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Bill Schneidewind

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After getting married, Schneidewind was called back into the service for the Korean War. His job involved working in the Troop Information and Education Program at Fort Dix, and then in Tokyo, Japan. (6:18)

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Schneidewind goes into detail about what he did and all that was involved in the Troop Information and Education Program in Tokyo, Japan, and returning home for the second time. (4:46)

Bill Small

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Bill Small remembers how the U.S. troops under Gen. MacArthur attempted to retake the Philippines after being overrun earlier by the Japanese. (2:52)

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Bill Small describes how U.S. forces attempted to ensure victory while taking islands in the Pacific. (:46)

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Bill Small talks about trying to create smoke screens to hide Navy vessels from Japanese bombers while Marines were securing the island of Saipan in the Pacific. (6:49)

Bill Smith

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Bill Smith always wanted to fly. In fact, when he reported to Air Force pilot training, he already had a private pilot's license. As a Forward Air Controller flying out of Thailand, he patrolled the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, looking for traffic to disrupt. He flew the OV-10, a turboprop which was one of his favorite aircraft. (5:11)

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It was a cat and mouse game on the Ho Chi Minh trail. The insurgents on the trail were very good at camouflage but the American pilots had high tech imaging to find them. Bill Smith describes the hunt and recalls the blatant queues of vehicles over the border in North Vietnam where the Air Force was not allowed to attack. (6:04)

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Forward Air Controller Bill Smith was part of the covert air war based in Thailand covering Laos and Cambodia. When not being shot at by angry insurgents with AK-47's, he found time to teach classes in a Thai middle school. The toughest job he had was search and rescue missions. (6:40)

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Bill Smith reveals the last danger for men from his unit when their Vietnam War tour was finished, getting run over in traffic in Bangkok. A little bitter at the non-pursuit of victory by the policymakers, he nonetheless had a rewarding finish to his career flying scientific research missions. (3:15)

Bill Smoot

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The letters home from relatives detailed the miserable conditions with rain and malaria in the Pacific, so when he came of age, Bill Smoot enlisted in the Air Force, where he would not have to deal with that. He wanted to be a pilot, but he had to move into the radio operator's chair. (This interview made possible with the support of THE MATRED CARLTON OLLIFF FOUNDATION.) (5:04)