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Albert Sturgess, Jr.

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As the Navy prepared to move beyond the Solomon Islands, a large fleet assembled at Fiji. Hank Sturgess had Shore Patrol duty the first night of leave on the island. It started out well, bit soon the sick sailors began showing up. Back at sea, an important task on his ship was the rescue of downed airmen. This led to a peculiar arrangement with the aircraft carrier crews. (This interview made possible with the support of ALBERT SMALL.) (6:38)

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During one battle, the destroyer USS Radford was guarding some small carriers when a Japanese submarine got in close and sank one. Soon, Hank Sturgess picked up a blip on SONAR and the fast ship closed in to seek revenge. On another occasion, a well known pilot was missing and the men of the Radford joined the search. (This interview made possible with the support of ALBERT SMALL.) (7:21)

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The USS Radford became part of MacArthur's fleet at New Guinea and began protecting troop transports and making shore bombardments. On one mission, they were covering slow ammunition barges when a lookout yelled. In came four kamikazes. (This interview made possible with the support of ALBERT SMALL.) (7:25)

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Hank Sturgess had mastered the new RADAR technology in the heat of battle, and after one last mission, he returned stateside to become an instructor. He was an officer on the USS Radford, a very highly decorated ship. Before he could rejoin the fleet, the joyous news of the Japanese surrender sent him home instead. (This interview made possible with the support of ALBERT SMALL.) (6:38)

Albert Cianfichi

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When a night patrol leader was needed, Albert Cianfichi got the call more than any other officer manning the line In Korea. One memorable patrol included a Chinese grenade bouncing off his chest. (4:50)

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His unit was on the move, sent to counter attack at Pork Chop Hill, and Albert Cianfichi recalls a huge Mass and an overwhelmed priest. The decision was made to pull off Pork Chop. (2:41)

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Albert Cianfichi couldn't believe what he heard. The order came to fix bayonets as they charged up Old Baldy. UN troops had lost the hill and when Cianfichi heard what happened, he never used a sleeping bag again. (3:13)

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Any combat veteran will tell you that you can get used to the bodies, but when Albert Cianfichi stepped on one, what happened made him run so fast that his "feet didn't touch the ground." (1:54)

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Expecting thirteen replacements, Albert Cianfichi worked his way down the steep hill to meet them, and when he got there, the first saluting soldier gave him quite a surprise. He would need to call on some non-combat leadership skills. (2:21)

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Albert Cianfichi was partial to taping two Banana clips together for a quick swap in combat. On Old Baldy, his unit ran out of ammo and water and, unlike in a Hollywood movie, there was no one to tell. (2:26)