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Vincent Vivardo

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Vincent Vivardo talks about having to be prepared to kill at any moment in the Pacific. (1:05)

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Vincent Vivardo talks about what it was like to be a scout in the Pacific and his particular method of attack. (2:01)

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Vincent Vivardo reflects back on some of the action his Marine unit saw on Guadalcanal during World War II. (2:24)

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Vincent Vivardo comments on how the Marine Corps found out his real age, after he had already served three years and fought four battles in the Pacific. (4:35)

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Vincent Vivardo remembers a few incidents when New Guinea natives would help the Marines locate enemy Japanese locations. (4:39)

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Vincent Vivardo recalls pulling a prank on famed Marine "Chesty" Puller while deployed in the Pacific. (1:52)

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While fighting in New Guinea, Vincent Vivardo tells the story of a surprise attack by a lone Japanese soldier. (1:17)

Virgil Westdale

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Virgil Westdate's father came from Japan to the US when he was 16 years old in 1906. After meeting Virgil's mother at church, the couple set about farming in Indiana. (5:16)

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Virgil Westdale was a college student when he got his private pilot license with an eye toward the Army Air Corps. FDR's Executive Order 9066 allowing removal of Japanese citizens from the West Coast would filter down to affect him, since his father was a Japanese-American. (4:14)

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Virgil Westdale was progressing in his flight training when a federal inspector showed up and took his pilot license. No explanation was given but he knew why. His father was Japanese. Then the War Department transferred him to the Army. (6:33)