I had a HS teacher who was marine in WWII. He said that right after the war he was on some island in the south pacific watching a comedy movie outdoors with other marines. During the movie a Japanese soldier came out of the jungle and sat down with the audience and started watching the movie and laughing along with the Marines. Needless to say, the marines were startled when they noticed him.
This is a dying generation. These war vets have the most interesting stories. Hopefully enough of their stories are and have been recorded for posterity.
when I was a young teen working in a retail store this gentleman would come in , lines in his face, looked old for his age , after he left one day a customer told me , you know who that is ? No I said , He survived the Bataan Death march. From that day on when he came in, I was in complete awe of that man. Wow! Incredible!
For my 8th grade social studies project, I interviewed a Navy Corpsman on the initial wave of landings to Nagasaki post surrender. He was an Okinawa veteran. The smell of the post atomic living dead was unbearable. He treated many and both Marines and civilians who knew they were goners and all he could do was comfort them. These living stories need to be captured before they are gone. I am glad this gentleman’s is!
My grandfather was a Sargent in WW2 fighting the Japanese in the Australian Army. From all accounts he saw more than any soldier should. He never forgave the Japanese of his generation. It is wonderful to see this veteran's experience for me.
I love these stories. I always admired how American Soldiers always had great sense of humor, and my father, who served with them during the Korean conflict, always told me not to piss them off.
My dad, who's been gone since 2001, was an Air Corp pilot in Pacific. He brought back several souvenirs, of which one was a late war model Japanese pistol. According to my father's account, he taken the gun off the body of an officer while watching several corpses pushed by tractor into a burial ditch. The gun had some very clear writing (Japanese ), crudely scratched into it. After about a month of research, I found the daughter of the man whose name and I.D number were etched on the pistol. She was, is, a grandmother living in Osaka Japan. She, her mother, and her elder brother ( mother and brother deceased at time I found daughter) never knew what had happen to their dad. They had received a final letter from him in the Spring of "44, saying he'd been "honored with the officers rank of lieutenant". Until my letters, and ultimate phone calls, they'd never heard another word of this lady's dad.
I love how the US soldiers on the truck simply rolled up, picked up the precious payroll and then buggered off leaving the flight crew and the aircraft surrounded by armed Japanese soldiers!
I wish I could have recored my fathers stories from WW2. He served in the Navy aboard the USS ST. Paul CA-73. That ship was the last one to fire her guns in anger at the end of the war. The movie In Harms Way with John Wayne was filmed on this ship.
Thinking back my father loved to tell his WWII stories and back in high school(late 1980s) I used to say he was like Higgins off the old Magum PI show who talked day and night about the war... I wish now he was still around so I could record his stories...he was with the Flying Tigers in WWII....passed away in 1991..
"WE DEFEATED THE WRONG ENEMY!" Patton was murdered for speaking the truth
I had a HS teacher who was marine in WWII. He said that right after the war he was on some island in the south pacific watching a comedy movie outdoors with other marines. During the movie a Japanese soldier came out of the jungle and sat down with the audience and started watching the movie and laughing along with the Marines. Needless to say, the marines were startled when they noticed him.
Mr. Methven passed away in 2009. May he rest in peace. Thank you for your service.
This is a dying generation. These war vets have the most interesting stories. Hopefully enough of their stories are and have been recorded for posterity.
when I was a young teen working in a retail store this gentleman would come in , lines in his face, looked old for his age , after he left one day a customer told me , you know who that is ? No I said , He survived the Bataan Death march. From that day on when he came in, I was in complete awe of that man. Wow! Incredible!
Im 75 years old and been listening to war stories my whole life, this is one of the most funniest and happy ones,
For my 8th grade social studies project, I interviewed a Navy Corpsman on the initial wave of landings to Nagasaki post surrender. He was an Okinawa veteran. The smell of the post atomic living dead was unbearable. He treated many and both Marines and civilians who knew they were goners and all he could do was comfort them. These living stories need to be captured before they are gone. I am glad this gentleman’s is!
My grandfather was a Sargent in WW2 fighting the Japanese in the Australian Army. From all accounts he saw more than any soldier should. He never forgave the Japanese of his generation. It is wonderful to see this veteran's experience for me.
Real Americans Real heroes
Talk about making a long story LONG
I love these stories. I always admired how American Soldiers always had great sense of humor, and my father, who served with them during the Korean conflict, always told me not to piss them off.
Thank you for your service! Long live the Greatest Generation!
Thank you vets...thank you very much, I appreciate you all!!
My dad, who's been gone since 2001, was an Air Corp pilot in Pacific. He brought back several souvenirs, of which one was a late war model Japanese pistol. According to my father's account, he taken the gun off the body of an officer while watching several corpses pushed by tractor into a burial ditch. The gun had some very clear writing (Japanese ), crudely scratched into it. After about a month of research, I found the daughter of the man whose name and I.D number were etched on the pistol. She was, is, a grandmother living in Osaka Japan. She, her mother, and her elder brother ( mother and brother deceased at time I found daughter) never knew what had happen to their dad. They had received a final letter from him in the Spring of "44, saying he'd been "honored with the officers rank of lieutenant". Until my letters, and ultimate phone calls, they'd never heard another word of this lady's dad.
When I was a kid back in the 50's I would go with my father to the VFW and the men would tell stories about the war.
I love how the US soldiers on the truck simply rolled up, picked up the precious payroll and then buggered off leaving the flight crew and the aircraft surrounded by armed Japanese soldiers!
This man's generation never fail to humble me.
I wish I could have recored my fathers stories from WW2. He served in the Navy aboard the USS ST. Paul CA-73. That ship was the last one to fire her guns in anger at the end of the war. The movie In Harms Way with John Wayne was filmed on this ship.
I believe he passed away April 5, 2009. RIP
Thinking back my father loved to tell his WWII stories and back in high school(late 1980s) I used to say he was like Higgins off the old Magum PI show who talked day and night about the war... I wish now he was still around so I could record his stories...he was with the Flying Tigers in WWII....passed away in 1991..