Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
Jess Carr describes the adventures of the USS Saratoga during WWII, including the time she was torpedoed.
Jessie Paul Gilleland details his experiences in World War II in the Navy and then in captivity in the Pacific.
Memoir about the military service of Jim Paine during WWII (Army, L Company, 399th Regiment of the 100th Division).
Wall’s combat experience begins overseas during WWII in the Pacific.
After a long imprisonment, Jim Wall is finally able to return home and retire from the Air Force.
Jim Wall continues to fly missions over India and then eventually China, where he is shot down and captured.
Wall is interrogated in his first POW camp, meets another American, a training friend, and is finally moved to a legitimate POW camp.
Jim Wall’s time in the Air Force begins with intense training, teaching him all that he needs to know to fly his fighters overseas.
The war finally ends but the POWs are still in camps, being treated to aid packages and medics whenever it is possible.
Carl Joseph Coombs tells of his experiences as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 11th Armored Division under General Patton, including instances during the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of prisoners in Mauthausen Prison Camp.
