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Irving Margulies
WWII
| 71st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division
Irving Margulies was a Jewish kid in the infantry who had no idea that just miles from places he'd been in Germany, terrible war crimes were occurring. He had developed a liking for the civilians he'd met there. Did they know about it? (3:46)
He never had problems being Jewish in the Army except for one run in with a towering hillbilly. In fact, to Irving Margulies, his years in service were the best years of his life. You held that rifle, you ruled the world. (3:46)
Irwin Roblin
WWII
| Far East Air Force
Irwin Roblin recalls one of the most stirring moments of his military career shortly after the end of World War II. (1:57)
Ishmael Childs
WWII
| U.S. Army, 369th Anti-Aircraft, Artillery Battalion
Mr. Childs discusses the difficulty of dealing with racist troops that he fought along side while serving with the U.S. Army. (6:31)
Ivan Booke
WWII
| USS Enterprise
In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, Ivan Booke recalls being asked to help clean up dead bodies. (1:51)
Stationed aboard the USS Enterprise, Ivan Booke remembers the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and their attempts to fight back. (11:49)
Ivan Booke talks about taking part in the Doolittle raid on Tokyo in April of 1942. (2:56)
Aboard the USS Enterprise, Ivan Booke describes taking Japanese aircraft fire while supporting troops raiding Guadalcanal in August of 1942. (5:25)
After surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor, Ivan Booke remembers taking part in the first strike on Japanese forces in the Pacific. (3:07)
Izell Clemons
WWII
| U.S. Marine Corps, Regimental Weapons, 1st Marine Div., 5th Marine Reg.
Izell Clemons recalls a close encounter with Japanese soldiers and being hit by sniper fire while on the island of Peleliu. (5:45)
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