Hello I know a couple veterans that I think would be amazing to put on your show. I wrote a song about him and have a transcript of what we spoke about. He served in desert shield desert storm Iraqi freedom. He’s seen quite a bit please interview him before it’s to late
Wow. He’s so sharp! Must be about 100 but doesn’t look a day over 75. I hope he has lived a fulfilling and happy life after the trauma of war. Here’s to many more years.
“Proud…I never think of it from that angle”. That sort of humility is absolutely virtuous. Sports stars and entertainers are all well and good but men like this should be the example.
I thought the same thing. The WW2 soldiers I met (from the other side of the front) were all like that and they did some pretty hard fighting, albeit for a wrong and lost cause.
We are all the same essentially. Doing what's best for our families, communities, countries. At the end of the day, the young suffer for the failures and fate of those who come before. Im sure there are equivalent soldiers from both side who are worth listening to and owed respect. Danke
Here, here. Greetings from The States. My grandfather was in Australia for a month before he started island hopping. He said he was proud to serve with the Australian troops because they were brave and honorable men. Just wanted to share that.
To all Americans of that generation who came over to my country - the UK - to fight for freedom, and for that of generations yet unborn, my lasting and eternal thanks. And to America, the same thanks for lending us your sons and daughters. It was not your fight and you could have avoided it, but your selflessness and your sacrifice made a crucial difference to us and to Europe. We're forever in your debt.
My goodness.For those that dont know, task force lovelady was the forefront in fighting on the front lines during the battle of the buldge.This humble mans unit was the spearhead that stopped the germans advance.What a guy.Thank you so much for having him on.Very, very few of these guys are left.
Not to mention that the Sherman Tanks had no heater in them and an armored vehicle without heat is an icebox! Been there done that in another time period. Thank you
He lost five tank commanders while being a gunner/loader in Shermans. The tanks he was in were taken out five times by enemy fire and he survived each time. Very few tankers in those frontline assault divisions managed to finish the war intact. It's impossible for me to even imagine their steadfast determination, courage and sense of duty in the face of constant fear and death. /salute
No one can get away from the fact that the Sherman's frontal armour was inadequate. The tragic fact was that the additional armour that was eventually fitted to the front of the 'Jumbo' variant of the Sherman meant they could even withstand direct frontal hits from 88mm shells with the loss of only 3-4 mph in speed.
@@somebodyelsestoo He asked the questions and he let the man speak. Good enough for me. Amazing how sharp this gentleman is at his advanced age. Great to have such a well spoken man describe his harrowing and historical experiences. This man and his kind are owed a debt which cannot be repaid.
My great grandfather Otis Hannah was a tanker, 3rd armored division, 32nd armored regiment. Came in to the front from Normandy, took it all the way to Germany. He was usually on the 30 cal. He was usually leading the group, or in the second tank back. He was a tough man. His brother who was 18 fought with the marines and died on Iwo Jima. Papaw Came home from war to bury his mother, then after returning home from defeating the Germans, buried his brother in his final resting place, mill springs, Kentucky, military cemetery. He passed away in 2004, I was 2.
He must have been a good man to have witnessed the horrors of armored aggression and face off the German steel monsters. A couple of my comrades had grandpas who were in the European theater and were from the bluegrass state which had the tank school at Knox till the big wigs decided to send it down to Moore/benning
Thank you for your service? I assume it is well meaning, but the guy was a sokdier, not a waiter! Try: Thank you for your sacrifice. Because a sacrifice was what it is, whether you come out whole, maimed or dead.
@@CommonContentArchive he got a french username. Maybe he think that service as the same meaning in english that in french ? But we also "service" for talking about military career in France
This is by far one of my favorites. Buddy is as sharp as a tack, almost like he was there yesterday. What a harrowing story. So crazy to me how every time he thought he had escaped death or further injury to spend time recovering they’d immediately take it away from him. My grandfather fought in Vietnam as a tank commander in the 17th Calvary. I sent him this video and hope he enjoys it. These are two men that have my MOST respect. Thank you to all veterans who have served and are currently serving and ones to come. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 USA USA USA!!!!
