Shot Down Over Enemy Territory | Memoirs Of WWII #17
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
- WW2 Bomber Navigator Richard Kinder flew several missions in a B-17 Flying Fortress, was shot down over Germany, captured, and made a prisoner of war - all while wondering if the woman he loved was still waiting for him to come home.
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"I'll be back."
And went off to war.
No words man.
I agree, I was left speechless with those few words. What these men women and children went through is beyond comprehension. In the UK we have people complaining. Think for one second, you have nothing to complain about. Bravest of a generation gave their lives for freedom. Never Forget.
@Christian van Laak Man... I'm from Canada and hearing you say all this.... despite being truthful or not... is just crazy!
@Christian van Laak You are a fucking idiot. you don't need to keep proving it.
Tragedy in 2 sentences
Those men had metal. Not all men have that today.
My dad was a a Chief Engineer and top turrent gunner in World War 2 in the pacific. Then on to Korea in B-29's and a bronze star. Rest in piece dad Dec 3,1921- Feb. 22. 2019
My grandmas mothers brother named was bob, he was in battle of the bulge, he got captured in combat, taken by the germans to a pow camp, he died in the camp due to lack of nutrition and bad condtions in the camp
Best generation huh?
Your Dad was one of the HEROes! My dad was one of the guys jumping out of the planes. Dad was in the 508th PIR. He was in both the 101st and 82nd airborne. My dad was the old man of his outfit as he was born in 1914. He was jump SGT. and ended up guarding Ike at the Berlin HQ. He stayed with Ike when they went back to England. Mom wanted dad to write his memoir of WW2 but never a word was written. Dad died a the ripe old age of 85. Band of brother was one of my dads, sister outfits. Dick Winters lived in Hershey Pa., we lived in Harrisburg Pa. I wish I could have talked to Dick, because dad wouldn't talk much about the war. JJ USN VF-142 F-14 tomcats 75 79
My condolences
My grandfather was in the nazi consutration camp thanks to this heros he got out alive!
Always stand with our hero vets🇺🇸
My jaw dropped when I heard Mr. Kinder mention that he was a member of the 358th Squadron of the 303rd Bomb Group (H). That was my father's unit (Corporal Thomas Edward Giarmo)!!
The 303rd was based out of Molesworth, England and was known as the "Hell's Angels"; the most decorated bomb group in the U.S. Army's 8th Air Force.
My father was a surgical technician and may very well have known Lt. Kinder.
My dad knew first hand how dangerous these bombing missions were as he helped take care of the wounded air crewmen upon their return from these missions.
Thank you very much for your service, Mr. Kinder; and thank you Dad, for being my hero. RIP.
You are correct
The hell angels where the most decorated boomer in the uS
every day we lose more and more heroes from ww2 is up to the younger generation to keep what they went thrue alive. my condolences to you and your family, but you had a hero as a father and for that i salute you😥
@@broman7271 Thank you very much for your kind words, sir.
Best wishes to you and your family as well.
Amen.
When the last people who remember this war fade away, the specter of the next one grows.
Thats a scary thought.
Its true
We also got nukes that keep everyone at bay
@@Ringperfect True, but I think it just kicks the can down the road, meanwhile unaddressed grievances, mistrust and anger build. Ultimately mankind has used every functioning weapon he's devised. I hope I haven't cheered everyone up too much. ;)
I’m from Kaliningrad, Russia. My grandfather was German BF-109 pilot with 38 confirmed kills on American and British aircraft. Unfortunately after the war the Russians took my city for their selfs.
The History Channel needs to go back to airing shows like this instead of Pawn Stars and American Pickers.
(Although I do like those shows).
Scott Dunn well, I do sort of like Pawn Stars, but yes! Some history please!
I agree the history channel is bullshit now. those are fun shows tho I say with a bit of shame.
How about instead of cnn and other left wing crap
Yeah because you'd rather watch Fox, the channel that was created to be the propaganda arm of the GOP, and now happily spreading Putin's anti-American lies straight from the mouths of Moscow Mitch and the Collaborator-in-Chief.
@@Cryptonymicus are you serious?. Ok back on topic
My Grandpa was 17 when a fellow Canadian solider name Osborn in Hong Kong risked his life and landed on a grenade that was inches away from my Grandpa he said "He'll never forget that instead of him dying another solider took his own life to save
his" 😢😖
Dulcet Stew8440 And because of that brave man’s actions, you and other members of your family exist today, none of your family and your descendants would exist if your grandpa had died instead of him.That man changed your grandfathers timeline by making an instantaneous decision, amazing and astounding when you really think of such things!
