Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
2:04 | As he is making his way to Japan for occupation duty shortly after the close of World War II, Jim Sanders has an amusing encounter with another Marine headed home from combat.
Keywords : BCT(Basic Combat Training) Bronze Star Iwo Jima Bangalore Torpedo Pillbox
Jim Sanders describes an unfortunate incident he witnessed while training at the Marine Air Corps station at Miramar.
Jim Sanders talks about how one particularly poorly designed aircraft almost cost him his life during training over the Mohave Desert.
As he is making his way to Japan for occupation duty shortly after the close of World War II, Jim Sanders has an amusing encounter with another Marine headed home from combat.
Jim Sanders describes arriving for post-war occupation duty at Sasebo, Japan, and the condition of the surviving Japanese in the area.
While aboard a landing craft tank (LCT), Jim Sanders describes surviving a typhoon at sea and the disastrous aftermath of the storm.
Jim Sanders describes the aftermath of the atomic bomb destruction of Nagasaki, Japan.
Jim Sanders shares his feelings about going to war after the Pearl Harbor attack, as well as his feelings at the end of World War II.
Jim Sanders retells the story of a pilot friend of his, Wade Claxton, being shot down over Northern Africa, and his unlikely rescue during World War II.
Jim Sanders talks about the friendship he made with a Japanese family while on occupation duty after World War II.
