World War II Stories

Battle of Bulge vets remember epic battle

It was a scene out of a Christmas card -- evergreens, snowy woods, misty mountains.

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WORLD WAR II STORIES

Earl Kesler: Back to Budapest

The last time Earl Kesler was at Ferighey Airport in Budapest, Hungary, bombs were landing instead of planes.
WORLD WAR II STORIES

Col. Gerald Russell: Among those set in stone

A Los Angeles exhibit displays life-size clay busts of veterans, including Col. Gerald Russell, juxtaposed with wartime portraits.
WORLD WAR II STORIES

Ena Belden: Nurse mended broken bones, crushed spirits

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP -- Ena Belden did all she could for the dying soldier.
WORLD WAR II STORIES

Osceola Mills: A high price to pay

OSCEOLA MILLS -- They were thin pieces of paper that could crush a heart in a second.
WORLD WAR II STORIES

Frank Wawrynovic: Invasion altered life of Osceola Mills native

Frank Wawrynovic knew how his tour of duty with the U.S. Army's 29th Division was going to end.
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Marion Winsor: Child Holocaust survivor tells her story

PATTON TOWNSHIP -- They spoke of betrayal, of murder, and the little girl listened. She heard the adults argue about the man hiding them from the Nazis, whether he would carry out his threat to kill them and save himself. They talked about where he would put the bodies.
WORLD WAR II STORIES

Chuck Bailey: Remembering attack on Pearl Harbor

Chuck Bailey doesn't need the new blockbuster "Pearl Harbor" to see Sunday morning sunshine turn into fire. He just closes his eyes.
WORLD WAR II STORIES

Jack Seidner: Piloting on a prayer

Not since his bar mitzvah had Jack Seidner uttered one of the holiest prayers in Judaism.
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Tom McBride: Dodging the bullet

The first mortar round landed mere feet from where Tom McBride lay flat on his stomach.
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Elizabeth Tallichet: Captain led the way

A chill lingered in the spring air of Washington, D.C. Sunshine bathed bare branches and cherry blossom buds.