressive.

    • @ivo3598
      @ivo3598 Год назад +2

      @@poster5887 is there video of him??

  • @dodotesla
    @dodotesla 2 года назад +301

    Made me so sad that he didn't make it till this upload 😞😢😢really the greatest generation. Rest in peace Henry

    • @Halfbaggin
      @Halfbaggin 2 года назад +10

      Agreed. 10000%

    • @MemoirsofWWII
      @MemoirsofWWII  2 года назад +80

      We agree and wish we could release before they pass, I believe this has happened to 5 or 6 of our releases but fortunately most of our releases happen before they pass. The sad truth is that as time passes this might be the case more often. Thank you for watching!

    • @mpayne8206
      @mpayne8206 2 года назад +16

      @@MemoirsofWWII thank you so much for getting them before its too late.

    • @ivo3598
      @ivo3598 Год назад +2

      @@MemoirsofWWII when this was shooted?? He died??

    • @AsmodeusT
      @AsmodeusT Год назад +3

      ​@@MemoirsofWWIIthank you for your amazing work. It's so sad to see the bravest of humanity pass, but I am so glad so many have been able to live such long and interesting lives after the war.

  • @kobraskin1
    @kobraskin1 2 года назад +61

    Dad was with Patton since Sicily...these men were the real deal...greatest generation...RIP sir....

    • @matube6399
      @matube6399 Год назад

      Was he only in Sicily what was his infantry division

    • @jeroenvandenberg5750
      @jeroenvandenberg5750 Год назад

      Patton always had a special place in my father's heart.
      In april 1945 he was liberated in Kassel by the Third Armoured Division. He was swept of the street for the Arbeitseinsatz in Utrecht-Holland. I had the privilige that he talked about his experiences with relative ease; a small goldmine of stories.
      This is a great veterans project.Thanx very much. Truly a great generation.
      Too very bad that there is not such a russian parallel initiative of the same magnitude.
      Maybe than a conflict in the Oekraine COULD have been prevented.
      With 25(?) million dead Russia needs a-at least psychological- clear doorstep. The US lost 551.000 soldiers;the Red Army 8.000.000.......

  •  2 года назад +174

    Could still wear his uniform impeccably.
    Rest in peace and thank you for all your effort.
    Thank you for sharing his story.

  • @alltheexp3770
    @alltheexp3770 2 года назад +97

    This is a special one, MoWII crew.. 106 years old and you made sure his story was told. Absolutely commendable work. Thank Henry for his service all those years ago and may he rest in peace now.

  • @Copswife
    @Copswife Год назад +6

    Most definitely the greatest generation. Such brave boys fighting all those years ago for our freedom. I wonder how many realize how much they gave for us. May they never be forgotten.

    • @thegamer411100
      @thegamer411100 21 день назад

      I feel bad for them. They got drafted into a war and didn’t know that today would look how it does. Had they known, they would have dropped their weapons and shaken hands with our soldiers called enemies.

  • @drizzetsrevenge
    @drizzetsrevenge 2 года назад +182

    These men were built different. You guys have such an awesome opportunity to meet these incredible icons, and im so jealous. Thank you for giving them a voice.

    • @OffendingTheOffendable
      @OffendingTheOffendable 2 года назад +1

      I bet you're built different

    • @TheDnlnext
      @TheDnlnext 2 года назад +2

      @@OffendingTheOffendable ⬅️🔝 sus 🌈

    • @fdrstan
      @fdrstan 2 года назад +3

      They had no choice.

    • @Joyride37
      @Joyride37 Год назад +1

      Every person is capable of far more than they think they are. All it takes is being thrust into the right/wrong circumstances
      Im proud of the greatest gen but I don’t agree they were magical unicorns no one can compare to. I’ve been in the Army over a decade. There’s always problems, there always will be, but we’re doing just fine

    • @wisconsinfarmer4742
      @wisconsinfarmer4742 Год назад

      My father was ww2 infantry pacific. He always told me I was tougher than him. So I disagree. Every generation will step forward according to need.