My grandfather was a sherman tank driver with the 14th armored division during WWII. He never talked about his war experiences, so hearing veterans recount their stories is the only way I can ever imagine what he went through. Thank you for documenting this important piece of history, and thanks to Mr. Stitt for sharing his stories.
Thank you Tom, Alexei and Daniel for interviewing and documenting this amazing man; thank you American Veterans Center for publishing this interview; and a big thank you to Corporal Walter Stitt Jr for such a clear, concise and detailed record of your experiences, and for your service! I wish you continuous health and blessings sir.
My Grandfather was a Medium Tank Crewman in an M4 Sherman. He was the loader. He fought with the 701st Tank Batallion attached to the 102nd Infantry division.
My Dad was a tank mechanic for the 3rd Army. He did not arrive in theater until very late Dec or very early Jan. He might have repaired one of your tanks. He did manage to get a Texas teen-age girl pregnant (with me), married her and then headed overseas. He returned home in March of 46 after a nice ocean trip to Okinawa. The bomb was dropped while his troop ship was 3 days out from port. You men were are heroes when we were at at school. Later on we all ended up in Vietnam.
Hearing this guy talk makes me realise how tough my own grandfather was. He was in tanks too, but in the British Army so his war began in North Africa in 1941. He was wounded numerous times and fought at both battles of El Alamein. When the North African campaign ended, he briefly served in Italy before being brought back to the UK and then embarked for North West Europe. He fought across France and the Low Countries before finally ending his war on VE Day in Hamburg. I'm sure he'd had enough numerous times over, but there was no question of him being sent home for a rest. They couldn't afford to lose the experienced men like him.
@ losses in North Africa were horrendous among both tank soldiers and infantry, and the fighting in Italy, particularly for infantry, was vicious. It’s hard to imagine that our very existences hung on such a fine thread.
I am amazed that Mr. Stitt made it through because those old one hatch turrets were pretty close to a death trap. He must be close to 100 because my dad was about his age and died from pneumonia in a VA dementia unit at 84. Mr. Stitt appears to be in good health and of very sound mind for which I am very happy for him and his family. Dad was in the Army Air Corps, and before going over seas was training a new recruit on how to be a flight Mechanic like Dad was and there was an accident and Dad's right wrist was broken. While in the cast it turned gangrenous and after scraping all the gangrene out, for which no anesthesia was enough to deaden the pain, had his hand anchored to the bones of his forearm, giving no movement to the wrist, and leaving him with a 25% disability for life. But that was not enough to get him a medical discharge because the United States Zone of the Interior was short of me, just like Mr. Stitt had to go back after his first wound. Dad was retrained to work in the flight tower at Langley field as an ordinance officer in the war against the U-boats off the east coast. His job was to know what ordinance was in each plane so that if it came back with unused ordinance, he would call ahead to the ordinance ground crew and tell them what kind of bomb trailers to have ready so the bomber could be unloaded quickly and be stored in bomb proof shelters. No, he wasn't on the front lines but there were literally thousands of other jobs that needed men to fill them so that those who were would have what they needed when they needed it.
Listen to these all day..every one of these lads has a different story to tell and there story needs to be kept for future generations. RESPECT FROM DURHAM ENGLAND 🇬🇧✌️
Thank you for this interview. My father was a TC on a Sherman 105 with the 9th Armored but he never would talk much about what happened. You helped give me some insight.
my dad was a World War II veteran with the 82nd 508th Co A his last campaign was June 6 1944. God bless you, sir. I salute your courage and honor and all of the veterans of these United States.🇺🇸 my father had mentioned to me that many young man volunteered and my dad volunteered at the age of 17 in August 1941
I served with the 2-508th, Alpha Co, 1st Platoon (13-16). Great unit with a proud history. I encourage you to research its actions in the Arghandab Valley 09-10. The history remains proud.