The ultimate sacrifice
That soldier is probably Sergeant Major John Robert Osborn of the Winnipeg Grenadiers. He died in Hong Kong on Dec 19, 1941, and was awarded the Victoria Cross for falling on a grenade to save his fellow soldiers. He was one of 16 Canadians to be awarded the Victoria Cross in World War Two.
Loved this WWII story. I never tire of watching them. My father was a B17 pilot. Killed 15 Dec 1944. These stories should never be forgotten.
Your father was a true hero Mary. Brave man.
So thankful for his service to our country! May he rest in peace. Truly our Greatest Generation heroes! ❤️🙏🇺🇸
"When your 135lbs you dont argue with 80lbs of german sheppard" i laughed a lil too hard at that lol
It depends what it worsehips
It's not conducive to a long life
Especially if you are a coward with a hard on for a girl back home wanting to be there for her.
@Jeff Potipco I think toast is toast saying things like that,he does not have a clue what war is ,poor little man is hiding😒
*you‘re
“Gene are u still available” good ending to his story
Strait to the point, gotta respect it
Modern American woman would be like NO!
Couldn't agree more fantastic ending
@@rayh7989 Jodies were the guys in Zoot suits. I read about it.
@@thomasfrye8996 t
Germans: *shows pictures of the bomb run to make them feel guilty*
Rechard: "we did a really good job."
Thanks for letting us know how good we did, fum duckers 🙂 hahaha! These guys saved the world.
well, they hit civilians ? might have killed women and children...
@@yesterdaywassunday the raids for D day were mostly bridges, roads and railways so probably not.
@Lava LifeGuard
"We've defeated the Wrong Enemy" General George S. Patton
So? I'm in the Roger Bushell camp - we were fighting not just the Nazis, we were fighting the lot of them, men, women, children; old and young; civilian and military alike.
This must never happen again, greetings from Germany.
Prussian Revivalist yes I am an intergalactic space robot
Liberate Germanistan
Yes i agree with you bro..this must never happen again..so much suffering and so much lost on all sides because of the decisions of a few..making this world that much poorer..peace from South Africa ✌
Hearing ss troupes setting fire to German soldiers truly shows how wrong it is to just blame Germany in general for atrocities done in ww2.... I’m sure even among the SS officers there were people who remained as humane as they possibly could be..... War is never a good thing for anyone and truly shouldn’t ever happen again....
What kind of psychopath could burn. people alive.
Richard Kinder and his crew always finish the mission. They survived 13 bombing missions and 10 months in prison camps, and returned home together. The Greatest Generation.
They really were the greatest generation. Be kind to an elderly person today, they are National treasures and we owe them so much .
@Dougger Richardson Its a cryin shame we no longer have full-sevice gas stations. How are the elderly ladies suppose to fill their tanks? If i see one having trouble I try to help. Its the least we can do. And dont forget the smile. A smile is free and it can mean so so much to a person who is alone. Great share, thanx. ;-)
Thank you, not many people feel that way now, from the younger generations.
AMEN
Right! I have helped many elderly ppl in the Costco parking lot (and even in the store!) to lift heavy items like bottled water and salt pellets for water softeners. I also call them “sir” and “ma’am”. I don’t mind doing it and I always feel good about it afterwards.
@@billd.iniowa2263and then everyone clapped. 🙄
Another incredible story. Humbling to hear to say the least. Excited for the next one.
I was waiting for bomber plane stories
Germany SS guy just shuts 200 German soldiers into a hut and burns it?! And none of them fought back??? WTF?!
@@JeanLucCaptain Why would they kill their own soldiers? I don't understand that.
@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath if you could i would be worried. but seriously this guy just shuts 200 German soldiers into a barn and burns it. AND THESE 200 SOLDIERS LET HIM!
@@JeanLucCaptain Maybe the SS guy said he was going to show them a movie !
when i heard that he got married to his sweetheart back home, and then looked at the picture of them as seniors, I smiled ear to ear. I subscribed. look forward to more.
My dad was 18 when he was drafted into the 13th army airborne. He served two years two months and two days.
He was in the South Pacific and was hopped around eight or so islands .
He said, The thing I don't like about beaches is you can't dig a fox hole.
I recall him telling me,"There is a God .
There were so many times I should have been killed."