  • @TheGainfather
    @TheGainfather 2 года назад +55

    106! Really apart of the greatest generation! Thank you for your service, sir!

  • @fatlad5090
    @fatlad5090 Год назад +4

    respect to him. and wow having that memory at 106 year old is amazing

  • @strikingscorp4659
    @strikingscorp4659 2 года назад +100

    They truly were part of the greatest generation. Thank you for bringing these stories to light 🙏🏽

  • @christopherch7307
    @christopherch7307 2 года назад +13

    Amazing health for 106. Thank you for sharing your story sir.

  • @alicemcpherson7961
    @alicemcpherson7961 Год назад +7

    God bless Henry for his service. Because of him and others like him, we live free.

  • @minuteman-RN
    @minuteman-RN 2 года назад +13

    Rest easy, Henry. Thank you for serving our country.

  • @Fitnessvibesz
    @Fitnessvibesz 2 года назад +13

    Rest in peace, Henry🙏

  • @Rzr543
    @Rzr543 Год назад +12

    I don’t know what it is about this channel but every time I watch an episode, I tear up…and I’m a retired veteran. We are all alive a free because of that generation. Remember that fact when you wake up each day.

  • @michaellnss
    @michaellnss 2 года назад +49

    Rest in Paradise Henry and thank you for your service guy what such a cool and humble man that even during the worst time he always saw and looked for the beauty in every situation man truly is the definition of the greatest generation

  • @mclarenscca
    @mclarenscca 2 года назад +11

    Much respect for this soldier! Thank you sir for your service and our freedoms!

  • @brett4264
    @brett4264 2 года назад +30

    Thanks for keeping Henry's memory alive.

  • @jimz68
    @jimz68 2 года назад +42

    Once again I am humbled by these stories. Rest In Peace, Sir.

  • @josephmccarthy8745
    @josephmccarthy8745 Год назад +6

    He is my hero.we hand out the hero label too much today.he like that whole generation did what he had to do.thank you for your sacrifice

  • @debrakleid5752
    @debrakleid5752 2 года назад +10

    106 years old and he didn’t look that old. I really hope they continue these videos with the Korean War and Vietnam as there won’t be anymore soldiers of WW2 left soon. My dad was a vet for the Vietnam and died at 84 on 02/23/21. I really look forward to seeing these videos. RIP Henry Naruszewicz. You had a long life and I wish I got to know you.

    • @D33Lux
      @D33Lux Год назад

      My friends dad served two tours in Vietnam, he died of cancer in 2018. R.I.P. pvt White.

  • @dustygatrell-ru7tg
    @dustygatrell-ru7tg 4 месяца назад +1

    This man was a warrior. Thank you sir. Rip.

  • @Scandinavian1962
    @Scandinavian1962 2 года назад +37

    Truly, the greatest generation.

  • @Hevynly1
    @Hevynly1 2 года назад +6

    Gosh! I wish there were a secondary video about his secrets for longevity. He looked and sounded amazing for 106. What a story, wow! RIP, Mr. Naruszewicz.

  • @shannonobrien9922
    @shannonobrien9922 2 года назад +17

    #1 I'm SO glad u guys got this man's story before he took it with him to the great beyond! #2 SIR- THANKYOU for your service- freedom isn't free! Fantastic story

  • @fdrstan
    @fdrstan 2 года назад +14

    Thank you for helping to tell the stories of our WWII veterans. True American and world HEROES. We must always remain vigilant to the threat of fascism. 🇺🇸

  • @OLMasterChief
    @OLMasterChief 2 года назад +27

    R.i.p Henry, that was a great interview!

  • @royboy9361
    @royboy9361 2 года назад +25

    RIP Henry, anyone who fought in WW2 is my hero, right down to the clerks and cooks.

  • @jek4587
    @jek4587 2 года назад +14

    He passed away in October, God Bless his soul.

