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Clyde Milam

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Clyde Milam was a signalman, but his battle station was on a 40mm gun, part of a 10 man crew. His destroyer was once host to some Japanese officers who were picked up from a life raft. This led to the captain getting quite frustrated with holding prisoners. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) (4:38)

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The men of the destroyer escort USS Straus were very busy. It was their job to spread smokescreens to protect the fleet from kamikazes and they were credited with one shoot down of a suicide plane. Bombarding coastlines was another important job. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) (4:12)

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Clyde Milam's ship was off Okinawa when the atomic bombs were used on Japan. Three days after the Nagasaki blast, he was off shore there for a few days, then at Sasebo, where he went ashore and mingled with the Japanese people. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) (5:06)

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The streamer was flying from the bridge. It was the heading home streamer and the men of the USS Straus were overjoyed, including Clyde Milam. He was soon to discover that his short stop at Nagasaki had left him with a terrible problem. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) (8:26)

Clyde Thrasher

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Clyde Thrasher recalls the landing at Salerno Italy (2:08)

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Clyde Thrasher's friend Duke engages in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy in Italy (:46)

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Clyde Thrasher remembers crawling across a field under heavy fire in Salerno Italy (1:44)

Clyne Veal

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Clyne Veal recalls his time on the USS Emmons during D-Day as they were the first Naval ship to be fired upon and to return fire. He remembers being swarmed by German submarines and having to deal (3:11)

COL Jack Jacobs (ret.)

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COL Jack Jacobs (ret.) remembers his first real combat experience in Vietnam (3:32)

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COL Jack Jacobs (ret.) expounds on the world of the soldier and their status as professionals. (2:13)