He came home with 4 BRONZE STAR campain medals,numerous ribbonsand his favorite was the Good Conduct medal.
Medals* , but that’s awesome
Thankvyou.
I get the goosebumps listining to these amazing stories. They don't make em like these boys no more
out for a rip 8726 hehe true we all have to admit that. The Greatest Generation are no thought the strongest force we had of all time in my opinion. If it wasn't for those men and women we wouldn't be having our freedom and rights today. Bless the soldiers who fought and salute to the ones living today and the ones who aren't here today with us.
@@adihell-9535 Because of those men and women on both sides is the reason we had the war. Imagine if the international banksters started a war and no one showed up.
dlb dlb well hello yes because of the situation happening in Europe that Germany started the war attacking Poland and then france. Britain, France, Russia and other allied forces needed aid and supplies and also the fact Japan attack on Pearl Harbor America had to take action. But also it was the darkest time for everyone like what if the Allied forces lost the war.
Christian van Laak okay first of all there Shit like that going on in this world thats happening as well. How far you have to be low in life to say this things against soldiers that gave there own lives to have our freedom akd rights!? Yes maybe that shit happend but you can't say for sure if it happened. You weren't there i wasn't there and also if you have anaything epse bad to say just don't even comment here if you dont support.
@Christian van Laak nothing but facts theres terrible, pathetic and petty excuses of human in this world on all sides. Yet the most criminal of them all are the ones who are ignorant and believe this world is all ok when its going in ashes. We need nothing more but the cold hard truth to wake them up form their fantasy
I'm not even north american, and this gets tears to my eyes, because you don't have to belong to the same nation to value the courage, balls and honor these mens had. I'm suscribing to your channel, cause this kind of stories can inspire anyone who values human life. Greetings from Argentina, keep the good work.
Great story, inspiring.
Thanks brother.... Many Americans pray for you guys down there. God Bless!
luchboxer pussy
Bien ahi loco!!!! Yo vivo en Estados Unidos y me encantan estas historias. Los huevos de esta generacion, incomparable!!
Luchboxer....
Ahhhh....you are Hero material....Yes, the Greatest Generation were certainly not sissies! They ran toward the threat to our freedom and liberty as fast as some run away now from doing the right thing.
We need 100 million more like you here, now, in the USA! God save the USA. Shalom! 💖🕊️💖
I think that the younger generation should watch these and hope that they all realize just how fortunate they are living in these times of FREEDOM!!
It’s mind boggling to think that this wasn’t very long ago. The length of one human life span. I think what you guys are doing with these interviews is great, it’s important to remember where we’ve come from (globally).
I’m Australian and my pop fought in the Second World War & these interview insights gives me some idea of what he would have experienced and it makes me grateful for the sacrifices of those in the war. Australia would have been a vastly different place if it wasn’t for their sacrifices.
mary sue thanks for watching!
Never forget to say "so we did a good job" each time someone shows you a photo of an atrocity committed by your country.
We have to stick together on this narrative for the survival of our kind.
Toast
Shouldn’t you be watching reruns of Sex In the City? Adults are talking.
@@henryosborne7052 Toast is a spoiled ungrateful millennial brat who is enjoying the fruits of all the sacrifices of the Greatest Generation.
Ditto, Mary! I had orders for Nam but they were rescinded three week before shipping out.
Great editing, narrating, and music choice! Keep doing the country proud by preserving these treasure troves of experience and history.
Thomas Roth thank you for watching!
This is how you win over hearts and minds.. this is how you are supposed to win over hearts and minds.. rehearsing, rehearsing, lighting, music, narrating, and editing. That iconic iwo jima raising of the flag took many many cuts and retakes to get the truth just right
This is without a doubt the best channel ever created please keep doing what you're doing
Definetly important for all reasons and a great mindfuck like getting shanked inthe back in battlefeild lolololol bu4 seriously much realer
One day there’ll be no veterans left to interview and that day I’ll cry
@@panzerproductions4668 You and me both
Ever heard of Ahoy?
@@bonzo319 nah what is it about?
A few years ago I was waiting for my car to get serviced and I talked to this gentleman that was a Lancaster gunner he was shot down over Germany. We are Canadian. He was sent to a concentration camp who's name escapes me. He said they received some rough treatment but he said the others were treated horribly especially the Russians. So much respect. My father was an airframe mechanic servicing Cansos (Catalinas) in Iceland. He would go out on sorties sub hunting as a spotter. What all these men endured through that war really shows their dedication to country.
