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Sgt. Bob Stanton
WWII
| 91st Squadron, 439th Group, Army Air Corps
While serving in France, Sgt. Bob Stanton's fellow soldiers threw German hand grenades, blowing massive holes under a small, cold stream. Now he reveals the unusual reason why. (:38)
On a French airstrip, under his watch at night, Sgt. Bob Stanton recalls how he stayed alert to prevent dangerous situations, and what he did during the daytime to learn how to fly. (:40)
Sgt. George Hanes
WWII
| 8th Armored Division, Co. A, 49th Armored Infantry Battalion
In this chilling account, George Hanes describes an act of cruelty during hand to hand combat between his squadron leader and a German soldier. (3:43)
George Hanes relives the moments after a gun jammed while being fired at by the Germans. He also describes other types of artillery. (3:01)
Fog, minefields, and German submarine attacks formed a trail to danger as George Hanes and 1500 others neared Scotland. Here he relives a torpedo attack and what he saw on his 35,000 ton battleship. (4:39)
Witnessing the destruction of war, Sgt. Hanes describes how badly the Germans were hit, and a terrifying ride home on a ship slammed by sixty foot waves. (4:39)
While taking German prisoners, Sgt. Hanes was surpised at how young many of them appeared. Here he shares how two farm women helped him capture four of them. (2:01)
In this chilling account, Sgt. Hanes recalls shooting and missing a German soldier and how he escaped heavy machine gun fire after his radio went dead. (3:08)
On the day he turned 18, Sgt. George Hanes registered to serve in the Army. He recalls why his infantry training was cut short, and describes an unfortunate booby trap accident. (2:35)
In 1945, after his battalion secured a German outpost, George Hanes faced the unthinkable, "friendly fire." In this eye-opening account, he describes what happened one very frightening night. (4:33)
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