  • @OneNationUnderGod.
    @OneNationUnderGod. 2 года назад +15

    RIP Henry, you were a true American patriot and a true member of the Greatest Generation. I'm so thankful his story is now preserved forever 🇺🇸

  • @TravelingToHistory
    @TravelingToHistory 2 года назад +23

    Such a great RUclips channel. They give a voice to people who, after their contributions during the Second World War, never expected anything special in return. Thank you for this beautiful episode (they all are btw)

  • @andersAnders-zi2ei
    @andersAnders-zi2ei 2 года назад +12

    RIP and thank you more than it is possible to say. Love this generation, tough son of a guns. True patriots

  • @JamesCraigWhoop
    @JamesCraigWhoop 2 года назад +12

    Hard to watch without getting too emotional, good tears 🥲

  • @alkitzman9179
    @alkitzman9179 2 года назад +13

    This was a wonderful story that Henry was able to tell. Thanks for getting this on film. My Grandpa died in Sept 2021 and had served in the Phillipines during the War . I wrote a song for my Grandpa's Generation. Ironically its called " The Greatest Generation" They certainly were so much humility with all that life threw at them. God Bless all Veterans

    • @wisconsinfarmer4742
      @wisconsinfarmer4742 2 года назад +1

      my father landed in the Philippines at age 18 to begin the island hopping pushback.I lucked out getting him for a father. He passed in 2019.
      And now fascism is trying to take us from the inside.

    • @alkitzman9179
      @alkitzman9179 2 года назад +2

      @@wisconsinfarmer4742 I as a fellow resident of WI couldn't agree with you more. Thankfully my Grandpa and Father both veterans who died 2 months apart in 2021 don't have to witness this decay anymore. We are being taken down without a shot being fired. YET

  • @JB-sw8db
    @JB-sw8db 2 года назад +15

    An amazing American, and one of the greatest generation. Thank you for your service, sir you are truly an American hero. May you rest in peace.

  • @jeffreylucas2027
    @jeffreylucas2027 2 года назад +4

    Wow 106 and he can still remember it like it was yesterday to me that’s amazing. He didn’t look like he was that old. Another amazing story

    • @ShootYourRadio
      @ShootYourRadio Год назад +2

      Most those old WWii guys could tell stories like they were there yesterday. My grandfather was a combat medic and world War II and his memory for that stuff was pretty good as well. I guess when you walk through the bowels of hell and live to tell about it you don't forget a lot of it.

    • @jeffreylucas2027
      @jeffreylucas2027 Год назад

      @@ShootYourRadio thank them for their service

  • @yvesmagnin4187
    @yvesmagnin4187 2 года назад +18

    Merci à ce brave vétérans et à tous ces jeunes américains qui nous ont libéré thank you 🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @agtbruinsman7190
    @agtbruinsman7190 2 года назад +12

    As son of Canadian WWii Veteran I make the small sacrifice and go to Nov 11 Remembrance Day service at whatever closest cenotaph I am near. They were a kickass generation that should never be forgotten.

    • @D33Lux
      @D33Lux Год назад

      I salute your father. R.I.P. great man.

  • @jonathanl2748
    @jonathanl2748 2 года назад +14

    God bless Henry. He’s another great American from that era.

  • @RhettyforHistory
    @RhettyforHistory 2 года назад +4

    He was a true hero! Thank you for bringing us Henry's story!

  • @paulinejoygalsote567
    @paulinejoygalsote567 Год назад +4

    Thank you for your service, Henry! Much love from the Philippines!🇵🇭

  • @BookishDark
    @BookishDark 7 месяцев назад

    precious man -- he was born the same year as my grandmother and lived thirty years longer than she did. What I wouldn't give to sit down and talk to him!

  • @waldopepper1
    @waldopepper1 Год назад +3

    Thanks!..many thanks for bringing Henry’s story to the public. Thank you for all you do!

