Stories from the Northwest: WWII
Originally Aired: Sep 23, 2007
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The War: Stories from the Northwest: WWII
- Download In the Belly of the Bomber
- Download WASP Pilot
- Download The Photo That Almost Wasn't
- Download Merrill's Marauders
- Download Jose Calugas
- Download The First Photograph
- Download Fausto Cruz
- Download Boeing Under Cover
- Download Canadian Fighters
- Download Telegraph Delivery Boy
- Download The War Brides
- Download The Secret City
- Download The Long Return
- Download The Fighting 442nd
- Download Margy the Riveter
- Download Vernon Baker
- Download Victory Square
- Download Camp Harmony
- Download The Man with One Dog Tag
- Download The Black Devils
In the Belly of the Bomber
In the Belly of the Bomber
WASP Pilot
They thought women couldn't fly, Marjory Munn proved them wrong. As a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, she was one of the first women trained to fly American military aircraft. Their job was to fly planes to the places they were needed most in the war, to be test pilots… and sometimes to pilot the planes men were afraid to fly.
The Photo That Almost Wasn't
The Photo That Almost Wasn't
Merrill's Marauders
Two Japanese-American soldiers join one of the fiercest units of the war and make a daring raid behind enemy lines.
Jose Calugas
What Jose Calugas is an amazing story of bravery and survival.
The First Photograph
On December 7, 1941, Lee Embree of Port Angele
Fausto Cruz
A veteran of four battles on the USS Colorado and recipient of the Purple Heart, Fausto Cruz saw the Japanese surrender from his post in the Pacific.
Boeing Under Cover
The Long Return
Canadian Fighters
Chinese soldiers, not wanted by their own country, still went to war for their country.
Telegraph Delivery Boy
A teenager in World War II delivers telegraphs, sometimes telling families their loved one was missing in action or killed.
The War Brides
The War Brides
The Secret City
The Secret City
The Long Return
The Long Return
The Fighting 442nd
Margy the Riveter
Margy the Riveter
Margy the Riveter
Vernon Baker
Vernon Baker
Victory Square
Victory Square
Camp Harmony
Camp Harmony
The Man with One Dog Tag
The Man with One Dog Tag
The Black Devils
The Black Devils
Comments
Posted by Lila Allain Nickel (not verified) on Mon, 05/11/2009 - 11:30am
Dear Mr. Regan,
My father, Martin Allain, was in Moorsburg when you were there. Do you remember the soldier who climbed up the flag pole and took down the German flag to replace it with the American flag? That was my Dad. I heard that story all of my life as a bed night story.....and I grew up seeing the old flag among his things.
Rita Foster wrote his story in the "Soldiers" magazine some years ago. I can send the pdf file to you when a knowledgeable computer person comes back home if you would like to see it.
Thank you for your service and I sincerely enjoyed you interview with Oliver North on War Stories!
Lila Allain Nickel
Posted by Larry Wilson (not verified) on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 12:12pm
Hi Bob
Until very recently I did not know about you and your book The Long Return.
Let me introduce myself-my name is Larry Wilson and I am the son of Sidney Wilson(one of the men in your flight crew).I would very much like to make contact with you so that I can learn all that I can about my father.Would you please contact me at larry_wilson@sympatico.ca I sure would appreciate it.
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