My deepest respect to this gentleman of our greatest generation, my Uncle was also at Normandy through out Europe during WWII. Also my respect to your Father as a member of the 2nd/508th, I was also assigned to the 2nd/508th PIR from 69-71. 508th’s first Combat jumó was at Normandy on D-Day 6 June 1944. U.S Paratrooper
My grandfather drove howitzers around in WW2, never saw combat but had plenty of hilarious stories of his time, my great uncle received a purple heart in Korea after a mortar had wiped out his entire squad leaving him still alive, his ashes still have shrapnel in the box, it’s surreal but i’ll never get tired of hearing any story of any veterans willing to speak it, it’s extremely important to me
There's a very good chance this fine gentlemen survived combat when he accidentally caused the barrel of his tank's main gun to become buried in the embankment. That detail was not lost on me. Thank you for your service, Sir. Much respect, and you are also a gifted storyteller.
I am German, but he reminds me so much of my grand dad. I think he used the same words. " He rarely talked about most experiences, but what I remember was: Lost his childhood friend, lost his dog and ended up as a pow. He was in Kansas and to his last day he had some kind of pennant stating "honorable citizenship". He was grateful for the black GIs who stoped others who wanted to shoot him and ended up teaching economics for some time in the US until he returned to Germany a bunch of years later. He died at the age of 97 riding his bike just 2 weeks before.
These guys (and gals) really are the best generation - no hubris - just doing a job, respectfully, and with immeasurable bravery, against perhaps the most formidable adversary the world has ever seen. Nothing but gratitude for their service and outstanding character!
The greatest generation. I'm sitting here listening to this brave man, who saw his gunner and tank commander get blown in half, and had to get past their bodies to get out of his crippled tank, got shot at while getting away from that tank to get a bandage, then within 24 hrs is back to the front line, with no protest. I'm thinking the story can't get more poignant. Then, as if on cue, the video is interrupted by an ad for Better Help with a 130 lb person saying deciding to get therapy is the scariest thing they have ever had to do...I almost threw up in my mouth
I mean, can you imagine the absolute grit you have to have to be back on the front lines the day after your Lt and gunner were hit with a tank round? We owe these men everything, and we haven't even begun to repay that debt.
Thank you Sir for what you did and service!. My Father served and drove a Tank Sherman Firefly , Elgin Regiment Light Armored Tank Division Canada. Not often did my Father speak of his time during WWII, I believe it haunted him until his passing in 1994.
As a RAF Firefighter veteran of 22 years, it's so important that this site and more should record for future generations to listen to heroes like this and understand why they live in a safe and loving environment. If it was not for the millions who served in uniform back then and further to repel level this world would be have been a different place.
Hello I know a couple veterans that I think would be amazing to put on your show. I wrote a song about him and have a transcript of what we spoke about. He served in desert shield desert storm Iraqi freedom. He’s seen quite a bit please interview him before it’s to late
Thanks for posting .... I had a cousin ...landed at Normandy...captured in the Battle of the Bulge...never had an oportunity to talk to him about it all....
Thank you for your service Sir and sharing stories about it so the rest of us could learn from you. You came from a incredible generation of American's who made the world a safer place to live. Thank you !
I spent 9 yrs on an m1A1,(heavy). I had great uncles that were ww2 vets cousins in veit nam & my dad was a korean vet but ive NEVER heard a story like this. Thank you sir for sharing it & God bless you. This is how we preserve our American history
I'm so grateful to hear the stories of any of the heroes I listen to it from both sides all the wars in the last 70 years. I had a family member that was in the Big Red One Armor he was injured terribly and saved by the German medics, he had trapped in the wounds all over his body. My friend Colonel Robertson retired what is the take Commander but I don't know who he was with, he also had shrapnel wounds all over his body. He worked in our school and I worked with him after school in an auto shop. I was friends with him up until his death. Later in life I had to help him dress because he had Parkinson's, he had shrapnel wounds all over his abdomen. Carl was also a Methodist preacher, he knew more dirty jokes than I did! I miss him and love him! Those men went through hell and those Sherman tanks! I just respect how they got shot up and went right back to another tank and did the same thing all over again, after just watching their closest comrades getting mangled right in front of them. I'm very grateful for what they did!