  • @TRockett55IRISH
    @TRockett55IRISH 2 года назад +3

    Ive said it many times my wife and I look forward to every episode on this page when we get the alerts that another episode has been posted . Thank you Memoirs of World War two for posting these stories they need to be told and shown. Im a veteran like my father , grand fathers and great grand fathers who served going back to WW1 , WW2 , KOREA , Vietnam then myself in Iraq and Afghanistan. I have a two year old daughter and as soon as she is old enough we will watch all these episodes so she'll have an understanding and appreciation of the greatest generations service and sacrifice to free the world from evil . Keep it up guys and thank you for all that you do .

  • @TubeWatcher124
    @TubeWatcher124 2 года назад +5

    My Grandfather (mother's dad, served the whole war) fought in the Battle of the Bulge as a Tank driver, before he was injured. Lost 1/2 his hearing in that. I think one time he told me that was the worst one he was in.
    Rest in Peace Henry, Thank You for your service and steadfast optimism. We owe your generation more for the freedoms we enjoy today, than we can repay. God speed.

    • @patrickbrown8540
      @patrickbrown8540 Год назад +1

      My Grand father was the gun operator in a tank in the battle of the bulge and all through out the war. His name was Glenn D Brown.

  • @sundayscaries11
    @sundayscaries11 2 года назад +9

    Love hearing these stories. I teach 11th grade Contemporary US Studies and share these with my students periodically. Many students get emotionally invested hearing these stories as well.

  • @ryandavis9898
    @ryandavis9898 Год назад +1

    My grandfather max was a polish tank commander at Normandy under the British. I would have loved to have heard his story.

  • @newwavepop
    @newwavepop 2 года назад +3

    made me cry at the end. fare well Henry, may you find all the peace that you deserve.

  • @Felipe-ye9ni
    @Felipe-ye9ni 2 года назад +8

    This is so nice

  • @russellrobinson505
    @russellrobinson505 2 года назад +12

    Appreciate you getting these men's stories!!! Get all of them!!! A lot of these men went through the worst imaginable.. getting them to talk about it is not always easy even after all the years. Thanks 👍👍👍

  • @liltism
    @liltism 2 года назад +7

    we salute the flag everyday for our nation and the hero’s who served under it

  • @rickbachman993
    @rickbachman993 2 года назад +4

    RIP , Thank for your service. And Thank you Josh and Team for your work.

  • @DaystromDataConcepts
    @DaystromDataConcepts 2 года назад +5

    Another amazing story and one where, once again, this generation of men were able to deal with life and very near death situations so calmly. Their strength, endurance and determination is, alas, in sharp contrast to today's society where so many young people require "safe spaces" in order to function.

  • @EliteFuller
    @EliteFuller 2 года назад +3

    What a legend

  • @kellycervi4698
    @kellycervi4698 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for your service Sir and may your memory be a blessing.

  • @imbok
    @imbok 2 года назад +5

    So many stories, so little time. Thank you for doing this.

  • @andynoble4948
    @andynoble4948 2 года назад +3

    Thank you for your service Sir!,and may you rest in peace!

  • @abrahamhidalgo3605
    @abrahamhidalgo3605 2 года назад +2

    God bless you Henry

  • @chamilton9182
    @chamilton9182 2 года назад +4

    What a beautiful video. He was so lucid for his age and told a remarkable journey. I know we are losing these beautiful men and women so rapidly. Thank you so much for capturing this and sharing it with us. God Bless and Keep you and your family.

  • @l3bronjam3s
    @l3bronjam3s 2 года назад +2

    it's cool to be able to hear these stories

  • @watchyoutube1268
    @watchyoutube1268 2 года назад +4

    The greatest generation! What a hero!

  • @moparedtn
    @moparedtn 2 года назад +2

    Thank you, God bless and keep you and rest in peace, sir.
    - Ed on the Ridge

  • @jamessauger2361
    @jamessauger2361 Год назад +2

    I just discovered this channel. The work you are doing is extremely important and it breaks my heart knowing we are losing these men and their stories with them. Thank you for preserving them for future generations.

