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Hannah Deutch

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British Army nurse Hannah Deutch was stationed right next to Buckingham Palace when the place was bombed out. They were cheered by a visit from Winston Churchill. She was a Jewish refugee from Germany and was a regular at the Jewish Forces Club. That was where she met a very special Canadian. (4:00)

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Hannah Deutch got engaged to a Canadian soldier and right away, there was no end to the people who wanted to help with the wedding. The Jewish refugee was a British Army nurse in London and her wedding was staged in posh style by English benefactors. (5:16)

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All leave was cancelled. The D-Day operation was imminent, but British Army nurse Hannah Deutch and her Canadian husband managed an intimate rendezvous in London. Shortly after that, she came up sick. She couldn't be pregnant, could she? After all, leave was cancelled. Soon she was sick again, seasick on a difficult Atlantic crossing to Canada to be with her in-laws. (7:35)

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The end of the war was very sad for Hannah Deutch when she found out that nearly her entire family had perished. Fortunately, she was in the care of her new in-laws in Montreal, where her husband soon returned to join her and their new son. (2:29)

Harold Bobroff

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Harold "Hutch" Bobroff, Pharmacist, 1st Class remembers his surprise enlistment in the Navy and how civilian life as a butcher prepared him for the ugly sights and sounds of a Naval operating room. (5:20)

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From marriage to Marines, Harold "Hutch" Bobroff recalls the series of events that quickly changed his life before seeing action in Iwo Jima. (3:55)

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Thinking the battle of Guam was over, Harold "Hutch" Bobroff relives the nightmare of being shot by the enemy and how he felt after a young Japanese soldier was killed. (4:37)

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After training on Guam, "Hutch" relives the shocking scene of dead Marines on the island of Iwo Jima, smoking volcanic terrain, and carrying guns he couldn't shoot. (6:14)

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"Hutch" shares his dramatic account of travelling with a friend whose dangerous job, flamethrower, threatened both their lives. (3:15)

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Brave and bleeding while treating other wounded soldiers, "Hutch" relives being honored with a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart (5:52)