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Bill Savich

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Bill Savich details the military tactics he learned at Ft. Benning to lead and motivate men to fight a frontal attack. (3:04)

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Bill Savich recounts a close face-to-face encounter with a German soldier when driving German rear guard soldiers out of houses in Fondi, Italy. (1:14)

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While on the road to Volterra, Bill Savich and his men are trapped in a valley by German artillery. He orders LT Meyerturk and his men to run for the cover of the hills, but suffers an injury in the process. (9:09)

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After fighting off a German counterattack, Bill Savich and his men were instructed to hold the Della Tombe near San Clemente. One night, a drunken group of German soldiers attacked the ridge, and Savich led a group of inexperienced, college-age soldiers in the defense of the position. (8:46)

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Bill Savich describes the second time he and a group of volunteers rescued men from a minefield. Only 4 men returned from a 10-man patrol, and Captain Dunneran decided that they were to go out into enemy lines, unarmed, with a Red Cross flag to indicate to the Germans that they were not a combat patrol. (7:05)

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Bill Savich recalls attacking a German Panzer unit amongst the powerful American 155s, which earned him his 2nd Silver Star. (4:16)

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When descending from the mountain ranges of Mt. Alto and San Martino, Bill Savich and his men were surprised by a German tank. Savich recounts the orders he gave and actions his men took to take down the tank. (3:53)

Bill Schneidewind

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Originally from Verona, New Jersey, Bill Schneidewind joined the Army Specialized Training Program at the end of the second world war. That led him to take classes at Rutgers University, and then to his basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama. After that, he went to Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning. (5:41)

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Once he graduated from OCS, Schneidewind was shipped over to Japan to join the Army of Occupation following the end of World War II. He talks about the lasting effects of the bombing on the Japanese streets, as well as what it was like to work under General MacArthur. (5:20)

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Schneidewind talks about some issues they had while working in Otsu, Japan, as well as specific details about MacArthur's leadership style and motives. When he came home from occupation duty, he joined the reserves and went back to college. Before he got a chance to finish his degree, he was called back into active duty for the Korean War. (4:40)