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Mortimer Caplin

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He was a Beachmaster on Omaha Beach and a Legal Officer in post war England and he was back in the United States making a name for himself in corporate and tax law. Mortimer Caplin had both Robert and Ted Kennedy in his classes at the University of Virginia and when their brother was elected President, he became the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. (5:33)

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Looking back on his Navy career, Mortimer Caplin remembers two unusual incidents. The first was during his training when a deputy commander went ballistic over nothing. The second was the striking contrast between the reactions of a British family and a mess table full of Naval officers when the news of Franklin D. Roosevelt's death was released. (2:34)

Morton Chalef

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Morton Chalef recalls his first real shock of combat after parachuting into France in 1944. (3:13)

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After taking over a German position in Krefeld, Germany, Morton Chalef remembers capturing and escorting 11 German prisoners, but making a nearly fatal mistake in the process. (7:22)

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Morton Chalef tells the story of his first battle in Beeck, Holland, while making his way into Germany in 1944. (5:46)

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After taking fire and eventually overcoming a German machine gun battery, Morton Chalef describes the surprising discovery of just who had been manning the guns. (1:27)

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While keeping watch in a foxhole north of the Battle of the Bulge, Morton Chalef describes initiating machine gun and artillery fire on a suspected enemy position, with humorous results. (6:50)

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Morton Chalef describes how German artillery would fire random harassment rounds into towns and how he survived the "luck of the draw" one night. (3:21)

Mose Gordon

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Mr. Gordon describes a narrow escape he had while flying with the minister. (5:57)

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Mr. Gordon describes witnessing the poverty and pain that the North Korean civilians lived through during the war. (1:47)