All of these stories are so memorable and unique. I’m so glad that this one had such a happy ending on two fronts: he was reunited with his pilot and all crew members, and he was reunited with his sweetheart which became his wife. God Bless this American hero. 👍
Great stuff. My gramps Donald Bevan was a waist gunner on B17, flew 17 missions, shot down April 17 and thrown into Stalag 17.
He wrote a play that became a movie
to many 17s
One of my favorite movies of all time. Wow that's something
whats the movie name, I promise I will find and watch it, this sort of stuff just has my interest, RUclips has my name all over these vids, I have no idea how many I have watched.
What is name of the movie?
@@loke72 Stalag 17 with William Holden starring and Billie Wilder writing and Directing. A full blown classic
I had a history teacher in HS who was a crew member on a B-17 that was shot down over Germany. He would bring in his mementos at the request of anyone who was interested; photos, documents, medals, even his prisoner id photo which was very chilling because you could see the uncertainty and fear. One day we had a guest speaker who claimed to be a B-17 bomber pilot who escaped capture. About less than one minute into his speech, my history teacher quietly said "full of shit" and walked back to the classroom and said nothing else. Years later I learned that that same speaker was outed as a fake. Then I laughed and realized why my history teacher said "full of shit."
I don't get it
Frankie xXx
Because the guy that was the teacher knew the guy that said he evaded capture was lying his ass off. Probably had something to do with the location the guy said he was shot down in and evaded capture from.
To lie about you fighting in ww2 man what a shit head .
Raymond Ferreal....
When one is the genuine article, a fake is easily identified.
You were indeed blessed to have a teacher who was the "Real Deal". Shalom. 💖🕊💖
🤣🤣🤣🤣
My grandpa was a doctor and a Captain in WW2, and was in charge of 12 medics in the pacific. He saved lives and made hard choices in terms of who he could save and who he couldn't. He died the year I was born 1990 so, I never got to meet him but, I have his Stanford graduation ring, photos and letters he wrote.
So glad I found your RUclips channel! This video and production was amazing. Subscribed!
Same here! Binging them tonight
most forbidden documentary. Europa The Last Battle at archive . org
Same
My dad was a Sargent in the army during WWII , 25th div 131st infantry , he fought in the South Pacific. We lost him in April of 1998. I wish he could have been interviewed for this, he had a lot of stories. We always thought he was exaggerating his stories, until the fall of 1997, at my folks 50th wedding anniversary, two guys that were in my dads squad in WWII showed up. I wished I could have taped that conversation. My brother and I were amazed. These guys went thru hell. This is so cool to hear these veterans stories. Thanks for sharing this!
Anyone who fought the Japanese in the South Pacific is a straight up stud. My uncle was a machine gunner in the Army, he fought in the Pacific. Told me stories before I shipped out to Boot Camp. He told how absolutely frightening it was fighting at night, sometimes the enemy was so close, they could smell their breath! Highest Respect for your dads Service
@@scamassassin2538 yes. My Dad carried the B.A.R. for his squad. Lots of cool stories. He said that rifle was badass.
*sergeant. RIP to your hero pops and his squad
@@greglammers9905 There's footage of those guys in episode 13 Melanesian Nightmare on Victory at Sea Videos....my Dad is in that one twice...32d 126th Combat Infantry Regiment and 2d Engineer Special Brigade Amphibious. 592d Boat and Shore Regiment....1918-1997.... Miss you Dad....
Great video of a hero! I had never met a WW2 Veteran until today. I was at a drugstore and saw a very elderly men walk out and go to his car which had a veterans license plate on it. I wanted to shake his hand and thank him for his service but the last time I did that, the veteran ignored me so I was hesitant. I am shy but went over, shook his hand and thanked him. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy in WW2 (I’m Canadian) and told me some of his story for 10 or so minutes and he had lost most hearing in one of his ears when he was manning a gun on the stern of his corvettte and a U-boat fired a torpedo and missed there ship by meters and hit the decoy they were towing. He said it was very good that I met him and thanked him. I am very lucky to have met a hero today!
When I was a kid, in the sixties, I saw a lot of em around, never tired of hearing their tales, and we had a small airplane in my family, I was wondering why it was such a big deal, General Aviation, and my dad who was in the Airforce told me a lot of men were trained in WW2 to be pilots,and they still wanted to fly, so small airplanes were popular. Now, that so many have died off, you don't, see so many planes flying around.
