Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
2:24 | James Arsenault recalls the pact he and his fellow prisoners made not to risk each others' lives by attempting to flee their Nazi captors.
James Arsenault describes how he became an infantry scout.
James Arsenault remembers the terrible scene he witnessed arriving in Naples, Italy, shortly after the Battle of Naples.
James Arsenault goes through the chain of events which led him from the invasion of Nettuno, Italy, to being taken prisoner by German soldiers.
After being captured by German soldiers, James Arsenault recalls being interrogated by SS officers and being transported into the heart of German territory as a prisoner of war.
While serving as a prisoner of war at Stalag 2B, James Arsenault remembers himself and his fellow prisoners devising a bold insult to their Nazi captors.
With Russian troops encroaching on their territory, James Arsenault recalls how his German captors forced him and his fellow prisoners on a 500 mile march over 40 days.
After being captured by German forces and put to work on a farm, James Arsenault recalls a few of the humorous tricks his fellow prisoners would play on their captors.
While serving as a prisoner of war farm laborer, James Arsenault remembers a rare moment of solidarity among his fellow prisoners and their captors.
James Arsenault recalls the trust that formed between him and his fellow prisoners of war and their civilian farm masters.
James Arsenault shares the paranoia he suffered after returning home from being a POW during World War II.
