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Dr. Merrill Feldman

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Trained to mountain climb and lower wounded soldiers over cliffs while repelling, Dr. Feldman describes how many medics were needed on Europe's battlefields in 1943. (1:30)

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After the war, Dr. Feldman headed back to college. He shares how he ended up in Harvard Medical School with dozens of fellow soldiers and the wild times that followed. (1:49)

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Dr. Feldman reflects back on leaving Boston Harbor, wondering if he'd ever see it again. He relives his trip on the USS West Point traveling through bombed out parts of Liverpool before landing on the beaches where D-Day occurred. (2:38)

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Dr. Feldman vividly recalls how the Americans barrelled through German towns and villages, thwarting the resistance of German citizens. (:40)

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A shocking scene during World War II still sparks Dr. Merrill Feldman's memory. He describes seeing the first Messerschmidt jet plane and the rattling of machine gun fire pointed right at his battalion. (1:25)

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Dr. Feldman vividly recalls defeating the German resistance, seizing strategic strongholds, and participating in victory parades. Now sixty years later he describes emotional reunions with those who survived. (2:46)

Dr. Peter Chopping

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After being loaded onto a troop ship and not told where he and his fellow soldiers were headed, Peter Chopping, a British Army doctor, describes how he created a rudimentary sextant to deduce their destination. Interview provided by Deborah Ellinger. (2:14)

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While being held prisoner at Serangoon Road in Singapore, Peter Chopping describes how he pieced together a secret radio to monitor what was going on in the war. Interview provided by Deborah Ellinger. (6:00)

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Peter Chopping talks about how a potential Russian invasion of Japan figured into the United States' plan to drop the atomic bombs. Interview provided by Deborah Ellinger. (1:55)

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With Japanese troops moving closer and closer to their location, Peter Chopping recalls operating on wounded troops in a Singapore cinema, and learning to judge the trajectory of artillery shells by their sound. Interview provided by Deborah Ellinger. (3:32)