Guys you need to remember this happened 80 years ago and this man describes it like it was yesterday! God Bless these veterans because they went through hell!
I don’t care what anyone says, ALL of these men, mostly boys between 18-21 years old, on the front lines, no matter which war, but mainly WWII, are ALL heroes. There’s just something about the WWII veterans that is special.
I love that he mentioned how he made a mistake with the turret with how it got stuck in the ground, truly humble to speak not only of your success but your failures
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Hello I know a couple veterans that I think would be amazing to put on your show. I wrote a song about him and have a transcript of what we spoke about. He served in desert shield desert storm Iraqi freedom. He’s seen quite a bit please interview him before it’s to late
Pastor Stitt!!! My family went to your church in Louisville kentucky. What a wonderful pastor and friend to my family.
"The pastor that packs," 🖤
Crazy.
They asked him that last question and he immediately looked down.
Probably not an easy question for a man of god to answer.
Small world, eh?
Wow. He’s so sharp! Must be about 100 but doesn’t look a day over 75. I hope he has lived a fulfilling and happy life after the trauma of war. Here’s to many more years.
He turned 100 this past July 2024.
From his appearance i thought the interview must be 20 years old. I was wrong.
Imagine he survived a lot of these guys by 60 years.....still holding these memories
@65gtotrips did he get a letter from the King?
@@OMGWTFFYAHe survived a lot of men by 80 or more years.
“Proud…I never think of it from that angle”. That sort of humility is absolutely virtuous. Sports stars and entertainers are all well and good but men like this should be the example.
Love the reaction. Genuinely touching.
Even this latest generation with all our narcissism.. can choice to become humble.. even selfless.. at any time👍
They are/were the best generation
I thought the same thing. The WW2 soldiers I met (from the other side of the front) were all like that and they did some pretty hard fighting, albeit for a wrong and lost cause.
"I did what I was called to do"
Can't be better than that.
I can't believe he's 100 yrs old!! He doesn't look his age, and he's as sharp as a tack!! Many, Many Thanks for your service and sacrifice!!
They eat organic food while they grew up
Wirklich ausgesprochen beeindruckend, wie klar der Mann seine Gedanken noch immer formulieren kann. Regard from Hamburg, Germany.
We are all the same essentially. Doing what's best for our families, communities, countries. At the end of the day, the young suffer for the failures and fate of those who come before. Im sure there are equivalent soldiers from both side who are worth listening to and owed respect. Danke
I'd hug this bloke if I could, thank you sir. My admiration and respect from Australia.
Here, here. Greetings from The States. My grandfather was in Australia for a month before he started island hopping. He said he was proud to serve with the Australian troops because they were brave and honorable men. Just wanted to share that.
To all Americans of that generation who came over to my country - the UK - to fight for freedom, and for that of generations yet unborn, my lasting and eternal thanks. And to America, the same thanks for lending us your sons and daughters. It was not your fight and you could have avoided it, but your selflessness and your sacrifice made a crucial difference to us and to Europe. We're forever in your debt.
Love our Aussie brothers and sisters, from USA much love😊
@@Hartley_Harelending? 😂
My goodness.For those that dont know, task force lovelady was the forefront in fighting on the front lines during the battle of the buldge.This humble mans unit was the spearhead that stopped the germans advance.What a guy.Thank you so much for having him on.Very, very few of these guys are left.
Not to mention that the Sherman Tanks had no heater in them and an armored vehicle without heat is an icebox! Been there done that in another time period. Thank you
Fuel is what the germans stopped.
@@PIG8STUIPIDThe Germans were slowed down so much by the Americans that they never made it to the fuel depots they were aiming for!
