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Harold Brown

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It was his 30th mission over Europe, and his most memorable. Dr. Harold Brown describes this mission where his plane went down and he had to bail out. Like many pilots who survived such an encounter, he was captured by the locals. Part 1 of 2 (8:57)

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Upon his capture, Dr. Harold Brown would be thrown into a cell alone until the Germans had gathered others to be sent to the prison camp. He recalls a moment where he would be under a strafing run much like he had been doing before, but luckily he survived it. His treatment wasn't great, but the war was coming to an end so he knew he just had to push through it. Part 2 of 2 (9:47)

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The Germans took Dr. Harold Brown to Nuremberg where he'd be sat down in front of a well spoken Officer. He recalls the interrogation where the questions were quite specific, but he realized they could've gotten that information in any number of ways. Then, he was reminded that this war was coming to a close. (6:29)

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It took a couple weeks to get from Nuremberg to Stalag 13. When he arrived, there were already many enlisted-men taken prisoner, and their supplies were already running thin. As he figured, it wasn't long before General Patton came to liberate them. (10:19)

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He'd been liberated from Stalag 13 and the war in Europe had come to a close. Dr. Harold Brown was lucky to be alive, but he still had to wait for the C-47s to remove some of the other thousands of men from theater. Little did he expect, the journey home would be just as dangerous as the war itself. (11:24)

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Dr. Harold Brown spent a couple decades in the military after WWII, and recalls some of those experiences fondly, but wants people to know about the triumphs of the Tuskegee Airmen most importantly. (4:31)

Harold Darden

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Infantry replacement Harold Darden was welcomed to the front with the words "Welcome to Hell!" Swept into the Battle of the Bulge, he dealt with accidental friendly fire, frostbite, snipers and crawling in the dark right into the feet of the enemy. (10:27)

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Harold Darden, along with 3 fellow students, decided to enlist in order to, "Whip up on them Germans." After an unusual problem involving a urine sample, they were sent back to Auburn for pre-radar school. As it turned out, this training was never used. (7:46)

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Harold Darden served in the German occupation for 2 months and then was sent stateside to prepare for Pacific action, which was then made unnecessary. Not really the "Greatest Generation," he says. They just had a job to do and they did it. (1:58)

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Harold Darden could not help noticing that Germany was the cleanest place he had ever seen, except for the war damage, of course. The sting of combat was lessened by the stores found in empty homes; bread, preserves and "the French champagne, oh Lord!" (4:01)