  • @justaperson3641
    @justaperson3641 2 года назад +6

    I love these series. Thank you so much

  • @jacobhenry8546
    @jacobhenry8546 2 года назад +4

    Amazing. Thank you for doing this.

  • @j.3596
    @j.3596 2 года назад +4

    I'm from Brazil, and this is always the best notification I get, congratulations on the beautiful work, keep doing it until the day you get it!

  • @garyreed6237
    @garyreed6237 11 месяцев назад

    I had teachers in High School that were in the War. We all looked up to them. I was born 18 years past VJ day. I am thankful and honored to have know many of these Heros growing up 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @rileyjothecorso9732
    @rileyjothecorso9732 2 года назад +6

    One of the best channels on RUclips!!! We can never thank those who served in the military 🪖 enough and I thank each and everyone of them with all my heart and soul 💜❤️💜 God bless our veterans and their families. God bless you sir for all your effort and time you put into making these videos so these heroes can share their stories with us.

  • @jonathonkennedy9321
    @jonathonkennedy9321 7 месяцев назад

    Rest easy Henry.

  • @devinmyers8547
    @devinmyers8547 2 года назад +1

    Having Conducted full honors for these fine individuals was one of my greatest duties. Very heart wrenching but also very important.

  • @sehrgrossesglied5000
    @sehrgrossesglied5000 2 года назад +8

    His words become so much more graspable now with the f**kin Russian invasion happening in our European neighborhood.
    Your channel is a great contribution to society, thank you so much and all the best to Henry and his family

    • @rossthomson1958
      @rossthomson1958 Год назад

      Relative peace in Europe destroyed by putler.

    • @seanodwyer4322
      @seanodwyer4322 Год назад

      sehr- ahh hav more evidence that china is going too invade/ attack new zealand and it is too do with the year- 2009 A.D.

  • @ALLGODSDIE49
    @ALLGODSDIE49 7 месяцев назад

    My grandfather fought in WW2 and my great-grandfather fought in WW1 both made it back. I have 9 uncles and great-uncles, as my grandmother and a female cousin fought in the wars.

  • @joaocampos8700
    @joaocampos8700 2 года назад +5

    best notification for a friday

  • @richardharrison859
    @richardharrison859 2 года назад +2

    Henry W. Naruszewicz (January 3, 1916 - October 18, 2022)

  • @sethkearl8056
    @sethkearl8056 Год назад +1

    Thanks Josh for bringing WWII to today and your time spent at FT. My two go-to’s.

  • @annowens5970
    @annowens5970 11 месяцев назад +1

    This is my great uncle! What a beautiful soul

  • @DanielJMathews1
    @DanielJMathews1 2 года назад +2

    May God let this wonderful man into heaven, thank you so much good sir for this wonderful interview, thank you for giving a few years of your life so that other could be set free.
    Thank you sir and may your soul rest in peace

  • @joesezzz4324
    @joesezzz4324 2 года назад +1

    Thanks Henry rip.

  • @punkinpunker
    @punkinpunker 2 года назад +3

    Absolutely fantastic as always, what a wonderful man. Thank you Josh and your family.

  • @quandaledingle7808
    @quandaledingle7808 2 года назад +1

    Rip thank you for your service and even talking about it with us is just great it takes a lot to do that all of the things they’ve seen it’s horrible may you rest in peice

  • @mpayne8206
    @mpayne8206 2 года назад +3

    Thank you so much for doing this. I'm going to donate now.
    I really want to meet and interview a ww2 vet. I'm willing to travel. Any ideas on how to go about locating? If I can, I'd love to give the interview to someone like yourself to post for others to view.

