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Ed Callahan

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Ed Callahan remembers the intense combat his company faced on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines in February of 1945, beginning with a beachfront landing under Japanese fire. (3:32)

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While taking hill after hill from Japanese troops on Corregidor, battles for which he earned a Bronze Star, Ed Callahan recalls a Japanese counter-measure which injured him and many of his fellow soldiers. (3:18)

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Ed Callahan describes his first combat parachute drop into the jungles of New Guinea in 1944. (1:03)

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Ed Callahan describes the eerie feeling that accompanied preparing for bayonette warfare. (:54)

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Ed Callahan talks about the various means troops used to deal with Japanese caves in the Pacific. (:58)

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On the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, Ed Callahan remembers a firefight with Japanese troops, and how combat affected the local people. (3:38)

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Ed Callahan remembers an incident with a bouncing grenade on an island in the Pacific. (1:00)

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Ed Callahan describes the close quarters on the small island of Corregidor and some of the resulting problems that arose with both enemy and friendly troops. (2:13)

Ed Callison

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Ed Callison remembers growing up with a military background in his family, which he would eventually be a part of when he was drafted for the Vietnam war. His opinion of the war has changed over time as he's gotten more time to look at it. (5:52)

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Ed Callison remembers his basic training and the important subject matter he learned throughout that to be as efficient a soldier as possible in Vietnam. Shipping off to Vietnam was very memorable as well. (4:07)