He lost five tank commanders while being a gunner/loader in Shermans. The tanks he was in were taken out five times by enemy fire and he survived each time. Very few tankers in those frontline assault divisions managed to finish the war intact. It's impossible for me to even imagine their steadfast determination, courage and sense of duty in the face of constant fear and death. /salute
I feel the same.I have never heard of a guy that has saw so much combat and lived to tell about it.Thank you for your reply.
Fabulous interview
No one can get away from the fact that the Sherman's frontal armour was inadequate. The tragic fact was that the additional armour that was eventually fitted to the front of the 'Jumbo' variant of the Sherman meant they could even withstand direct frontal hits from 88mm shells with the loss of only 3-4 mph in speed.
I agree, but no thanks to the interviewer.
@@somebodyelsestoo He asked the questions and he let the man speak.
Good enough for me.
Amazing how sharp this gentleman is at his advanced age.
Great to have such a well spoken man describe his harrowing and historical experiences.
This man and his kind are owed a debt which cannot be repaid.
Proud you made it home to make sure we never forget…thank you
My great grandfather Otis Hannah was a tanker, 3rd armored division, 32nd armored regiment. Came in to the front from Normandy, took it all the way to Germany. He was usually on the 30 cal.
He was usually leading the group, or in the second tank back.
He was a tough man. His brother who was 18 fought with the marines and died on Iwo Jima. Papaw Came home from war to bury his mother, then after returning home from defeating the Germans, buried his brother in his final resting place, mill springs, Kentucky, military cemetery. He passed away in 2004, I was 2.
He must have been a good man to have witnessed the horrors of armored aggression and face off the German steel monsters.
A couple of my comrades had grandpas who were in the European theater and were from the bluegrass state which had the tank school at Knox till the big wigs decided to send it down to Moore/benning
Respect and a salute from this 10 year US Army Veteran!!
Thank you for sharing this veteran’s account of combat in WWII
From the way Walter relates his experiences with such detail, you can tell that he relives them every day. Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service? I assume it is well meaning, but the guy was a sokdier, not a waiter! Try: Thank you for your sacrifice. Because a sacrifice was what it is, whether you come out whole, maimed or dead.
@@guilhemleforgeron It's a standard thing to say. Don't pretend you don't know that
Don’t be pretentious man. It’s a common thing to say to US veterans.
@@CommonContentArchive he got a french username. Maybe he think that service as the same meaning in english that in french ? But we also "service" for talking about military career in France
Thank you for your service sir! God Bless you!
This is by far one of my favorites.
Buddy is as sharp as a tack, almost like he was there yesterday. What a harrowing story. So crazy to me how every time he thought he had escaped death or further injury to spend time recovering they’d immediately take it away from him.
My grandfather fought in Vietnam as a tank commander in the 17th Calvary. I sent him this video and hope he enjoys it. These are two men that have my MOST respect.
Thank you to all veterans who have served and are currently serving and ones to come. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
USA USA USA!!!!
My grandfather was a sherman tank driver with the 14th armored division during WWII. He never talked about his war experiences, so hearing veterans recount their stories is the only way I can ever imagine what he went through. Thank you for documenting this important piece of history, and thanks to Mr. Stitt for sharing his stories.
Your interviews are so top notch. You ask a question and let them talk. Thank you for recording their History.
Thank you Tom, Alexei and Daniel for interviewing and documenting this amazing man; thank you American Veterans Center for publishing this interview; and a big thank you to Corporal Walter Stitt Jr for such a clear, concise and detailed record of your experiences, and for your service! I wish you continuous health and blessings sir.
The recall of these guys is amazing. I cant remember what I did at work yesterday, and this guy is recounting minutia that happened 80 years ago.
So glad we have this men's stories recorded.
Thank you for your service, Sir !
My Grandfather was a Medium Tank Crewman in an M4 Sherman. He was the loader. He fought with the 701st Tank Batallion attached to the 102nd Infantry division.
