WWII Veteran Odell Lewis Describing Combat Against the Japanese
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- Опубликовано: 13 май 2019
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That’s my great great uncle! Absolutely adore this man and what he’s done ❤️
What an incredible man. Wow.
Amazing man indeed! What a humbling generation that once existed to have given so much for us all
Love listening to him.
I bet he was Hell on wheels in the day. Reminds me of my Granddaddy.
You should be so proud. And God Bless Texas, in current times, the Greatest Hope for Mankind.
I am married to a Filipino and so many still love and honor the America solders for saving them. God’s best to your family
The enemy was, “a bunch of sorry bastards”. Not afraid to speak his mind.
Only two US Army divisions had more time in combat in WWII than the 37th. Great to hear this Veteran's stories!
"if i had a new knee itd be just right"
i love this guy already
somebody for the love of God, get this man a new kneecap. he's surely earned it ...
Nolite Timer maybe his health does not make surgery an option. My veteran father got his new knee. Surgery killed him. So at his age it may not be an option....
@@odettewwii972 that's a good point that hadn't crossed my mind. At least give the man the opportunity though if it's a viable decision. Knee pain and back pain are absolutely awful to have as chronic injuries
Knee injuries hurt *bad.*
I’ve had surgery on *both,* and broke my right kneecap during the summer of 1988. The pain was so bad screaming was impossible.
@UCHnc1LNARmbG1vtQ6Cdfc2Q shut the hell up loser
@MichaelKingsfordGray oh look 1 of those offended for other people "men"lol
Soft jazz loser
My dad would tell me stories of his experiences in WW2 had it not been for his exceptionally large feet 13 x2 wide feet he probably wouldn't have survived. He was probably the only US soldier that had to wear civilian shoes on Normandy Beach. The Army simply could not provide boots in his size. His Sargent told him upon surviving the first day ashore, he was told there was no way he would be allowed to March into France wearing civilian shoes. He was made a security guard of one of the high ranking German officers and his dog who was captured on Normandy . Eventually he was made a supply clerk because of his ability to organize and properly handle supply rosters. After Germany surrendered, he was told to expect to be transferred to a Pacific bound unit to fight the Japanese. When Japan surrendered, he was shipped home on an over crowded ship like man guys were. He was very happy to be done with War and thanked the Lord many many times for saving his life that first day on Normandy Beach.
This vets my father's age who was born 8/23. He died 2011 he went into merchant marine as a junior officer in 1942. Ended the war in occupied Japan. Boy he had some stories transporting oil and supplies all around the world.
Commissioned at 19?
@@roderickstockdale1678 at that time he was chosen to go maritime school"90 day wonder". Somehow he passed the rigorous academic program. He said 80% of the class washed out along the way. He was immediately assigned to a freighter with a Norwegian captain and s salty crew. He was not popular as you might expect
He was I think 20 and took a lot of shit about a week into his new ship he was on the bridge and the captain was leaving to attend to something and he had the wheel and told to back the ship out and head up the channel. Pretty impressive but my father never shyed away from responsibility.
We're throwing tons of love at you, Odell. Thank you for sacrificing for us.
Such a great interview. The guy interviewing him just lets him talk, that’s the best.
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Wow this was the most interesting interview that I’ve listened to yet of these honorably brave veterans. A very humbling generation indeed
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This mans a real hero! Thank you sir
"well somebody gonna hafta take care of him"! god bless this man for his service and awesome common sense!
@MichaelKingsfordGray keep telling yourself that until the day your on your knees in front of Him.
Thank you sir for your service.
Odell Lewis is awesome! 95 years old and almost a perfect memory! God bless this young man!
Yeah and look at the FAKE BIDEN
Sir,you are a superstar.thank you for your service.
So incredible to listen to and try to imagine. What an amazing person.
Three wonderful hours that make me miss my grandparents so much.
I’ve been married to a Filipina for 10 years. The Philippine people still love America for saving them from the Japanese. I can’t count how many people told me that.
Pretty sure a bunch of Cambodians think America is shit
@@jacobjorgenson9285 the country my grandson’s father came from where as a baby his mom hid him among the dead bodies in the killing fields. Those in power and wealth there and those who are brainwashed by them agree with you. It is all perspective.
