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James Holmes

Vietnam | 101st Airborne Division, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, A Company

James Holmes remembers the race relations that were going on during his time overseas and back home. There were certainly some racial problems that needed to be addressed. (8:25)
Returning home from Vietnam, James Holmes and other Vietnam vets had a lot to get used to about civilian life. James took great strides to take care of himself after his time and the service, and he reflects on the Vietnam conflict and the miscommunication between Washington D.C. and the men on the ground. (8:22)
James Marion Arnold

WWII | Gunnery Officer, USS McCook

On their way back to New York for refits, James Marion Arnold and the USS McCook encounter a heavy storm in the Caribbean north of Bermuda. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold) (3:24)
After seeing troops and vehicles taking fire from an unseen location on Omaha Beach, James Marion Arnold decides to take action. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold) (4:32)
While on a training mission in the Pacific, near San Diego, James Marion Arnold and his crew have a scare with a torpedo at night. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold) (2:22)
James Marion Arnold recalls how the USS McCook took part in the opening salvos of Operation Overlord in the waters at Normandy. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold) (6:59)
James Marion Arnold recalls a specifically troubling incident with a 14 inch gun at the harbor at Toulon during Operation Anvil. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold) (5:54)
James Marion Arnold uses his guns to open the pathway into Vierville for the troops that landed at Normandy on D-Day. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold) (2:11)
On D+4, the USS McCook is selected to aid in the taking of Cherbourg, but doesn't aid in the way anyone had anticipated. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold) (1:53)
James Marion Arnold watches an odd phenomenon take shape on Omaha Beach a few days after the initial landing. (Audio Only) (Interview contributed by Jim Arnold) (1:51)