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Decades after World War 2 ended, US veteran Lester Schrenk spent many hours trying to find out more about the German pilot who had the chance to shoot his plane down–but did not. Schrenk first corresponded with –and eventually traveled to Germany to meet — the enemy pilot who spared his life. [Read Transcript...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
