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Andy Carpenter

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When Andy Carpenter was promoted to tank commander, he got a crash course in what it takes to be a leader. As the war wound down, his unit was sent to Austria, where some of them began to train for the Pacific. (This interview made possible with the support of FRANK LEYENDEKKER.) (4:49)

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After the Big War, Andy Carpenter joined the reserves and got married. As his first anniversary approached, he was recalled for Korea. This was a rough time with a baby on the way. But still he went to the frozen misery near the Manchurian border and became part of the epic retreat to the South. (This interview made possible with the support of FRANK LEYENDEKKER.) (7:18)

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Andy Carpenter, Joe Peoples and Dave Williams share their stories of crossing the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, the last standing span over the Rhine, in March of 1945. (10:58)

Andy Flock

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He'd been busted from Sergeant down to buck Private, so the PFC stripe he got in France didn't excite Andy Flock very much. He was only a tank gunner, but proved very valuable as the unit's translator. In every German town, his first job was to find the Burgermeister and tell him to gather up everyone's guns. (4:20)

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The first encounter with death was less striking to Andy Flock than the absurd aspects of the war, like invasion scrip and non-fraternization. He recalls his youth in the Bronx as he explains why he never liked the police, and by extension, the MP's. (4:18)

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The war took him right to Hitler's birthplace, Braunau. Andy Flock was in a foxhole in a potato field when he was shaken awake and told the war was over. Before long he had financed a trip to Paris with 12 cartons of cigarettes. (5:06)

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He didn't get the triumphant parade down Broadway that he dreamed of, but Andy Flock was still glad to be home. The news of the Atomic Bomb was nice, but he still had orders to report to Camp Cook. Some MP's needed their dishes washed. (6:45)

Andy Kiddey

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Andy Kiddey remembers leading an attack on a German tank in Italy. (2:19)

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Andy Kiddey tells the story of being a passenger on a hospital plane dreadfully close to running out of fuel over Japan. (2:31)

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Andy Kiddey recounts a close call with Italian soldiers in North Africa (1:47)