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Joe Nemastil
Korea
| D Company, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
During a lull in the action at the Iron Triangle in Korea, Joe Nemastil and his buddy were walking back to camp when he froze. He had spotted something and the next step could be deadly. (3:27)
They got the word that the Armistice was going to be signed and to cease all firing. That gave Joe Nemastil a chance to find out what was actually in the no man's land below his position. Checking his weapons, he made his way down the hill and very soon, spotted a Chinese soldier walking right toward him. (2:52)
Joe Noonan
WWII
| 17th Bomb Group, 432nd Squadron, 12th Air Force
Joe Noonan recalls his first bombing mission over the island of Pantelleria, Italy, leading up to the invasion of Sicily in 1943. (2:18)
While serving as a camera operator on one bombing run, Joe Noonan recalls having to bail out of his B-26 over Belgium and being mistaken for a German soldier after making his way back to safety. (10:17)
Joe Noonan talks about the fear he experienced during World War II and shares his feeling about being labeled as a hero. (:46)
Joe Noonan describes his duties as a radio and machine gun operator on a B-26 bomber during World War II. (3:35)
After being unable to bomb their intended targets, Joe Noonan, a B-26 crewmember, remembers unloading their payload on a surprise target in Northern Italy. (1:45)
Joe Noonan remembers flying through a wall of flak, avoiding enemy fighters and taking heavy losses during his most memorable and dangerous bombing mission over Naples in 1943. (6:54)
Joe Peoples
WWII
| 9th Armored Division
Joe Peoples, Dave Williams and Andy Carpenter share their stories of crossing the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, the last standing span over the Rhine, in March of 1945. (10:58)
Joe Peoples remembers being taken prisoner in Germany, but was helped to escape by an American sympathizer. (1:50)
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