Glad Jean waited for him to come home! God bless all the soldiers who fought for our freedom! Thank you! 🇺🇸
100% wholesome ending to a terrible experience in a terrible situation
Real heroes. Real men. I salute each and every one of them.
My grandad fought in Normandy but his truck hit a mine and he broke his back and was invalided out.
Words fail me right now. I cannot think of a more appropriate thing to say except, "thank you."
Same here Thank You to all of those men.
Understatement of the century
Ur corny lmao
"added 3 mintues ago" Why wasnt I informed earlier?!
Another great story from this channel, I've been watching ww2 documentaries and interviews since I was a boy from many different countries with all kinds of budgets and I will say that this channel got it just right. Calm pace where the veterans get to tell their story in their time without a bunch of questions interrupting, informative snippets of information from the host that helps add to the full picture, accurate stock footage as well as personal pictures to accompany the story. Truly 10/10 keep up the great work!
Hey, could you recommend me a couple of documentairies?
@@TTURBOVOLVO Hi, well it depends a lot on what you are interested in but I could recommend Mark Felton Productions as well if you don't mind reading some subtitles the Russian channel StarMediaEN (saw now that you can find the English version on www. dailymotion .com/ video/x6ch54f )
Goodness, “ Jean, are you still available?” Sounds like something out of a golden age film. What a lovely way to end such a heroic story.
Had me weeping. So humble but hopeful.
Have you found Raymond McFalone's channel of mainly WW2 interviews? Fabulous. Often gets an hour of memories from them.
Richard and Jean were my grandparents. They have both passed now. They were my favorite people and had an amazing, long, happy marriage.
@@janellevaughan7196 He such a humble and cool guy.
I was proud to care for my father for the last two years of his life. CBI theater, saved 74 men in a troop transport over the hump when a Japanese zero tried to shoot the aircraft down, dad crawled into the wing and put is fingers in the bullet holes and kept the aircraft from leaking fuel until it landed safely. Thank you dad, they all were able to live and have families because of you. It was my absolute pleasure to care for you and be your son.
Thank you for sharing this. You are all hero’s. Your bravery will always be celebrated. . My stepfather John Thomas Farrington was shot down in a B-17 over Austria. They were flying out of Italy. He was 23 years old on the 23rd mission. His aircraft 910 was taken out for repair due to glass panels being broken by flack on the mission before and was given the plane number 911. He was a graduate of Princeton and the pilot of the craft. He was the sole survivor. He did not like to talk about it. He was captured By the Austrian youth who knocked his front teeth out and turned over to the SS and was in a German Red Cross unit for six months. He was moved on from camp to camp and he became a sock boy helping to dig the tunnels that was featured in the movie the great escape. He was not eligible to leave the camp because of his wounds. His left arm was nearly severed when the B-17 exploded. You are loved and missed very much every day. You are a true hero Jack and thank you for coming into my life and teaching me how to be a better man.
Beautiful Video. Respect to the Veterans and the Team putting these beautiful Videos together.
@se ssgermany did that to dipshit before we got into the war
This channel is a national treasure and should be saved in the national archives and library of Congress.
Every story, makes me cry thinking that they have seen and went too much and gave us freedom that we have right now. Thank you to all veterans for fighting that bloody world wars.
I busted wanted to say how much I agree with this comment. People now days will never understand
At the Ellsworth AFB fam camp in Jun 2019, I ran into this gentleman. We had a long talk. It was a real honor to meet him.
awesome, do you like the badlands
@@jerryw6699 Would like to have spent more time in the Badlands NP, but in the afternoon I did see it, very impressive.
@@stephen5147 It's my favorite place to escape all the noise.
wow! what an honor...Is he possibly still alive? time is finally running out for the survivors... are you Air Force Stephen? I'm a former former crew chief on fighters
@@martinmoffitt4702 Yes. AF retired pilot... F-4, F-18 (w/ Marines), F-16. Did you crew on any of those?
Wow they all survived and met up again. What providence. Thank God great video brother
That pilot could have been an actor or model. What a handsome guy. Glad they all made it out alive
Reminds me of my grandparents. My grandad was 18 years old in the navy during WW2. He flew planes for the navy and was an engineer as well. After the war he worked in a Goodyear factory for over 20 years and had 4 children and 20 grandchildren.
He passed away in 2017. Rip 🇺🇸
My dad was shot down over Berlin on March 22, 1944 which I was told was the last bombing mission before the allies achieved air superiority and the losses started going down after that date. He was the prisoner at Magdeburg and held at Stalag Luft VI (Lithuaniaj then moved to Stalag Luft IV (East Prussia, now Poland) before being put on the Black March.
