Mr. Hall describes close calls at The Abbie and at Calais.
I can’t tell you what fear is
Mr. Hall discusses the concept of fear in relation to the action at Leopold Canal.
We’d give them what we could
Mr. Hall describes feeding the starving and feelings of gratification.
They started to crash through it
Mr. Hall describes action at Caen and Cardonville.
He’s the first guy I saw dead on the beach
Mr. Hall describes the chaos of D-Day and a chance meeting with his brother.
They’d be wringin’ wet with salt water
Mr. Hall tells a poignant story about having to sort mail jettisoned at sea
They went about their daily work
Mr. Hall describes his arrival in England and the immediate impact of the Battle of Britain.
The ship’s Captain had seen a torpedo coming
Mr. Hall describes sailing to England.
I never did learn to swim
Mr. Hall discusses some unique aspects of basic training.
Attack on Hellville (Part 2 of 2)
After the initial attack they had to search all the buildings one by one.
Attack on Hellville (Part 1 of 2)
Mr. Rusling describes the attack on Hellville with 20mm guns and mortars. It was the first time that he saw a grenade being thrown. Fortunately, no one was injured.
Do Your Best to Protect...
Mr. Husbands offers his thoughts about war in general, and the need to defend ones family and country.