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Carl Beck

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Back in England after the Normandy invasion, Carl Beck's Airborne unit began to get replacements. As the war went on, he noticed that it was the same core group of men who survived every fight. This kept him from wanting to get closely acquainted with the new guys. (5:09)

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Operation Market Garden was a combined US and British air and ground assault which was intended to open up a route into Germany through Holland. Carl Beck was one of the thousands of airborne troops who jumped and he describes being fired on with those deadly German 88's. Part 1 of 3. (10:07)

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Carl Beck recalls his experience in Operation Market Garden, the ill fated move toward the Rhine. He helped a forward observer direct fire early in the operation. Later, he went on reconnaissance patrols in the dead of night across the Rhine. The Dutch underground was helping to locate British survivors of units that had been wiped out. Part 2 of 3. (10:05)

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Combat isn't just deadly, it can be bizarre. In Holland, Carl Beck faced off against a bull, as if the Nazis weren't enough. It happened during Operation Market Garden which had many strange moments including a Dutchman presenting him with a precious Coke. Part 3 of 3. (9:14)

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Carl Beck had just gotten back from leave in Paris when his unit was told to move out. The Germans are coming. What? It was December of 1944 and they were supposed to be beaten by now but some of their brothers were in a town called Bastogne and they needed help. Part 1 of 3. (8:28)

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While manning his machine gun near Bastogne, Carl Beck caught some shrapnel from a hand grenade. It was a little present from the retreating Germans. He did get a good night's sleep in a warm building but was back out in the cold the next day. After Christmas, the weather cleared up so that Allied planes could return to destroying German armor. Part 2 of 3. (8:43)

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Carl Beck was facing kids and old men on the German side. They had been thrown into the battle at Bastogne to distract from the SS units which were scrambling to retreat. One of the medics got a Silver Star that day for saving a wounded man while under fire. It was cold and miserable and you felt like the German 88's were pointed right at you. Part 3 of 3. (8:30)

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After Bastogne had been relieved, Carl Beck's Airborne unit moved toward Luxembourg. It was just a matter of time until it was all over. He had been wounded slightly by shrapnel and didn't want the Purple Heart but, when the points system was devised, it was worth five points. He went looking for the medic who treated him. (6:35)

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After the shooting stopped, Carl Beck got to tour Berchtesgaden where a friend of his found a nifty souvenir. He was a little rowdy when he got home but reenlisting calmed him down. He found an unlikely friend when he met a German paratrooper and visited him in his home which had an interesting design. (8:23)

Carl Fedde

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Carl Fedde was born in Connecticut, and had his training for the Army at Fort Riley, Kansas. He trained with dogs and learned how to scout before flying over to Vietnam. (4:25)