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Jim Harding
Vietnam
| Multiple Units
They flew low and slow, always looking for something. Jim Harding began flying Forward Air Controller missions early on in Vietnam. Once, he found a POW camp in Laos but it was abandoned before a rescue could be attempted. When he and a fellow FAC in another plane spotted a SAM site just across the DMZ, the other pilot was shot down but he was able to call in the strike that destroyed it. (6:06)
Artillery fire is no laughing matter but sometimes there is humor in war. Jim Harding recalls a funny story about a mad scramble for the shelter when the shells began to fall. He was a Forward Air Controller in Vietnam, a dangerous profession. (5:30)
Jim Harding enjoyed flying as a Forward Air Controller but the search and rescue flights were the most satisfying. It was a great feeling when you kept someone from becoming a POW. (2:15)
Jim Horton
WWII
| 21st Infantry Division (Philippine Army)
Jim Horton tells the story of a new wonder drug that was given to him to treat his malnutrition sores. (1:15)
Jim Horton remembers his journey from Cabanatuan to various Japanese prison camps until the end of World War II. (11:05)
After surrendering to the Japanese, Jim Horton describes taking part in the Bataan Death March in the Philippines. (4:42)
After escaping the Bataan Death March and being recaptured by the Japanese, Jim Horton remembers spending two and a half years at Cabanatuan prison camp in the Philippines. (4:14)
Jim Horton describes the treatment prisoners of war received from the Japanese during World War II. (2:43)
Jim Horton recalls his unit retreating from the invading Japanese in the Philippines in 1942. (5:03)
Jim Ingle
WWII
| U.S. Army, 10th Army, Signal Corps
Mr. Ingle describes joining the 10th army, building Quonset huts, and witnessing the aftermath of the battle on Okinawa. (2:44)
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