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Ed Marriott

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Ed Marriott recounts training for D-Day, and describes his role in hydrographics as well as how men were organized amongst the different boats used on D-Day. He then goes on to describe the long, difficult walk from the LCI to the beach and the immediate actions and precautions taken upon setting foot on the beach. (9:53)

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Ed Marriott recalls multiple events while on the beaches of Europe during D-Day, including commander Vaghi's insistence that the men keep moving forward and the death of Amin Isbir. He describes the responsibilities of the medics, boat repairmen, communicators, and Army engineers as well as the setup and active use of Rhino ferries. (9:26)

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Ed Marriott recounts witnessing a kamikaze attack in the Pacific. The boat that was attacked was the same type of boat Marriott was on, and they just nearly evaded the danger. (1:49)

Ed McNally

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Ed McNally explains how the Germans treated him and his fellow prisoners very humanely during the course of their capture and confinement. (9:50)

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Ed McNally and crew have to bail out of their B-24 and just make it out in time. (6:28)

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Ed McNally recalls the feeling of flying into an anti-aircraft fire cloud over Ploesti and how difficult the return to base turned out to be. (5:49)

Ed Parker

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Everyone at Texas A&M took military courses and Ed Parker was no different. Electing to stay in ROTC, he received his degree and reported to Camp Wolters for infantry training. Then he was sent to Motor Maintenance school despite the fact that he barely knew which end of a vehicle the engine was in. (4:49)

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Ed Parker left his division to go to Advanced Officers Training school at Fort Benning. After he returned to his unit and before he could go overseas, he went on desert maneuvers training to fight Rommel. After that situation changed, he was sent on mountain maneuvers in preparation to move on Germany through the Alps. Guess what happened? (3:36)

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He arrived in England just before D-Day, but it was three months later until Ed Parker waded off a landing craft onto French soil. He was detached and put in charge of a convoy and, for a while, was part of the Red Ball Express, the famous ad hoc Army supply system for the European theater. He heard his first artillery and he saw the annihilated city of Saint-Lo. (7:26)

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Ed Parker is still shaking his head over what he heard General George Patton say in a speech, and over how accurate the famous movie was. Shortly after that, he faced his first combat, his nervous stomach not helped by the green eggs he had for breakfast. Unfazed, he was ready to take Metz, a city which had never been taken in battle. (4:55)