My Dad was a tank mechanic for the 3rd Army. He did not arrive in theater until very late Dec or very early Jan. He might have repaired one of your tanks. He did manage to get a Texas teen-age girl pregnant (with me), married her and then headed overseas. He returned home in March of 46 after a nice ocean trip to Okinawa. The bomb was dropped while his troop ship was 3 days out from port.
You men were are heroes when we were at at school. Later on we all ended up in Vietnam.
That was a great interview. Thank you !
I tell ya, Walter looks simply AMAZING for being a centurion ! 100 years old young !
Wow 🙏 🇺🇸
Hearing this guy talk makes me realise how tough my own grandfather was. He was in tanks too, but in the British Army so his war began in North Africa in 1941. He was wounded numerous times and fought at both battles of El Alamein. When the North African campaign ended, he briefly served in Italy before being brought back to the UK and then embarked for North West Europe. He fought across France and the Low Countries before finally ending his war on VE Day in Hamburg. I'm sure he'd had enough numerous times over, but there was no question of him being sent home for a rest. They couldn't afford to lose the experienced men like him.
My grandpa served as a South African infantry trooper at El Alamein carrying a bren gun. He saw combat on that 1st night. Served in Italy 43 and 45.
@ losses in North Africa were horrendous among both tank soldiers and infantry, and the fighting in Italy, particularly for infantry, was vicious. It’s hard to imagine that our very existences hung on such a fine thread.
What a clear memory and good speaker. He really brought his story to life. So modest
I am amazed that Mr. Stitt made it through because those old one hatch turrets were pretty close to a death trap. He must be close to 100 because my dad was about his age and died from pneumonia in a VA dementia unit at 84. Mr. Stitt appears to be in good health and of very sound mind for which I am very happy for him and his family. Dad was in the Army Air Corps, and before going over seas was training a new recruit on how to be a flight Mechanic like Dad was and there was an accident and Dad's right wrist was broken. While in the cast it turned gangrenous and after scraping all the gangrene out, for which no anesthesia was enough to deaden the pain, had his hand anchored to the bones of his forearm, giving no movement to the wrist, and leaving him with a 25% disability for life. But that was not enough to get him a medical discharge because the United States Zone of the Interior was short of me, just like Mr. Stitt had to go back after his first wound. Dad was retrained to work in the flight tower at Langley field as an ordinance officer in the war against the U-boats off the east coast. His job was to know what ordinance was in each plane so that if it came back with unused ordinance, he would call ahead to the ordinance ground crew and tell them what kind of bomb trailers to have ready so the bomber could be unloaded quickly and be stored in bomb proof shelters. No, he wasn't on the front lines but there were literally thousands of other jobs that needed men to fill them so that those who were would have what they needed when they needed it.
Listen to these all day..every one of these lads has a different story to tell and there story needs to be kept for future generations. RESPECT FROM DURHAM ENGLAND 🇬🇧✌️
Thanks for getting these stories out there.
Thank you, sir!!
Salute
Thank you for your Determination, Dedication and Service
What a example of humility and integrity this man is. What a well lived life.
What a nice and humble man.
I've never been so immersed in one man's account of WW2. He was incredibly descriptive and portrayed life in tank with fascinating details. Thank you!
Amen
Thank you so much for preserving history.all the best to Corporal Walter Stitt. Thank you for doing this for our future.
Amazing 😮 what memories he has. I’m glad that he’s sharing them with us 🫡
Thank you sir for your service and all that you did. Salute
Thank you for this interview. My father was a TC on a Sherman 105 with the 9th Armored but he never would talk much about what happened. You helped give me some insight.
My Grandfather was in the 9th Army group, 353rd anti-aircraft ordinance section.
Thank you sir for your sacrifice you are the greatest generation.
Mr. Stitt is 100 years old now.
Wow. The stories these guys tell are amazing.
I thank you Sir for your service! I can see the pain on your face and wish I could shake your hand or give you a hug!
