Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
2:21 | Eason Bond recalls his first combat experience when his company met with German resistance near a small French town in 1944.
Eason Bond recalls his first combat experience when his company met with German resistance near a small French town in 1944.
While making his way through Southern France in 1944, Eason Bond remembers a few close calls from both enemy and friendly fire.
Eason Bond describes taking cover from German artillery fire in an unfortunate location after witnessing a fellow soldier's gruesome injury.
Eason Bond tells the story of how his battalion, later nicknamed the "Lost Battalion," was surrounded by German troops for several days in October of 1944. They were finally rescued by the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which was comprised of Japanese Americans, and was one of the most highly decorated units in military history. Unfortunately, the rescue came at a high price for the men of the 442nd.
Eason Bond describes what it is like to dig and lie in a foxhole during combat.