What you guys are doing here is priceless. The interviews always make me tear up. Kudos to you. Kind regards
My great grandfather was bomber pilot, and was also shot down an enemy territory. And was a prisoner of war in a concentration camp for a while. I was young when he told me. Wish he was still hear. Thank you this channel means alot.
Amazing story! I was 3 when my grandfather passed away His story From bits and pieces of family members And my digging in war records ..Grandpa met a young lady He was to be shipped out to England in 2 weeks He had told her I been a simple man most of my life, I have few items i can call my own. When i return from this war I will build a house for us And we will be happy
He left.. Did some combat trainning in England And set out for Normandy (Juno beach) I have a black and white picture of him and a distant cousin sitting on the steps of a house with the Family name. He was wounded by the time they hit the Netherlands And again in op zoom Which ended his battle
He come back to Canada 5 months later Bought 2 acres of land Built and makeshift log mill And Built a house by hand The foundation was of stone and motar The walls of planed wood
They had 5 kids When i was 18 my Uncle gave me a old draw blade And when i asked what is this The story was told ...And this draw blade Your grandfather used to build the house You see the hockey tape on the split handle? I watched him put that on there That was 1972 Canada just won the summit hockey against Russia And you were 1 years old
Look outside the window You see the rocks that make the backyard garden bed? ...There all from Grandpas house
The bravery of these MEN continues to astound me.
And wemon
@Brandenburger Sandstein
1. "The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them.
At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw, and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation.
They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind."
Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris
2. Its (say) 1943 and You are the head of RAF Bomber command or the 8th Air Force. You have only one way of attack Nazi Germany, heavy bombers.
Question: What would you do?
@Brandenburger Sandstein
Undefended?
" if u got a new nuclear bomb, and a wooden-made city like hiroshima with thousands of people, what would u do?"
Given the situation in Aug 1945, and after the battle of Okinawa....I'd say Drop The Bomb.
@@stevenwiederholt7000 Germany didn't start the war, the Nazis were the Nazis and not the average german citizen.
Rotterdam got striked by artillery due to communication problems, the message not to fire didn't reach the artillery fast enough AND OF COURSE it was crap. Brits bombed in north Germany on september 10th 1939 the first time, and of course it was crap to bomb London.
First time I hear that Warsaw got heavily struck by bombs or artillery.
How does it justify to bomb neighbourhoods and cities with literally no military value at all in general? Right, it doesn't. And exactly how does that make sense if the goal was to liberate Europe and the Germans?
And justifying the use of nuclear weapons is just disgusting, what the hell.
What an amazing story and told with such dignity, feeling and compassion. Its 1 of those extremely rare stories that, actually have a 'happy' ending. Tragically, that was NOT the case for sooo many brave soldiers who did NOT... come home. Health and happiness to you Sir and your family. Oh and... a huge Thank you from me and my family for what you did wayy back when.
2 WWII Ohio boys. My dad was a P51 Fighter pilot in the China theater over Burma, and his best friend, Ralph Squires, was a B17 tail gunner, who was shot down over Germany and soon after a captured POW. Both survived the war, returned home, and, after various careers, retired with their wife's to eventually became next door neighbors in a senior RV resort park in Arizona. They were wonderful people. All have passed away and are sadly missed and warmly remembered.
Great work being done by Memoirs of WWII in putting all of these recordings together, keep it up guys, really appreciate your work
Great video glad you guys do what you do can’t wait for the next one
Don't think you got the messages those heroes are trying to teach
The joy of getting back with your brothers in arms and then the joy of getting back to your loved one, words just can't do justice
I had a neighbour who was a navigator in the Heinkel 110 Bomber during WW2. He first trained as a rear gunner in the JU 87, had a few stories. He was shot down seven times during the war. POW in Russia. released after the war and moved to NZ. Lovely fella.
The music brings back so many memories for me. i was 3-4 years old during the war but remember the war reports well. So many untold stories from that war.
I thank you for having interviews of WWII veterans on your RUclips channel. I heard many wartime stories from my father who served in the US Army in North Africa, Italy and in France during WWII. I also went to many WWII reunions and listen to wartime stories from many veterans. I also worked with many veterans who served in the US Armed Forces in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. I remember a company safety officer who was a pilot in the 8th Air Force who was shot down over Germany by a German pilot and spent time in a Prisoner of War Camp.
