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Winfield Baldwin

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Winfield Baldwin was glad to be relieved on the Iwo Jima beach and with a few dozen others on a landing craft, he headed out to return to his ship. Unable to board because of Japanese attack, they struggled to keep up with the ships heading further out to sea. After a queasy night, they woke to a startling sight. (This interview made possible with the support of RALPH DERRYBERRY.) (4:35)

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Navy signalman Winfield Baldwin describes his duties and experience as a member of the beach party on Iwo Jima. He had a generator and a signal light for communicating with the boats and ships. Somehow he missed seeing the famous flag. (This interview made possible with the support of RALPH DERRYBERRY.) (3:08)

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Navy signalman Winfield Baldwin would sleep on the signal bridge when he could. He was a little worried below the water line. During the run up to the invasion of Okinawa, he became a "shellback" during the equator crossing ceremony. At Okinawa, the threat from kamikazes was great and the shrapnel from the anti-aircraft fire fell like rain. (This interview made possible with the support of RALPH DERRYBERRY.) (6:26)

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After the surrender, Winfield Baldwin became one of the first Navy personnel to set foot on Japanese soil as part of a landing party securing a Japanese naval base. He also went ashore at Nagasaki and saw the effects of the atomic bomb. (This interview made possible with the support of RALPH DERRYBERRY.) (4:40)

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After the surrender and signing ceremony, Winfield Baldwin's ship went to Manila where, for the first time since he went to sea, he had shore leave with real bars. Somehow this shore party had difficulty returning to the ship. Back home, he decided against a career in the Navy, opting to take advantage of the GI Bill. (This interview made possible with the support of RALPH DERRYBERRY.) (4:55)

Winston A. Williams

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Winston Williams talks about being captured by German soldiers after surviving D-Day, friendly fire and a German mortar attack. (8:13)

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Winston Williams describes being packed in a boxcar with forty other soldiers after being taken prisoner by the Germans in 1944. (4:07)

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Winston Williams remembers being briefed about landing at Omaha Beach and the sacrifice taken by his sergeant on D-Day. (1:30)

Winton Cain

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Mr. Cain discusses completing his training and shares his experiences from New Guinea. (3:36)

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Mr. Cain recalls getting into boats and wading ashore during the invasion of the Lingayen Gulf. (4:48)