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Chuck Ware

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The war simulations were easy after participating in an actual war. That's what Chuck Ware realized when he returned from the desert. He retired as the Deputy Commandant of the War College and then worked as a contractor in the Pentagon, where he never had duty during his long career. (3:32)

Clarence Dodd

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Clarence Dodd was fourteen years old when when the war started. You'll never have to go, he was told, but he did. When he was eighteen he joined the Merchant Marine and was introduced to the five inch gun. (5:05)

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Clarence Dodd's first trip with the Merchant Marine was completed when the ship delivered a load of oil from California to Ulithi. They were about to head back to the States when the orders were changed. They were now going to Iran and then who knows where. (4:23)

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The food aboard the Merchant Marine ship gradually got worse. Clarence Dodd was at sea crisscrossing the Pacific for eight months before he returned to a home port. He crossed the equator eight times and he lost his fear of heights while climbing the mast. (6:23)

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In 1946, Clarence Dodd left the Merchant Marines and went back to the farm. He was called back to service in 1952 and sent to cryptography school on the strength of his test scores. He never used this skill while he was in the Army. They put him in personnel instead. (5:06)

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Clarence Dodd had to get a security clearance while he was working in the headquarters at Fort Polk. A buddy of his told him the Army was looking for volunteers to witness an atomic test up in Nevada. They both thought that was pretty cool and got on the list. As he crouched in the trench waiting for the blast, he began to have second thoughts. (10:25)

Clarence Higginbotham

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Clarence Higginbotham grew up in Georgia and studied for a little bit at the University of Georgia before enlisting in the Army. He was granted access into the Army Specialized Training Program, but once that was disbanded he was sent to Fort Riley for basic training. Once he was ready, he was shipped overseas to France. He talks about the living conditions he had to endure for the beginning of his time in the war. (This interview made possible with the support of ANITA ENDRIS MANUEL.) (4:15)

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Immediately when he got to the Vosges Mountains, Higginbotham and the other men were tasked with replacing the men that came before them. He was given the position of machine gunner and squad leader, and he recalls his first combat experience up in the cold mountains. (This interview made possible with the support of ANITA ENDRIS MANUEL.) (4:07)

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While not in the midst of combat, Higginbotham and his company were taking some time to go around a flank. Suddenly, they heard the firing of enemy machine guns and, before he knew it, Higginbotham was hit in both of his legs, leaving him unable to stand or walk. He was transported by railroad to a hospital in England. (This interview made possible with the support of ANITA ENDRIS MANUEL.) (5:42)

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When he got back to his outfit, the war was still ongoing, and Higginbotham was still having trouble with his legs. While making their way through Germany, it was his job to keep an eye out for young Germans who might shoot from steeples. He remembers a time in particular that a young German boy shot at and killed one of them. Shortly after, the war was over and he got to go home. (This interview made possible with the support of ANITA ENDRIS MANUEL.) (3:33)