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Robert Farmer

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Despite having made it across the Rur and Rhine rivers in Europe, Farmer and his battalion experienced a lot of trouble doing so. The Germans spared no ammunition when it came to blowing up as many bridges as they could. Afterwards, Farmer was asked to move up to Headquarters Platoon from his current tank position. He also recalls how the Air Corps would bomb enemy tanks so their tanks could proceed safely from point A to point B. (This interview made possible with the support of DR. ANN CATTS.) (5:19)

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There were plenty of times that Robert Farmer and his battalion came face to face with other tanks, but none quite like this. If the Tiger Tank they encountered had fired at them, he would have died right then and there. At the end of the war, he was up in the Harz Mountains with his team and they got to live in a farmhouse and sleep in a bed for the first time in months. Afterwards, he was called into Czechoslovakia for guard duty since he did not have enough points to come home yet, but was recognized for his hard work in the war and went to the French Riviera for R&R. (This interview made possible with the support of DR. ANN CATTS.) (6:19)

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After his time in rest and recuperation in the French Riviera, Farmer had to go back to Czechoslovakia for more guard duty since he still did not have enough points to return home. During this time, he transferred to the 4th Armored Division and then to the 102nd Infantry Division, where he was tasked to guard a POW camp, which was one of the last things he had to do before he could return home. (This interview made possible with the support of DR. ANN CATTS.) (3:05)

Robert Fischle

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Robert Fischle talks about the first time he experienced "Screaming Mimis" while taking cover from German artillery fire. (2:12)

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While making his way through France in the winter of 1944, Robert Fischle describes an eerie sight by the roadside. (1:08)

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Robert Fischle recalls his company taking German artillery fire near the Battle of the Bulge. (4:04)

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While working with German translators during the liberation of the concentration camp at Dachau, Robert Fischle recollects one German officer's opinion on why American soldiers won World War II. (:44)

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Shortly after the end of World War II, Robert Fischle and a fellow soldier decide to investigate a large vacant warehouse in Germany, and make a surprising discovery. (1:09)

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While heading through France towards Paris, Robert Fischle remembers his first encounter with artillery. (3:41)

Robert Gibbs

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Robert Gibbs only used his Georgia Tech engineering degree for two months before he was called up. He was already an ensign in the Navy, thanks to ROTC. There was a feeling that war was coming, he remembers, and when it did come, he was on a destroyer in the Caribbean, which was a hunting ground for German submarines. (6:46)