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Klaus Schulz

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In 1944, Klaus Schulz was transferred to an armored infantry regiment and began training on the appropriate vehicles. Advancing American troops interrupted that, and the trainees were ordered to defend a ridge near the school. Schulz went out with a patrol along the ridge, and discovered that they were too late. (4:12)

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As the Americans pushed into Germany, Klaus Schulz was in the midst of the confused, desperate German defense effort, moving among different units and dodging artillery. Jumping from foxhole to foxhole he managed to avoid the shells, but he couldn't avoid capture. He knew just a little about America, enough to make him think he was going to be scalped. (6:30)

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German Army veteran Klaus Schulz, standing at the site of the American assault on Hill 400 at Bergstein, relates the tale of the Ranger companies that were ordered to seize the hill. On the eve of the assault, their commander was transferred and a new, untested officer would lead them. Part 1 of 2. (7:31)

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At the top of Hill 400, as it was known to the Army Rangers, German Army veteran Klaus Schulz, pays tribute to the few brave men who held the position despite repeated German counterattacks. He reads the words of a Ranger who had climbed the cliffs at Pointe Du Hoc, yet who calls this battle his "longest day." Part 2 of 2. (7:36)

L.A. Hensley

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L.A. Hensley remembers the traumatic injury that took him out of the war. He also recalls the unfortunate fate of the doctor who fixed him soon after the operation. (1:05)

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L.A. Hensley describes the atmosphere in Leyte. From the massive mosquitoes to the sound of the Japanese planes. (1:00)

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L.A. Hensley recalls a battle in New Guinea when and the other scouts encountered Japanese troops in the hills. The mission of these scouts was to ferret out the enemy. In this particular mission, they were separated from the main troops. (2:37)

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L.A. Hensley thinks back to training camp prior to his service in the Pacific. It was his boxing skills that may have gotten him out of quite a few rounds KP duty. (1:26)

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During the invasion in Manila, L.A. Hensley recalls moments of intense gunfire between U.S. and Japanese troops when he and the other scouts were caught in the crossfire. L.A. lived to tell the story even though for a time he was deemed MIA. (4:17)

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L.A. Hensley shares his story of being drafted by the Army; the skills he learned during basic training and his thirty day journey to New Guinea where sea sickness got the better of him. (2:38)