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Guy Whidden

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With a bad leg wound, Guy Whidden began an odyssey through crowded aid stations and hospitals in the Netherlands and Belgium. When he realized he was in a queue for amputation, he put a hand on the Luger in his waistband and resolved not to let that happen. (3:42)

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Guy Whidden had a Luger in his waistband which he almost used when the Army doctors were going to amputate his leg in Belgium. Here, he tells the story of how he acquired that Luger after having it pointed right at his forehead. This was one of the experiences that convinced him that his German enemies were very much like himself. (5:41)

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He started walking and running with his wounded leg way before he was supposed to. Then, back in the States, he requested an assignment at Airborne school. The only problem, he had to qualify for the course to teach it. Looking back on the war, he draws solace from something he apparently didn't do. (4:40)

H. Read Vaughn

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H. Read Vaughn recalls his first bombing campaign in the skies above the Burmese capitol, Rangoon. (7:57)

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H. Read Vaughn explains the Japanese creations, Bakka Bombs, and his encounter with them. (2:55)

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H. Read Vaughn spends time on Iwo Jima after its capture by Marines, and tells of his discoveries in the caves, and his impressions of the island. (3:37)

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H. Read Vaughn and his crew operate out of China during their early campaign and have to endure a 45 day boat ride to their next station when a superior officer pulls rank. (2:39)

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H. Read Vaughn recalls the perils and vistas of the dangerous bombing runs over Tokyo near the end of the war. (10:21)

H.T. Maclin

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H.T. Maclin goes through the harrowing journey of Task Force 38, under the command of Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, as they get caught in the powerful Typhoon Cobra. (9:49)

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From a ship off the coast of Iwo Jima, H.T. Maclin and others watch the Marines attempt to climb the slopes of Mt. Suribachi. (3:43)