[Rebroadcast] WWII Veteran Frank DeVita
WWII Veteran Frank DaVita joined the Coast Guard to serve our country. He ended up as a ramp operator on a Higgins Boat landing craft on the first wave of soldiers landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day.
Francis Turner’s Gallantry From North Africa to Berlin
WWII veteran Francis Turner recalls his service from North Africa to Berlin and the courage that earned him the Bronze and Silver Stars.
From the Mountains of Kentucky to the Battlefields of Europe With the 474th Infantry
James Scott shares his journey from a coal-mining town in Kentucky to frontline duty in World War II as a member of the 474th Infantry Regiment.
WWII Nurse Leila Morrison
WWII Army Nurse Leila Morrison arrived on the beaches of Normandy about 30 days after D-Day with just her duffle bag. This is a rebroadcast of a show recorded in 2021 to honor Leila’s memory. She passed away July 16th, 2022.
[Rebroadcast] WWII Veteran Andy Negra
Ninety-nine year-old WWII Veteran Andy Negra shares his stories of the Conquest of Brest, the Battle of the Bulge, and freeing prisoners from the German Buchenwald concentration camp.
Charles Cram’s Journey From California to Iwo Jima
WWII veteran Charles Cram shares how he witnessed Japan shell California, served as a Navy corpsman, and earned the Silver Star at Iwo Jima.
George Ciampa, WWII Veteran (re-broadcast)
George graduated from High School the day he turned 17 and found himself, weighing in at 112 pounds, landing on Utah Beach mid-day on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
B-17 Pilot Howard Snyder’s Survival After Being Shot Down Over Belgium
Author Steve Snyder shares his father’s harrowing WWII story of survival after his B-17 was shot down over Belgium in 1944.
Lloyd Wade and the 11th Airborne Raid on Los Baños
WWII paratrooper Lloyd Wade recounts the daring 11th Airborne raid that freed 2,700 prisoners at Los Baños in the Philippines.
John Schaffner’s WWII Path from the 106th Infantry to Parker’s Crossroads
WWII veteran John Schaffner recalls his journey with the 106th Infantry and the fierce stand at Parker’s Crossroads during the Battle of the Bulge.