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Alvin Waldron

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Like so many soldiers on so many fronts, Alvin Waldron recalls a "3 O' Clock Charlie" who flew over his ship every night at 3 AM. The ship lost every qualified Signalman except him, so Waldron became good friends with the coffeepot. (6:29)

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There was always something going on. Alvin Waldron recalls a balky tanker and a refrigerated ship full of meat that was no longer refrigerated in the tropical heat. And he explains why you never step into the "bite" of the line. (6:42)

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No one stood around thinking about being a hero, says Alvin Waldron. When there was a need, men just acted, like the Coxswain who jumped onto a smoldering load of bad ammunition with an axe. (5:09)

Andy Banister

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Mr. Banister shares how a soldier spent four nights sleeping in a bathtub while crossing the North Atlantic. (:50)

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Mr. Banister discusses what it was like to serve as a doctor's assistant and give penicillin to many patients. (1:09)

Andy Carpenter

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Andy Carpenter, Joe Peoples and Dave Williams share their stories of crossing the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, the last standing span over the Rhine, in March of 1945. (10:58)

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Andy Carpenter, a loader on a tank, recalls action during the Battle of the Bulge, including the destruction of a German tank. (4:38)

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Andy Carpenter tells the story of running over a mine his first day out on a tank in Germany. (1:54)

Andy Flock

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He'd been busted from Sergeant down to buck Private, so the PFC stripe he got in France didn't excite Andy Flock very much. He was only a tank gunner, but proved very valuable as the unit's translator. In every German town, his first job was to find the Burgermeister and tell him to gather up everyone's guns. (4:20)

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The first encounter with death was less striking to Andy Flock than the absurd aspects of the war, like invasion scrip and non-fraternization. He recalls his youth in the Bronx as he explains why he never liked the police, and by extension, the MP's. (4:18)