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Jim Sanders
WWII
| 8th Service Regiment
Jim Sanders retells the story of a pilot friend of his, Wade Claxton, being shot down over Northern Africa, and his unlikely rescue during World War II. (4:42)
Jim Sanders describes the aftermath of the atomic bomb destruction of Nagasaki, Japan. (:55)
Jim Sanders describes an unfortunate incident he witnessed while training at the Marine Air Corps station at Miramar. (1:07)
While aboard a landing craft tank (LCT), Jim Sanders describes surviving a typhoon at sea and the disastrous aftermath of the storm. (3:08)
Jim Sanders describes arriving for post-war occupation duty at Sasebo, Japan, and the condition of the surviving Japanese in the area. (3:10)
Jim Sanders shares his feelings about going to war after the Pearl Harbor attack, as well as his feelings at the end of World War II. (3:08)
Jim Sanders talks about the friendship he made with a Japanese family while on occupation duty after World War II. (4:05)
As he is making his way to Japan for occupation duty shortly after the close of World War II, Jim Sanders has an amusing encounter with another Marine headed home from combat. (2:04)
Jim Sanders talks about how one particularly poorly designed aircraft almost cost him his life during training over the Mohave Desert. (2:11)
Jim Sharp
WWII
| 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Jim Sharp was working his father's farm when he found out that he wouldn't be drafted because of that. So he got his father to sell the farm and he entered the Army in 1944. His training was hurried because more troops were badly needed. (Interview conducted in partnership with the Eisenhower Foundation as part of their Ike's Soldiers program. https://eisenhowerfoundation.net & http://ikessoldiers.com) (5:12)
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