Stay ConnectedWe explore the oral histories of World War II veterans from interviews conducted by your hosts Tony Lupo and Ryan Fairfield.
We play selected clips from these veteran interviews to explore their experiences in their own words with the hosts providing compelling commentary and historical context. Be ready to get some mud on your boots!
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In this final episode of the three part Captain John Graham series, Captain Graham continues to discuss his WWII duty, being inspected by Admiral Hyman Rickover and serving in the Korean War under Chester W. Nimitz, Jr aboard the USS O'Brien.
Join Tony and Ryan as they discuss the progress of the podcast since its launch in Sept 2021 as well as a preview of what is in store for the upcoming 2022 season.
Welcome to Episode 2 of the 3 part series featuring the WWII Navy service of Captain John Graham. In this episode, Captain Graham discusses a rogue wave that nearly capsized his ship, his typical mission and his thoughts on Winston Churchill.
Welcome to Episode 1 of the 3 part Captain John Graham series. In this episode, Captain Graham discusses how he chose the US Navy for his enlistment in WWII, his training as a sub chaser and assuming command of Patrol Craft 1220.
Welcome to the final episode of the 3 part Dorothy Gibbons series on the Warrior Next Door podcast. In this episode we hear about her experience transferring to Jacksonville, FL and how she ended up living in Oklahoma the rest of her life.
Welcome to episode 2 of 3 of the Cpl Dorothy Gibbons series on the Warrior Next Door podcast. In this series of episodes we follow the experiences of WAVES Dorothy Gibbons as she was stationed at the Clinton Oklahoma Navy base during WWII. In Episode 2 we hear about her training and her impressions of the Clinton area and more importantly her experience at the Clinton Navy base where a top secret program was being developed.
Welcome to episode 1 of 3 of the Cpl Dorothy Gibbons series on the Warrior Next Door podcast. In this episode we learn about Dorothy’s experience seeing her fiancée ship off to Africa in the Army and how rationing and civil defense drills affected her family’s lifestyle.
In this Series, we follow Cpl Wyvon Griffin, a black cook in the US Army as he details his experiences being stationed in the Texas Panhandle during WWII. Cpl Griffin discusses the racism he encountered while in the service and the solidarity and support he experienced from the US Army.
In this final episode in the Eldon Ross series, we hear about Eldon being wounded in action in the wars final days, his recovery and his experience post war attending the Nuremberg trials.
In Episode 2 Eldon discusses his experience being quickly retrained to help combat the last ditch German offensive in winter 1944/45 called the Battle of the Bulge. Join us now as we hear about Eldon entering combat for the first time and his experiences fighting and coordinating artillery strikes.
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