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Bill Crossley

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One example of LTC Gene O'Grady's leadership was his response to an incident of errant artillery fire. Bill Crossley remembers that O'Grady made him use a briefcase to look more professional as he arrived to assess the situation. Then he agreed to use the trashcan as a file for some awful paperwork. (7:09)

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Bill Crossley has some harsh words about the personnel policy that was in effect in Vietnam. The lack of unit cohesion was caused by the constant churn of replacements. Soldiers had to fight without training together. When his generation moved into military leadership, they made sure that would never happen again. (2:08)

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After explaining that his awards were no big deal, Bill Crossley relates a funny incident from one of the engagements that brought him one of them. Although it probably wasn't too funny to the brigade commander. (2:14)

Bill Cruickshank

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Bill Cruickshank explains why his ski unit was created and describes the training process they went through preparing for mountain warfare in World War II. (5:36)

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Bill Cruickshank remembers his first combat experience capturing German troops on the Riva Ridge in Northern Italy, February of 1945, and how he came face to face with one of his German prisoners fifty years later. (7:15)

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Bill Cruickshank tells the story of how he first met Rupert von Trapp, the eldest of the Trapp Family Singers, from whom he coincidentally later received medical care after being wounded in battle. (7:25)

Bill Cunningham

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Bill Cunningham caught the flying bug in the National Guard, applied for flight training and was accepted. In Pensacola, he found excitement right away when he and his instructor heard a loud banging in the engine during a training flight. (4:29)

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Marine aviator Bill Cunningham recalls his time in Pensacola practicing carrier landings, including the time his tailhook malfunctioned. Before departing for the next phase of training, the group was asked how many are going to the Marines. His hand was one of the few, but when the Navy bound heard what awaited them, the Marines gained some more. (4:26)

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Marine aviator Bill Cunningham describes the aborted takeoff which caused him to flip his aircraft at the end of the runway. It was a faulty part but there were other hazards in training, like towing the target for the others to shoot. Then there was more carrier training, which was very dangerous. (6:29)

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After receiving his commission and his wings, Marine aviator Bill Cunningham went to Corpus Christi for instrument training. One day, as he waited by the runway for his instructor, he was startled when the man showed up with a big surprise. (2:18)