Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
1:00 | Larry Gardner describes how the infantry was the "bottom of the barrel" in Europe during World War II.
Larry Gardner describes what it was like being in a machine-gun squad chasing the Germans across Europe for over a month leading up to the end of World War II.
Larry Gardner recalls an amusing story about his company happening across a lone German soldier.
Larry Gardner remembers his closest call while fighting back German troops near the end of World War II.
Larry Gardner talks about the inferiority of American weapons to German weapons, and how the skills of some U.S. troops weren't utilized in the best way by the Army.
Larry Gardner describes how the infantry was the "bottom of the barrel" in Europe during World War II.
Larry Gardner remembers the "most heartbreaking" thing he saw during World War II.
Even after Germany had surrendered, Larry Gardner talks about clearing out areas where small groups of German troops hadn't yet gotten the message.
After the end of World War II, Larry Gardner discusses how he felt veterans were treated unfairly regarding surplus military vehicles.