There are a few a survivors still around to tell their story. I was at the VA clinic last week and a 95 year old veteran told me he was drafted at 18, an at 19 1/2 landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day and his landing craft was hit by mortar fire, sixteen were killed instantly and he spent the next 2 years in the hospital. BTW he still drives, but of course he does not hear very well. We had something in common, we both were inducted at Whitehall Street.
My grandfather was a paratrooper in the 82nd airborne. He was scheduled to make a jump at the battle of the bulge but it was canceled at the last minute and they did not have to jump. Patton's units broke through and it ended. I miss him greatly.
What a fantastic love story in the middle of the war. The greatest generation of them all. Thank you for your service and God bless you.
What an amazing story! It’s incredible that the whole crew survived and were reunited. That was a very rare thing. I just love the fact he was able to get home and find Jean.👍🏼🇺🇸
My grandpa was a radio operator in a B-17. His bomber was shot down over France, and he survived. I wish he was a live today so he could tell his story.
Great story, the way he felt sadness for the german prison guard really hit me. He didn't seem to have any hate for the constibule or guards
Whenever I look at that older generation and compare it to the generation we have now, I realize how fucked we are. these guys are legends
We all deal with our stuff - call it 1st world problems, they are no less real, sadly.
If the "greatest" generation were more attentive about the institutions and the changes their boomer kids were enacting the newer generations might have more a chance. It's spilled milk, and probably not easy to for them to have stopped the decay anyway. But there you go, specks in the universe and all that.
Thank you to Mr. Kinder for sharing his story.
I love hearing the stories from these men. I met a B-17 ball turret gunner named Wilburn Richardson. MemoirsofWWII Thank you so much for preserving these stories. This is my favorite channel! 👍
Adam Coombs thank you for your support and for watching!!
This man's story really touched me, not that the others don't. His demeanour is admirable and i'm beyond thankful for his going through this experience.
My grandpa was in a B-17 for most of the war as a Ball Turret Gunner. He had some serious PTSD. It was hell for him thinking about when is he next and if he would ever see his family again. We keep his service cap in a showcase to remember him.
Every month I look forward to these. I may not seem to be a person interested in these things, but I am.
That's awesome :)
Tech Shop thanks for watching!
Im praying that man is still with us. Maybe when i stop at the truck stop in Rapid City we can have coffee and swap war stories.
I honestly don’t understand how people could dislike these video. These men who get interviewed could have died in war, which many other unfortunate people did, just for us. I feel that disliking it is very disrespectful
Absolutely loved this. My father made 36 bomb runs in the 8th Air Corps from 1943-45, as Bombardier. He carried the war with him for the rest of his life (RIP 2006) but hardly said a word out loud about it except here and there. I have his photo on my wall; I am looking at it now. He used to say about life's troubles, "If I can get through the war, I can get through this." I visted Berlin for the first time last September. I think of him every single day.
So glad you and your crew made it home, Mr Kinder. Also glad to hear that Jean was still available. God bless you sir and thank you!
When we were young we would visit my aunt who raised my father. She had a picture of my father and his childhood best friend when they were about 6 years old. That little boy was killed in a B-17 over Germany.
It is so Important to hear these men's stories.
My World War II hero left me in Feb 4 1996. He was a Marine that served on Guam, Tinian, and Saipan. To me he was the greatest man to have ever lived. I have spent my life trying to be like him as much as I can. I have tried to instill in my son what he instilled in me. I still miss him everyday. I would give a year of my life just to speak to him again for five minutes.
never clicked on a video FAST ENOUGH! bout time!
I really wish that you guys had a steady platform that can fund this series. The quality, stories, and narration is amazing! Thanks for another great episode!
200 Subs & No Content so do we!! Thanks for watching and for your support!
These stories bring tears to my eyes. What these men and my grandfather did for the greater good could never be re paid. I couldn't be more thankful....
Bombing neighbourhoods and non-military structures? Nice! Look deep into why german cities of non-military value got bombed. Dresden is the best example. Zero military value, bombed and firebombed afterwards, 250k dead, 320 identified, the rest completely burned or molten. In the following days after the RAF bombardment, USAF pursuit planes came and shot civilians and even targeted zoo animals.
@@unicornswag888 no, 250k is what the Red Cross counted, 200k according to the city officials back that time.
Dresden was 80% + destroyed
250k citizens, 250k REGISTERED refugees and an unknown ammount of unregistered refugees. Probably another 100k or more.