Same ideas people have in n Korea. God’s best
@@boyofGod81 The reason there was killing fields is because America destroyed the country and made room for these monsters .
@@jacobjorgenson9285 Well at least you admitting that Cambodia is a sh*t hole country. That had nothing to do with the fact that Cambodia was allowing the north Vietnamese and Chinese to attack the Free Vietnamese people through Cambodia, would it? I will grant you that our military industrial complex didn’t want to win the conflict to keep our allies free, but all we have to do is look at Vietnam, North Korea, Cambodia, all under the umbrella of China. Is it the fault of the US that the CCP smashed students in Tiananmen Square, polluted the planet, killed their people, Are committing genocide on the uigher population and I have crushed religious freedom especially on the practitioners of Fallon gong. God’s best
They need to tell that to all the social media morons who wanna say the US are aggressive occupiers who do nothing but cause damage and death to the world.
This is a hot date. We're going to get some Wriggley's chewing gum and go all the way to Sulpher Springs. Love this guy.
This guy is real sharp
Still has a sense of humor and still thinks clear.
Ten seconds in ..... This guy is amazing!
Two Silver Stars and not wounded. Incredible.
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My dad went through the island campaigns. I know he was on Tinian and afterwards in Japan for the disarmament. He never talked about the war. I wish he could have been interviewed like this. When I joined the army in 1985 The only thing he said was " don't volunteer for anything". I went airborne then SF. God bless them.
awesome story, awesome man, god bess mr. odell for his stories and service and you guys for finding him and making this public! god bless our history and men like him. i hope this will help to bring our people back to knowing our history and the sacrifice that is needed for freedom. god bless.
Thank so very much for your service sir.
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Great sense of humor.... Sharp as a tack... Love this guy. God bless you and thank you for your service 🙏... Thank you for sharing your stories .. These stories needvto be shared far and wide. Thank you Rishi for another great interview.
I am Filipino, my father was in the guerilla resistance in Luzon. He was a civillian working in a government office that was partly taken over by the Japanese military for a hospital. His spied on the position of Japanese warships anchored in the bay and send the information to the guerillas using a code in the same office building while Japanese soldiers were all around. My father's information guided in the US bombers that sunk the Japanese fleet in Manila bay. Before that, there was a US Bomber raid on Nichols airfield on Oct. 1944, the plane was hit and the pilots bailed out, he was being shot at while he parachuted down, but landed alive on Dewey Boulevard in Manila bay. He was captured by the Japanese and taken away in a car. My father saw that. He always wondered what happened to him.
Those were some tough guys! Thanks to you and your dad!
Your dad was man of action and belief who did not stand idly by. Respect to your father an extra brave gentleman
Thank you he is still alive at 97, everytime I ask him pernission to write his biography or be interviewed on camera he would always refuse. He always answers he would rather tell the love story of how he met my mother.
@@toldyouso5588 Sweet story
Incredable Vet !! I have been across Jones Bridge in Manila . Never heard the story about Anna the nurse which is to bad !
These are the real-life supermen!
I am in total awe of them.
All I want for Christmas is a new kneecap
A new kneecap, see a new kneecap
Total Dawgz.
19:56 Q: How did you all pass your time with on the troop ship overseas?
A: “Mostly gambling.” 🤣🤣🤣
As a younger generation we owe this generation of men and women more than can be paid to them I offer a humble thank you 😊.
@MichaelKingsfordGray ?
@@martysims5009 ignore Michael’s comments, he appears to be a sad unhappy individual.
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Bougainville, wow. That was a long campaign, this gentleman was moved over to Lingayen Gulf I guess in January 1945, and the Bougainville campaign continued all the way till the end of the war. I wonder when Mr. Lewis landed on Guadalcanal---he mentions going there via New Caledonia. If he was in the first army reinforcements to Guadalcanal... the 164th Infantry Division was landed on 13th October 1942 (need to check what unit he said he was in). If so, that is quite the combat tour of the South Pacific!!!!
God I love this man. All of this generation was truly the best.
How do you know???????
Great interview!
He encompasses the phrase: Small but mighty! Thank you for your service & God bless you, sir!!
Sargent Lewis, Thank you for your service! You are a true Hero!
Thanks for capturing and sharing his story. I listened to the whole 3 hours.
I enjoyed the description of Rolling Thunder and I had to Google what the numa numa trail, and “wait a minute vines”, among other things.
