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Glen Gooch

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The ice at the Sauer River seemed like it would hold him up but, loaded down with gear, Glen Gooch broke through into the freezing water. He was OK but chilled to the bone. The objective was a hill that the Germans were using for observation. (5:34)

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They fought hard to take and keep the top of that hill. Both sides had on white snow gear and you couldn't tell friend from foe. Glen Gooch describes the action which earned him a Bronze Star. (4:54)

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Glen Gooch describes how his company commander received a concussion during an artillery barrage and how he came to earn two awards during the Battle of the Bulge. (2:41)

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As soon as Glen Gooch left the chaos and destruction of the Hurtgen Forest, he ran right into the desperate German attack at the Battle of the Bulge. It was a running battle and his unit was nearly surrounded at times while playing cat and mouse with Tiger tanks. (4:39)

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Glen Gooch tells what it was like to capture a German soldier for intelligence purposes. You had to be fast and strong. (2:24)

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The combat could be close at times with the Germans right up in your face. Glen Gooch was worried about one young soldier who wasn't very careful when the action started and, sure enough, he came to a bad end. (4:54)

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He'd had his feet frozen but Glen Gooch hadn't been shot yet. It was twelve days before the end of the war when German bullets finally found him near Nuremberg. (6:21)

Gene Richardson

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The decision was made to withdraw from the area and call in air support. After his company commander was wounded, platoon leader Gene Richardson took over and told the group that they were going to walk back the way they came and then there would be a strike. There was just one problem, the pilot jumped the gun. Part 2 of 2. (10:32)

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Platoon leader Gene Richardson explains the Mad Minute, the process of shooting out all the ammunition in all the weapons at the end of an operation. Then, new ammo is loaded. In the environment of Vietnam, you always wanted to have new, dry ammo. (6:28)

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When Gene Richardson began his Vietnam tour, he kept a diary. It was a real struggle to keep the thing dry in the field, never mind the struggle with self expression. (2:59)