Tag Archives: WW2

No comments

Veterans History Project
World War II: Veteran Describes Being in a German War Camp

  By vchoi • March 5, 2014 Uncategorized

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LPwAVZRZ9o “I would sing, I would do some exercises, I would tell myself jokes…just to keep occupied and not feel like I was going nuts" Robert Weinberg, a former captain of the U.S. Army Air Force from 1942-1945 talks about his World War II experiences while stationed in Italy. He … Continue reading

No comments

Battle of Iwo Jima
Letters From Iwo Jima: Private First Class Robert Hall Ayers

  By mbirck • February 14, 2014 Uncategorized

Below are exerpts from an e-mail received from the daughter of USMC PFC Robert Hall Ayers who served on Iwo Jima at the time of the invasion of the island in February 1945. "…My dad's unite [sic] was attached to the 5th Amphibious Corps during this assault. He has never … Continue reading