Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
2:23 | Pilot Milt Dank recalls how much easier it was to land a glider in Holland compared to dangerous landings in France and explains how his safety was jeopardized by German sniper attacks.
Milt reflects back on his decision to become a pilot after enlisting in October of 1940. Here he describes how his plans changed while training in officer school with a famous Hollywood actor.
In this surprising account, Milt Dank relives the frightening experience of being hit by friendly fire and what happened next.
Forty-five to ninety seconds. That's all Milt Dank says he had to land his four ton glider in the vineyards of Southern France while facing life-threatening obstacles.
Pilot Milt Dank describes how his glider was made for different wartime situations and tells a humorous story about a captured German officer.
In this recollection, Milt Dank talks about the weapons he carried and why he felt safer holding a submachine gun.
Carrying ammunition and expert riflemen, Milt Dank flew his glider into Holland. Here he relives dodging enemy fire and witnessing a devastating explosion.
Pilot Milt Dank recalls how much easier it was to land a glider in Holland compared to dangerous landings in France and explains how his safety was jeopardized by German sniper attacks.
In this vivid recollection, Milt Dank remembers a German attack at a famous Dutch bridge and what he did to survive.
Commanding a convoy of German prisoners, Milt Dank recalls how he stopped townspeople from attacking them. He humorously describes the unusual way he checked into a Belgian hotel.
Milt Dank relives his last mission at the Rhine Crossing, his glider being hit by German flak, landing in the thick of sniper fire, and his encounters with the enemy on the ground.
Milt Dank describes why his German prisoners believed they had lost the war. He jokes about how he celebrated victory by almost "violating" the Geneva Convention.
