The Jewish-American Veteran
Raised in Duluth, Sherman Garon joined the Army at 19. From the contents of his rations to fears about Hitler, veteran Sherman Garon's Army service in Germany was complicated by his Jewish heritage. [Read Transcript...]
Veterans’ Voices World War II
Minnesota World War II Veterans share their personal stories and memories of the war. Listen to their voices and gain a deeper understanding of the character, values, and spirit of the Minnesota men and women who served their country during World War II.
The Woman Veteran
Jeanne Bearmon joined the Women’s Air Corps and was stationed in London as the bombs fell during World War 2. She ultimately earned the rank of captain, but found that some of those who served under her were not prepared for a woman with rank. [Read Transcript...]
Cheating Death in the Tropics
It wasn’t just the battlefield that posed a deadly danger to US servicemen in World War 2. George Vandersluis, pictured here in 2014, survived a bout of Dengue fever. Minnesota veteran Axel Holmes contracted a nasty case of hepatitis. Both servicemen were exposed to the diseases while serving in the Pacific theater. [Read Transcript...]
The GI Bill
The Serviceman’s Readjustment Act, more commonly known as the GI Bill, allowed millions of returning World War 2 veterans to go to college, making higher education widely available to the American middle class for the first time. Veterans Jeanne Bearmon, who had been a WAC, and Sherman Garon, an Army veteran originally from Duluth, recall … [Read Transcript...]
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