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William J. Ely

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LTG Ely recalls the moves of General MacArthur through New Guinea and the Leyte campaign. The senior engineer helped plan the Philippine invasion and the development of bases as the Allies swept through the islands. He describes a shooting gallery as Japanese planes attacked his transport, and the bravado of MacArthur when stray bullets found his headquarters area. (7:47)

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At General MacArthur's headquarters outside Manila, engineer LTG Ely was helping plan the 6th Army's invasion of Japan when the atomic bomb changed all that. One month after the surrender, he was flying over Hiroshima in a Japanese plane, trying to find the best landing areas for the victorious troops. (4:36)

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Engineer LTG Ely was instrumental in supporting the 6th Army's successful Pacific campaign, and once he came home, he continued a long, illustrious career in the Army. From the Pentagon to Paris, he served in a variety of administrative engineering roles. (3:25)

William Lubbeck

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William Lubbeck, author of At Leningrad's Gates: The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North, and his unit attempt to repel the Russians after they break through the German lines on the Neva River in Leningrad. (3:01)

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William Lubbeck, author of At Leningrad's Gates: The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North, recalls the fate of his unit as the war winds to a close and finally ends. (11:14)

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William Lubbeck, author of At Leningrad's Gates: The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North, remembers being a forward observer caught in heavy fighting on the Estonia/Russia border when his artillery unit saved his life. (3:23)

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William Lubbeck, author of At Leningrad's Gates: The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North, recalls the combat tactics of the French and Moroccan troops when Germany invaded France. (2:07)

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William Lubbeck, author of At Leningrad's Gates: The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North, tells of the nature of the treatment German soldiers received at the hands of the Red Army troops. (3:45)

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William Lubbeck, author of At Leningrad's Gates: The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North, recalls combat on the Russian front when the German Army surrounded the Russian Army under the command of General Andrey Andreyevich Vlasov. (5:26)

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William Lubbeck, author of At Leningrad's Gates: The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North, recalls how he won the Iron Cross First Class with a well placed artillery round. (3:24)