We Thank You, Sir, for your Service 🙏🙏from Australia 🙏
my dad was a World War II veteran with the 82nd 508th Co A his last campaign was June 6 1944. God bless you, sir. I salute your courage and honor and all of the veterans of these United States.🇺🇸
my father had mentioned to me that many young man volunteered and my dad volunteered at the age of 17 in August 1941
I served with the 2-508th, Alpha Co, 1st Platoon (13-16). Great unit with a proud history. I encourage you to research its actions in the Arghandab Valley 09-10. The history remains proud.
My deepest respect to this gentleman of our greatest generation, my Uncle was also at Normandy through out Europe during WWII. Also my respect to your Father as a member of the 2nd/508th, I was also assigned to the 2nd/508th PIR from 69-71. 508th’s first Combat jumó was at Normandy on D-Day 6 June 1944.
U.S Paratrooper
Thank you sir God bless you
Such a sharp guy, a pleasure to listen to!
My grandfather drove howitzers around in WW2, never saw combat but had plenty of hilarious stories of his time, my great uncle received a purple heart in Korea after a mortar had wiped out his entire squad leaving him still alive, his ashes still have shrapnel in the box, it’s surreal but i’ll never get tired of hearing any story of any veterans willing to speak it, it’s extremely important to me
There's a very good chance this fine gentlemen survived combat when he accidentally caused the barrel of his tank's main gun to become buried in the embankment. That detail was not lost on me.
Thank you for your service, Sir. Much respect, and you are also a gifted storyteller.
I am German, but he reminds me so much of my grand dad. I think he used the same words. " He rarely talked about most experiences, but what I remember was: Lost his childhood friend, lost his dog and ended up as a pow. He was in Kansas and to his last day he had some kind of pennant stating "honorable citizenship". He was grateful for the black GIs who stoped others who wanted to shoot him and ended up teaching economics for some time in the US until he returned to Germany a bunch of years later. He died at the age of 97 riding his bike just 2 weeks before.
That's so nice that he still remembered the dog 80 years later.
These guys (and gals) really are the best generation - no hubris - just doing a job, respectfully, and with immeasurable bravery, against perhaps the most formidable adversary the world has ever seen. Nothing but gratitude for their service and outstanding character!
What a remarkable account of a tanker doing his duty. I wish I could shake his hand and thank him.
Thank You for having served this great Country. Hope you had a Great Christmas and a Happy New Year. God Speed
From an allied nation Australia thanks for your service mate
Wow, what a story. So many close calls, so many fellow crew members killed. It had to have taken a strong character to keep going.
tHAnk you sir. Your story is fantastic thank you for sharing.
Thank you for your service sir.
Remarkable. Thank you so much.
Awesome story! So much respect for the members of the greatest generation!
Thanks for posting these experiences.
Thank you for sharing your story!
The greatest generation. I'm sitting here listening to this brave man, who saw his gunner and tank commander get blown in half, and had to get past their bodies to get out of his crippled tank, got shot at while getting away from that tank to get a bandage, then within 24 hrs is back to the front line, with no protest. I'm thinking the story can't get more poignant. Then, as if on cue, the video is interrupted by an ad for Better Help with a 130 lb person saying deciding to get therapy is the scariest thing they have ever had to do...I almost threw up in my mouth
😂
lol
High Respect ,Thankyou sir
Thank you sir for youre service.
I mean, can you imagine the absolute grit you have to have to be back on the front lines the day after your Lt and gunner were hit with a tank round? We owe these men everything, and we haven't even begun to repay that debt.
Well said!
Thank you Sir for what you did and service!. My Father served and drove a Tank Sherman Firefly , Elgin Regiment Light Armored Tank Division Canada. Not often did my Father speak of his time during WWII, I believe it haunted him until his passing in 1994.
As a RAF Firefighter veteran of 22 years, it's so important that this site and more should record for future generations to listen to heroes like this and understand why they live in a safe and loving environment. If it was not for the millions who served in uniform back then and further to repel level this world would be have been a different place.
