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Ed Price

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He was fortunate that his time in Korea was relatively uneventful. Ed Price remembers a couple of big air attacks, but most were on the level of hand grenades lobbed out of a small plane. Since he was in headquarters company, which had a small amount of privates, he was in for a lot of guard duty. (3:53)

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When Ed Price went for his first guard duty in Korea, he was surprised that some men had nicely pressed uniforms at the inspection. Why? This was a war zone. Then he found out that, each night, one man was selected to be the supernumerary, who got to stay inside where it was warm. He now had a new goal. (3:41)

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Ed price went from squad tents to Quonset huts while he was in Korea. He also went from private to sergeant, which meant he could now go to the NCO club. (3:14)

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What do you do in the personnel section? Ed Price answers that question and then describes some strange and funny incidents from his time in Korea, like the time half the country went on red alert because of a funeral. (5:13)

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Japan was the R&R destination for troops in Korea. Ed Price got an extra trip when he won soldier of the month. In his unit, there was a Japanese American soldier who kept getting mistaken for a Korean, which he would milk for laughs whenever possible. (3:26)

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Ed Price expresses sympathy for those serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, who have to face uncertainties that he didn't experience in Korea. He didn't even carry a weapon when he went into town. (3:45)

Ed Riley

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Ed Riley recalls being under attack by Junkers in North Africa (2:46)

Ed Smith

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As World War Two raged across the world, Ed Smith left the monotony of the tobacco farm and followed his older brothers into the service. He chose the Navy and entered Hospital Corps training, then joined one of the most dangerous outfits around, an amphibious Beach Battalion. (5:41)

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The Beach Battalion was the Naval unit that went ashore at the forefront of an amphibious landing and managed the whole operation. Hydrographic Specialists, Signalmen, and Hospital Corpsmen, like Ed Smith, had some of the most hazardous assignments. He describes his training and the organization of the complex and difficult task of invasion. (5:13)

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They got the word. D-Day would be June 5th. Hospital Corpsman Ed Smith boarded his transport and prepared to be in the vanguard of the invasion. They were told that the Air Corps and the Navy would destroy all the German defenses. Delayed for a day by bad weather, they circled a mile and a half off shore waiting for word to go. Their target time to hit the beach was 7:20 AM. Part 1 of 4. (4:56)