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Jack Simpson

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Apparently, they were short of Lieutenants one day so they made Pfc Jack Simpson a Forward Observer. He slipped into a village behind enemy lines and called in the targets for the gunners. It was the scariest thing he ever did. (4:08)

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Two strong memories are recalled by Jack Simpson, coming face to face with General George S. Patton while he reviewed the troops after the war, and coming face to face with brutality and horror as he entered the Dachau concentration camp. (4:17)

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Rotation home after the war was based on points and Jack Simpson had them, having seen a lot of action starting with Anzio. He became a Special Agent with the FBI and then achieved a singular status as a Peace Officer in Georgia. (3:13)

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Jack Simpson reads a passage from his book, "Hay...But Not In The Barn," based on his experiences as a howitzer gunner at the Battle of Anzio. (7:23)

Jack Toole

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With only a few enemy stragglers on Guam, Intelligence Corpsman Jack Toole could concentrate on the task at hand. One radio intercept led to the targeting of an enemy admiral. And there was a tense moment when Jack was sure he heard a grenade land. (8:09)

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Jack Toole finally learned the destination of his Pacific journey, it was Guam. His job was to operate a radio listening post and intercept coded messages. First Problem? They need the high ground where the enemy fled. (8:35)

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Moving from from high school to Navy radio school, that is where 17 year old Jack Toole found himself. Then on to Military Intelligence at Cheltenham where he was trained to record enemy Morse code communications. (6:07)

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Naval Intelligence Corpsman Jack Toole trained with Marines while at Pearl Harbor, then shipped out on the USS Cape Johnson in the largest convoy of the war, all steaming toward the enemy. (6:36)

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From his outpost on Guam, Jack Toole could watch bombers return from long missions, the damaged ones leading the way with special lights. Then, thankfully, the war ended and the dreaded invasion of the Japanese homeland was averted. (8:49)

Jack Van Keuren

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Tank commander Jack Van Keuren describes the chaos of D-Day and the experiences of his crew as they moved inland through the Normandy villages and into Holland and Germany. (14:23)