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Eberhard van der Vlugt

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Eberhard van der Vlugt describes his poor training in the German Army, how advanced the Allied forces were, and what life was like as a prisoner in U.S. and French camps. Provided by Sal Strom. This interview is audio only. (9:05)

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Eberhard van der Vlugt, having been indoctrinated into the Hitler Youth at a young age, talks about why he began to dislike Adolf Hitler, and recalls an event when he saw Hitler in person. Provided by Sal Strom. This interview is audio only. (5:12)

Ed Addison

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Ed Addison describes flying over Nagasaki the day after the atomic bomb blast. (:40)

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Ed Addison recalls his mindset as a young pilot during World War II, and his most fearful moment during the war. (2:16)

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Ed Addison tells the story of how a hometown connection got him through Air Force flight school. (5:13)

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Ed Addison remembers how a particular sweet treat raised their standard of living immensely while deployed in the Pacific. (1:17)

Ed Bean

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Ed Bean recalls his 200,000 mile journey into the Pacific on the USS New Jersey during World War II, and describes the impressive artillery the battleship used to bombard countless Japanese-controlled islands. Bean himself manned one of the ship's five inch guns. (5:48)

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While anchored in Ulithi Atoll, Ed Bean remembers his ship being hit by an unexploded shell. The shell penetrated the main deck and went several decks down, narrowly missing one Sailor and striking one of Bean's friends, Robert Clowers, who survived the encounter. Bean recalls catching up with Clowers later in life. (5:37)

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While sailing in formation between ports in the Pacific, Ed Bean recalls a destroyer running off path and cutting in front of the USS New Jersey, a much larger battleship. The anchor alone of the USS New Jersey inflicted heavy damage to the other ship, enough to kill the captain of the destroyer and injure another crew member. (2:13)

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Ed Bean describes what it was like aboard his ship, the USS New Jersey, during "Halsey's Typhoon," also known as "Typhoon Cobra," the 1944 typhoon which damaged nine warships, destroyed over 100 aircraft and killed 790 Sailors. (4:26)