Hello I know a couple veterans that I think would be amazing to put on your show. I wrote a song about him and have a transcript of what we spoke about. He served in desert shield desert storm Iraqi freedom. He’s seen quite a bit please interview him before it’s to late
Thanks for posting .... I had a cousin ...landed at Normandy...captured in the Battle of the Bulge...never had an oportunity to talk to him about it all....
him forgetting to lock the turret saved him and the tank crew
What an amazing man. God bess you. My father was a B-24 pilot and went thru his own version of hell. The courage of these men.
i have much respect for tankers! i had orders for the 2nd armored div 80's! but i had came to ft.hood tx from alaska and i got into a support unit!!!
This man is a Hero! Cheers from Brasil!
Thank you for your service and for sharing with us all what you went through for freedom-salute!
Thank you for your service Sir and sharing stories about it so the rest of us could learn from you. You came from a incredible generation of American's who made the world a safer place to live. Thank you !
Thank you for our Freedom Mr. Stitt.
Thank god for boys like you(and my dad…loader gunner 714 tank battalion 1944-45, rip 2015). Thank you for telling us your story
Thanks for sharing your story sir.
I spent 9 yrs on an m1A1,(heavy). I had great uncles that were ww2 vets cousins in veit nam & my dad was a korean vet but ive NEVER heard a story like this. Thank you sir for sharing it & God bless you. This is how we preserve our American history
Great interview!!!
I'm so grateful to hear the stories of any of the heroes I listen to it from both sides all the wars in the last 70 years. I had a family member that was in the Big Red One Armor he was injured terribly and saved by the German medics, he had trapped in the wounds all over his body. My friend Colonel Robertson retired what is the take Commander but I don't know who he was with, he also had shrapnel wounds all over his body. He worked in our school and I worked with him after school in an auto shop. I was friends with him up until his death. Later in life I had to help him dress because he had Parkinson's, he had shrapnel wounds all over his abdomen. Carl was also a Methodist preacher, he knew more dirty jokes than I did! I miss him and love him! Those men went through hell and those Sherman tanks! I just respect how they got shot up and went right back to another tank and did the same thing all over again, after just watching their closest comrades getting mangled right in front of them. I'm very grateful for what they did!
Thank you sir! The Greatest Generation at work! No safe spaces, no “you hurt my feelings” and no man buns!
Well done Walter. Thanks guys
Thank you for your service sir
What a Man!!! God Bless him. Thank you for your sacrifice for the rest of us, Walter.
I remember him being on Greatest Tank Battles years ago. He's probably the last living WWII veteran from that show.
This man is a soldier' and did his bit we owe him and this mates so much it can't be re paid but they have my respect for ever
Thank you for your service to our great country!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service. We all owe you and your fellow soldiers more than we can pay.
Guys you need to remember this happened 80 years ago and this man describes it like it was yesterday! God Bless these veterans because they went through hell!
My thought exactly!
I’m 71 and got out in ‘76. Memories don’t age out like eyes and joints do. lol. I wish my knees were as good as my mind.
Thank you sir 😊😊❤❤
I don’t care what anyone says, ALL of these men, mostly boys between 18-21 years old, on the front lines, no matter which war, but mainly WWII, are ALL heroes. There’s just something about the WWII veterans that is special.
excellent virtue signaling and top-notch ability to state the blatantly obvious
@slowery43 Take your sarcasm and shove it.
@@65gtotripsI’m curious what makes WW2 vets more special than other war vets
@@jasonwilliams4159 Folks that tend to overly admire WW2 vets think any soldiers after that era are "woke" but that's just a guess.
@@jasonwilliams4159WWII…. Nuff said
Love watching these videos. I also see it as away of showing respect to these old boys Amazing stories. That would just be forgotten
Thank you for your service
Absolutely incredible how many details he remembers. God bless him and his friends who didn’t make it. Greatest generation
I love that he mentioned how he made a mistake with the turret with how it got stuck in the ground, truly humble to speak not only of your success but your failures
Thank you Sir, from a gunner during another time.
Man. The ending just killed me. Respect to this gentleman.
Might be my favorite interview on this channeled. Thank you for your service sir