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Bill Watkinson

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Mr. Watkinson shares a funny incident between he and a fellow shipmate involving heavily armed explosives. (1:17)

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Mr. Watkinson discusses taking damage while operating a Hellcat fighter plane and successfully landing it. (2:06)

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Mr. Watkinson discusses the fatal loss of four fellow fighter pilots during a dogfight over Japan. (3:21)

Bill Watson

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Bill Watson recounts how he came to understand how battle can make a man feel good. (1:16)

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Bill Watson, while in combat in the Vosges Mountains, comes face to face with the reality of war. (3:28)

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Bill Watson's first attempt to use his mortar launcher in the Vosges Mountains gets sidelined by his fellow soldiers. (1:01)

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Bill Watson recalls how poor leadership led to the death of most of his unit and his own capture by the German Army. (1:42)

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Bill Watson and a fellow soldier take on the troubles of a small town in Germany after being released from German captivity after the end of the war. (1:42)

Bill Wheat

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Shortly after being appointed the position of overseeing a heating plant, Bill Wheat has an encounter with a Japanese septic tank that ends in laughter amongst his crew. (1:21)

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Bill Wheat tells two stories about his time in a field hospital in Luzon when he came down with malaria. A nurse tending to him noticed a wound and indicated his qualification for the Purple Heart, but Bill had other ideas. Additionally, when the nurse took away his rifle, Bill sought help from Paul (a friend and Airborne medic) to ensure he was properly equipped for a possible Japanese attack on the hospital. (2:17)