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Harold Walker
WWII
| U.S. Army Air Corps, 505th Bombardment, 20th Air Force, 313th Wing
Part 2: Mr. Walker concludes describing his harrowing bail out, and shares the results that followed. (3:55)
Mr. Walker briefly discusses how he became a pilot for the United States Army Air Corps. (:43)
Mr. Walker describes a plane malfunction he experienced during takeoff on a supply drop mission. (3:08)
Harold Weixel
WWII
| 1st Armored Division
Harold Weixel tells of destroying two Tiger tanks in North Africa (1:30)
Harold Weixel saves the life of an Italian soldier (1:10)
Harold Weixel recalls the randomness of death for a fellow tanker in Italy (:13)
Harper Brame
WWII
| USS Besugo (SS-321)
Growing up in rural Virginia, Harper Brame was a member of a hardworking family. He recalls some of the people he grew up with and a doctor who treated his broken femur. (7:33)
Harper Brame had some cousins who served during the second World War, but the rest of his family was involved in the war effort back home. He describes his family’s military history that goes all the way back to the Revolutionary War. (6:47)
Growing up during WWII as a young man, Harper Brame describes what he could do to support himself and his family. Young men all over the country had left home and that meant there was work to be done. As a teen he got involved in making model planes and became and honorary Ensign before even joining the service. (3:06)
Harper Brame moved around a lot during High School, but he was still involved in a multitude of sports. After WWII came to an end, Harper found himself in line to enlist in the Navy. He was slated to be a Navy Corpsman, but wound up getting a duty he never expected. (10:08)
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