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 series we follow Sgt Eldon Ross of the 275th Field Artillery Battalion as he fights across Europe. In this episode we hear about Eldon’s experience traveling across the Atlantic and arriving in Le Havre, France on Thanksgiving day 1944 then being quickly retrained to drive a half track at the outbreak of the Battle of the Bulge.
In this final episode in the Harvey Hunt series, Cpl Hunt reflects on his time in the Marine Corps, going home and transitioning to life as a civilian.
In episode 7 of the 8 part Harvey Hunt series, Cpl Hunt continues to discuss the heavy fighting on Iwo Jima and his observations of the random nature of battle.
WARNING: Some listeners may find the intense content disturbing.
In this episode of the Harvey Hunt series, Cpl Hunt details the action on Iwo Jima as his Fire Team landed in the first wave on invasion beach Yellow #2, with their objective of capturing the Japanese airstrip Motoyama #1. WARNING: Some listeners may find the content disturbing.
In this episode of the Harvey Hunt series, Harvey describes his return to combat in the invasion of Iwo Jima. He also describes the haunting premonitions some fellow Marines would have as well as his impressions of the new B-29 Super Fortress as it began being based on the very islands he invaded and secured. WARNING: Some listeners may find the content disturbing.
In this episode of the Harvey Hunt series, Harvey chronicles his recovery from his wound in Hawaii and getting to spend some time with his father. WARNING: Some listeners may find the content disturbing.
In this episode, USMC Cpl Harvey Hunt continues to describe the action he encountered on the islands of Saipan and Tinian. He also describes being wounded in action and his odyssey to get to an aid station. WARNING: Some listeners may find the content disturbing.
In this episode, we continue with USMC Cpl Harvey Hunt as he takes us along with him in the WWII invasion of the Pacific islands of Saipan and Tinian, part of the Northern Marianas Islands. WARNING: Some listeners may find the content disturbing.
In this series, we follow WWII Marine Corporal Harvey Hunt as Fire Team Leader in Company F of the 2nd Battalion 23rd Regiment of the 4th Marine Division as he invades four islands throughout the Pacific Theater. In this episode, Cpl Hunt describes his enlistment, training, adjustment to USMC life and his first battle: the invasion of Roi-Namur on the Kwajalein atoll. WARNING: Some listeners may find the content disturbing.
Episode 4 of 4 in the Alan Senior series. In this episode we hear about Alan‘s transition back to civilian life after his time in Europe. We also hear how his experiences in the war impacted him in his life.
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