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@@RememberWW2 i did subscribe. Thanks for the channel!
Salute to this hero and salute to this video for not putting so many god damn ads
I was just laughing to myself after you asking him about mischief he did when young
"Never liked the cold... and the German had those big old tanks." Heh.
I'm from Texas too and I hate the Cold
Great interview. What a memory on this man. I don't remember much and I was in 35 years ago. I'm almost embarrassed.
God bless this man. ‘All I want for Christmas is a new knee cap’. 95 years young and still has a sense of humor. Don’t know his medical history but bet he could survive that surgery. Tough man of the Greatest Generation ❤🇺🇸🙏👍
Amazing 👏
Dad was in the 148th inf. 37th. also.
Bougainville, Luzon (Lingayen gulf, Manila, Baguio, Cagayan Valley).
Thank you for your service !🙏🇺🇸🎉
Awesome dude.
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Lol.. sometimes you have to tell a falsehood to keep the ladies happy... I love this guy. God bless Mr. Lewis ... he is a great guy. Someone I'd love to have a beer with.
Get this man a new knee cap!
Usually , it’s left to the patient to decide when they want to have their knee replacement. I have clients who have put off knee replacement surgery for years!
Apparently, rehab after surgery is very rigorous, so people tend to put it off. It’s definitely not due to his insurance or anything. I’m sure he has both VA and Medicare.
His Eyes need some treatment
too, he wouldn’t have retired except for his eyesight. 👀
Did you get your new knee cap Sir? Thank you for your service
Good job speaking up and talking clearly,you might wanna think about Wireless's headphones to give tHem and have a mic to talk into ,never know might think about.
So hilarious about his knee cap lol. Love this guy. ❤
Awesome interview. Love the drill sergeant teaching them how to re-assemble the M1, nice job!
Two Silver Stars.
I've been wanting to get a,
Hat .
Like that!!!
Real, Heroes!!!
Are,
Uniquely Different...
I hope that,
I'm like them...
🙏
If he still alive he is now 100 years old
A few years back this WW2 vet worked at HEB here in Austin as a bag boi and loved telling bout his wars stories he called his unit" the big red ass" and called Patton" ol blood n guts "🤣 but I'd always let him help me with my groceries out to the car,even though I didn't need it, jus so I could listen to him. He was infantry,his name was "Fred"😊
One tough TEXAN
OMG he speaks to something the fat electrician whenever the other week wow what an amazing story
Did odell meet any aussies there does he remember any aussie names?
🇺🇲"God Bless Our Veterans and Active Warrior's!!!""🇺🇲
Dudes a fucking legend
How can 11 people vote thumbs down ? Wow.
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I feel like he got sad when hed laugh and you didnt
Up here in Canada he would get a new knee, and no bill!
Someone get this hero a new knee ffs!
If this veteran needs a knee cap, why can't he get it from the Veterans Administration?
Usually , it’s left to the patient to decide when they want to have their knee replacement. I have clients who have put off knee replacement surgery for years!
Apparently, rehab after surgery is very rigorous, so people tend to put it off. It’s definitely not due to his insurance or anything. I’m sure he has both VA and Medicare.
I am Vietnam Vet and my experience with VA hospital has been great.
@@jamesdallas1493 Same with me. I sounded like he needed a knee cap and could not get one.
THis guys should go to VA for a new knee cap. They can fix that issue.
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Give these guys a glass of water during the interview....these guys are always licking there lips and have a dry mouth.
Hi,
I don't know if you are joking as the interview is obviously a cut up of different takes and not one long session. It was done over two days with plenty of breaks...I film there talking about their experiences not going to the kitchen...Either way Thanks for watching and I appreciate your concern fro the Heroes.
@@RememberWW2 Maybe in your beginning spill let your audience here you say something like , take your time, we will take as many breaks as you need, and we have some water or your favorite drink there next to you. Maybe something to the effect because as a viewer of many of these different videos of these WWII veterans, the impression your video and others give can sometimes appear to be rushing these guys and not showing them much compassion. Just let these guys talk and if they want to show you something let them show you. Hopefully u understand what I'm talking about.
Unlimited funds for illegal immigrants but none for this American Patriot's surgery.
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Are you just typing gibberish? What is this?