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Bill Savich

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After fighting off a German counterattack, Bill Savich and his men were instructed to hold the Della Tombe near San Clemente. One night, a drunken group of German soldiers attacked the ridge, and Savich led a group of inexperienced, college-age soldiers in the defense of the position. (8:46)

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Bill Savich describes the second time he and a group of volunteers rescued men from a minefield. Only 4 men returned from a 10-man patrol, and Captain Dunneran decided that they were to go out into enemy lines, unarmed, with a Red Cross flag to indicate to the Germans that they were not a combat patrol. (7:05)

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Bill Savich recalls attacking a German Panzer unit amongst the powerful American 155s, which earned him his 2nd Silver Star. (4:16)

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When descending from the mountain ranges of Mt. Alto and San Martino, Bill Savich and his men were surprised by a German tank. Savich recounts the orders he gave and actions his men took to take down the tank. (3:53)

Bill Small

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Bill Small remembers how the U.S. troops under Gen. MacArthur attempted to retake the Philippines after being overrun earlier by the Japanese. (2:52)

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Bill Small describes how U.S. forces attempted to ensure victory while taking islands in the Pacific. (:46)

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Bill Small talks about trying to create smoke screens to hide Navy vessels from Japanese bombers while Marines were securing the island of Saipan in the Pacific. (6:49)

Bill Smith

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Bill Smith always wanted to fly. In fact, when he reported to Air Force pilot training, he already had a private pilot's license. As a Forward Air Controller flying out of Thailand, he patrolled the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, looking for traffic to disrupt. He flew the OV-10, a turboprop which was one of his favorite aircraft. (5:11)

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It was a cat and mouse game on the Ho Chi Minh trail. The insurgents on the trail were very good at camouflage but the American pilots had high tech imaging to find them. Bill Smith describes the hunt and recalls the blatant queues of vehicles over the border in North Vietnam where the Air Force was not allowed to attack. (6:04)

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Forward Air Controller Bill Smith was part of the covert air war based in Thailand covering Laos and Cambodia. When not being shot at by angry insurgents with AK-47's, he found time to teach classes in a Thai middle school. The toughest job he had was search and rescue missions. (6:40)