  • @XHollisWood
    @XHollisWood 2 года назад +3

    Thank you for your channel highlighting this hero . To our hero thank you for your courage, sacrifice and service for freedom ❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Bless you

  • @stevebruce1235
    @stevebruce1235 Год назад

    Thank You All Veterans The Price You All Heve Paid,Will Never Be Forgotten

  • @gavindoering15
    @gavindoering15 Год назад

    I appreciate yall capturing these stories as a grandson of German refugees saved by these brave men it is so important that there stories are never forgotten

  • @grantmorrey5138
    @grantmorrey5138 Год назад +1

    I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, both were veterans, they told me stories you wouldn't believe, showed me the war coupons, told me how hard times were, often. My mom wore clothes made from a burlap sack, she was born in 1940. My dad told me they got their first truck on the ranch in 1956. Before that they did it with horses. I'm addicted to this channel. The stories my God.

  • @BreakdowntheFacts
    @BreakdowntheFacts Год назад +1

    I appreciate all of your channels hard work to preserve our history. Salute to these brave man and the many more who passed on.

  • @andrewcorbin1500
    @andrewcorbin1500 Год назад +1

    Thank you, Henry was a great man! This video is amazing!!

  • @michellegable3191
    @michellegable3191 2 года назад +3

    Such an amazing man was such an amazing attitude. They definitely just don’t make men like him anymore. My grandfather is in World War II, and he was also a great honorable, hard, working man and fearless.

  • @charlessaint7926
    @charlessaint7926 2 года назад +1

    I'm glad I'm donating to get this job done. Find them. Record them. Remember them. Not many left.

  • @greendeane1
    @greendeane1 8 месяцев назад

    I had an uncle at Pearl Harbor when it was bombed, and another who liberated a concentration camp. Both survived the war.

  • @cg212
    @cg212 2 года назад +1

    This man has lived through so much. Born in a day where horses and buggies were still common travel amongst many people. Witnessed the roaring 20s, great depression, WW2, atomic bomb, moon landing and the acceleration of technology to the present day.

    • @pnjasv
      @pnjasv Год назад +1

      I once asked Henry when he fist drove a car. He said 12. I then said well you must have driven a tractor younger than that because you lived on a farm. He just chuckled and said there were no tractors then we had a horse and a plow. Now that's perspective!

  • @Flyfishtherockies
    @Flyfishtherockies 2 года назад +1

    God bless our WWII veterans! Thank you for sharing this noble project.

  • @srford50
    @srford50 Год назад +1

    Josh so glad to see you! I had no idea you had a channel, let alone an amazing tribute to our ww2 veterans. I'm just an old flite test fan. God bless and keep up the great work!

  • @glenn5903
    @glenn5903 Год назад

    Thankyou for your service. My dad was in the Army Air Corp. He then went into the Air Force. He was Enewolk Atol. Operation Sandstone Joint Task Force 7. Saw 3 atomic tests. Was constantly being fired on. He spent the rest of his life in VA hospitals and homes. I never really got to know him except his military records. I am so proud of him and all the veterans.❤❤❤

  • @baxill23
    @baxill23 Год назад +1

    It would be so awesome to see you branch this channel out into Vietnam vet stories. You have such an amazing and well suited voice for this type of narration. Unfortunately at some point the last of these amazing men will be gone and I would hate to see this channel not continue on.

  • @chillis28
    @chillis28 2 года назад +1

    Much respect Sir!

  • @English.Andy1
    @English.Andy1 2 года назад +1

    God bless & thank you. Love & respect for us in the UK

  • @tommarino69
    @tommarino69 Год назад

    What a wonderful man, he was truly part of a generation that sacrificed a lot for those that followed. I'm grateful for what Henry and his fellow soldiers did for us all. Whenever I listen to their tales I'm completely in awe of them, they are superheroes in my eyes. Rest in peace Henry & thank you for everything you did during those dark days of humanity.

  • @hangin-in-thereawesome4245
    @hangin-in-thereawesome4245 Год назад

    Thank you sir for your efforts during WWII! There should never have been a war to begin with but you and your fellow military people saved the world!!!

  • @TheAntHill184
    @TheAntHill184 Год назад

    Thank you brother.
    May we carry the torch faithfully.