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Elizabeth Lowe

WWII | Civilian POW

The liberated civilians were treated like special guests by the soldiers who saved them, and later by the sailors on the trip home from the Philippines. Elizabeth Lowe had her twelfth birthday while en route, and she was taken to the galley for a treat, Sadly, her father did not make the return trip. (5:37)
All of Elizabeth Lowe's family had scars, both physical and mental, from their time in a Manila prison camp during the Japanese occupation. It failed to crush the spirit in any of them, however, and her mother and one of her brothers returned to Asia as missionaries after the war. (6:07)
Elizabeth Nelms

WWII | U.S. Navy, USS Terror

Ms. Nelms describes how her husband, Charles, was in the engine room of the USS Terror when a Japanese plane hit the ship, resulting in the tragic loss of his closest friend. (1:38)
Elmer "Wish" Wisherd

WWII | Tech Sgt., 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group

Elmer "Wish" Wisherd vividly describes his last big mission, pulling two gliders with a C-47 over the Rhine. He recounts all the action he witnessed and what happened to some of the other American planes. (3:33)
Fear was the great motivator that kept Elmer Wisherd focused on his airborne missions. On D-Day he recalls the dramatic sights and sounds of war and the incredible vision of U.S. planes approaching Normandy. (3:50)
In Holland, Elmer Wisherd remembers the terrible losses he witnessed after a deep freeze. He dramatically describes how planes went down all around him as he approached Bastogne, the horrific scenes that followed, and an incredible story of survival. (6:52)
On his flight into Normandy before D-Day, Elmer Wisherd recalls the silence and darkness aboard the plane, what happened when the pilot faced thick clouds and seeing gunfire aimed at the jumping paratroopers. (5:44)
Just before the invasion of Normandy, Elmer Wisherd who was not a pilot, ended up piloting a plane after a glider drop in Southern France. Here he explains why that happened. (1:45)
In this chilling account Elmer Wisherd describes flying into German territory before encountering heavy gunfire in Holland. After a bullet pierced his plane, he recalls what happened next. (1:35)
Elmer Wisherd humorously recalls what happened when a Quartermaster was assigned to help him on a mission into Southern France, although that mission proved to be quite dangerous. (1:05)