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William Alli

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After describing the different enemy mines used in Korea, William Alli gives a spirited account of two battles in which he was involved. During the first, he heard the order fix bayonets and charge! It worked. At the Punchbowl, it was four days of intense action. (6:44)

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The whole division was pulled off the line and in reserve when William Alli read a letter from a cousin in Turkey. Why don't you go visit the Turkish troops serving in Korea, tell them your father is from Turkey and you are all brothers fighting Communism together? Great idea, until he got there. (7:00)

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Marines in Korea had a special relationship with Tootsie Rolls. William Alli missed out on that but he does have something to say about the chow when he was up on the line. When you were opening up the boxes and pulling out the cans, you had what you called The Deadly Three. (3:04)

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Seven months into his tour in Korea, William Alli was put in charge of the local unit of Korean laborers. The nineteen year old Marine was now an Asian despot, according to his friends. He didn't mind the ribbing. After all, he wasn't carrying that heavy machine gun ammo any more. (4:24)

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William Alli was long gone from Korea when the cease fire occurred. He was fine with forgetting about the war. He never spoke to his sons about the place or about being a Marine. So what did they both do? (6:31)

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William Alli had wanted to forget about the Korean War once he was out of it. Over time, however, he was called to write a book about it. Just one problem, how to pay tribute to the Marines in his division before him, the ones who went through Frozen Chosin. (3:07)

William Bates

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William Bates participates in the surprise attack on the Italian city of Salerno. (7:26)

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William Bates recalls the testing of the first generation of heat seeking missiles during the campaign in North Africa. (1:50)

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William Bates relates the speed of the war once the invasion of Italy was a success. (7:44)

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William Bates along with other infantrymen take over a house in Germany for a night, much to the protest of the German owner. (1:42)