Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
1:12 | Due to an accident that occurred on a train headed towards the Pacific, many of Mr. Applefield's men died by jumping from their cars in attempts to survive.
Mr. Applefield recalls coming in contact with German troops and nearly shooting an Ally.
Mr. Applefield describes personally witnessing the effects that concentration camps had on freed Jewish people.
Mr. Applefield describes the role he served in as an Army Engineer.
Mr. Applefield describes what the situation and weather were like during the Battle of the Bulge.
Mr. Applefield shares a funny incident he experienced while in Luxembourg involving mines.
Mr. Applefield discusses the great times that he and his men spent with German nuns.
While exploring a destroyed town near the Rhine River, Mr. Applefield discovers an expensive piece of jewelry that he sends home and eventually presents to his wife.