@@unicornswag888 The fire bombs were the problem.
@@unicornswag888 Propaganda figures? it is documented.
Damn, it always hits me when I see pictures of my city (Frankfurt) like at 5:22. Then I remember how my grandfather got into this war. After beeing driven out of their homes in the east after WWI my family seeked refuge here in Frankfurt. Later they offered a piece of land to build a house on, so he signed up. It´s the house I live in today and where my father at age 4 sat in the basement with my grandmother when the bombs fell. Neighbouring houses where hit, ours wasn´t. The house my grandfather gave his life for, so my family would have a roof over our heads, something to call our own. And today he´s part of the biggest evil the world has ever known. But for me it´s hard to think that way about him tbh.
Coolest thing ever today is my birthday and I was also born in South Dakota Rapid City. And my great grandfather also survived in the army air core and the Air Force during and after WW2 when the Air Force was born
These are my favorite videos I could ever watch and learn on RUclips
Happy birthday Gabriel, enjoy your special day!
Thanks farmer Fpv
Happy birthday, fellow Virgo. My birthday is coming up soon.
Belated Happy Birthday Gabriel, from the son of a B-17 pilot trainer from Lamoure County North Dakota. :-)
Great war story just like the others
My uncle was shot down in a b17 over France. Parachuted in, hid 3 days under hay stack. Found farmer with French underground connections and made it out to Spain without being caught. We all looked up to him. He was special.
With all the head meds the VA has me on I didn’t think my emotions worked anymore until I started watching these videos. Thank you so much for this. Let me know I can still cry
Amazing video just like always. I would love to see some more german veterans so we could hear some stories from the other side too.
Vlad Popa so do we! Help us travel overseas to capture these stories before they are all lost. Check out our website to see how you can help support our mission to preserve these stories. www.memoirsofwwii.com
And that's why they're the greatest generation thank you sir
Monte Smith Indeed! As described by Studs Terkel.
I used to live in Holland. In the early '80's I was on a train the ran from Amsterdam to I think Berlin or maybe Frankfurt. I was with my Dutch fiance and we were going to the open air museum in Arnhem (yes, The Bridge Too Far Arnhem!). We sat with a slight, older lady who, it turned out had traveled from England and was going to visit family in Germany. Her father had been a professor in Germany in the '30's and had actually read Mein Kampf. He tried to warn anyone and everyone he could what Hitler was planning to do. No one listened to him. So he decided to take his family and go to England for safety. I have heard much from about the history of that era, and many, many first-hand stories about the occupation of Holland during the war. I even met Miep Gies who helped hide Anne Frank. But that lady told us something that day on the international train to Germany I had never heard before, but have heard many times since. She said, most people forget that, before Hitler invaded Europe, he invaded Germany first. I never forgot what she told us all those years ago, and though it does not excuse that SS commander for the atrocity he committed against his own people, it helps to give some insight into the fanaticism that was behind the war all along.
I'm from Rapid City South Dakota! Shocking that I've never heard of this man out of Ellsworth airforce base or anywhere else! Thank you for sharing this! It means a lot to a young EMT!
Josh, I REALLY REALLY appreciate what you are doing here. thank you, please keep up the good work for as long as time will allow you to.
erik nulty thank you!
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My upmost respect for these soldiers and to you for bringing these otherwise lost stories and memories to the public :)
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God bless you for preserving these priceless memories.
These Heroes deserve to have their stories told so that we know what hell they endured for our freedom.
A good Soldier always goes to Heaven.
Amazing story.Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
I'm glad I found this Channel. I love hearing about our hero's stories and the stories of their lives back at home. This story was amazing to hear. I learn so much about our veteran soldiers.
Thanks for preserving these stories for future generations...you deserve way more subs. As a 2000's kid it's great to hear first-hand what it was like.
RG Honda thanks for watching!
i hear all you share your father or grandfather stories, yall were so blessed i would sit there and let them share every story they can remember
Our father, in blessed memory, and crew were shot down over ploesti romania in 1944 and were captured. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for your incredibly service! You will NOT be forgotten!
Yes, mainly bombing non-military structures like neighbourhoods is so incedible.
I love what you do. What an important thing you are doing, generations to come will thank you.
My tears will never fade for these guys.
My Father was a Sargent in a US Combat Engineer Battalion in WW2 He was in D Day & The Bulge. I asked him what he feared most and he replied The German 88 with a well trained crew. This was a great story!