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Stan Hodsdon

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Stan Hodsdon recalls when he flew a captured German spotter plane back to base, without knowing the fuel gauge was backwards, and also the time when, on night guard duty, he had a confrontation with an unseen enemy. Part 2 of 2. (3:37)

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At war’s end, Stan Hodsdon was offered a commission if he would stay on for a year, but it didn't matter to him what the rank was, he was done. (5:21)

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At a baseball game after the war, Stan Hodsdon spotted Dwight D. Eisenhower in the stands and managed to chat with his former commander for a while. (1:57)

Stan Marcieski

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Growing up in the steel country of Pennsylvania, Stan Marcieski was always interested in aviation. When he graduated from the ROTC flight program, he got a deferment to medical school, sending him down a different path than he thought. (5:09)

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While serving on medical aviation command, Stan Marcieski and his company picked up a huge quantity of patients in the South of Vietnam. Taking fire, they had to be very efficient with their pick-ups. (7:00)

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Before getting settled in his company, Stan Marcieski was hastily brought on a mission over the jungle to try to help out a company that had been ambushed by NVA forces. After they had some issues with the plane, they had to think quickly to be able to save some casualties. (7:23)

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Stan Marcieski remembers later hearing the reason that his plane flipped on its nose and how close they were to being shot down. On a dicey mission, his friend Fred had a close call that required him to act quickly in order to save him. (8:35)

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When classifying a mission, urgency of the casualty was portrayed to indicate how quickly the goal needed to be executed. In order to efficiently get in and out, there was a set protocol for how to land, pick patients up and get out of there. (3:25)

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During the last 30 days of deployment, things got a little more lax for Stan Marcieski, leading him to make a funny but unadvisable decision. Shipping home, he felt relieved but confused to be back on American soil. (4:51)

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After returning home, Stan Marcieski decided to continue military work, serving in a fire safety role to mitigate aircraft crash damage. After getting the offer to go abroad, he got the orders to move to Bangkok, Thailand with his wife. (6:52)