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George Coy

WWII | U.S. Army, 96th Inf. Div., Co. E, 382 Inf. Reg.

George Coy discusses the graphic landing experiences on Leyte during the initial Philippine Liberation in October 1944. (6:47)
George Crockett

Vietnam | 29th Civil Affairs

George Crockett remembers his early life and deciding to enlist in the Marines. After arriving in Da Nang, he travelled with his unit all over Vietnam running various missions. (5:46)
George Crockett remembers the worst day of Vietnam, when he was in an intense firefight and injured from a bullet. (6:17)
George Crockett remembers the day he and his company were ambushed by enemy combatants. After being wounded by a bullet, he had to think quickly to get himself to safety. (5:53)
George Crockett remembers encountering enemy forces carrying morphine on one of his last nights in country. Growing up a hunter, he was equipped with the capability to succeed in Vietnam. (4:23)
After leaving the Marine Corps, George Crockett found work doing what he loved in the outdoors. Looking back on his time in the military, he is grateful for the structure it provided him. (5:11)
George Culpepper

WWII | USS PC-1122

George Culpepper sits in the water of the Surigao Strait and watches as two Japanese naval task forces pass him by in the night. (4:50)
George Culpepper, aboard a Navy submarine chaser, has a close encounter with a Kamikaze in Leyte Gulf. (4:17)
George Culpepper remembers picking up three Phillipine civilians who had been floating on the open sea in a small raft. (2:25)
George Ferkes

Vietnam | 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron

He was married and in graduate school but when his deferment no longer protected him from the draft, George Ferkes enlisted in the Air Force and learned to fly. He was assigned as a forward air controller and began training for Vietnam. (5:10)