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Jim Sanders

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While aboard a landing craft tank (LCT), Jim Sanders describes surviving a typhoon at sea and the disastrous aftermath of the storm. (3:08)

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Jim Sanders describes arriving for post-war occupation duty at Sasebo, Japan, and the condition of the surviving Japanese in the area. (3:10)

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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)

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Jim Sanders talks about the friendship he made with a Japanese family while on occupation duty after World War II. (4:05)

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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)

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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

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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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During his basic training at Fort McClellan, Jim Sharp encountered a paratrooper looking for volunteers. He and two of his buddies signed up and went to Fort Benning for jump training but he flunked the physical because of an old football injury. His unit had already shipped out so he would enter the war as a replacement. (Interview conducted in partnership with the Eisenhower Foundation as part of their Ike's Soldiers program. https://eisenhowerfoundation.net & http://ikessoldiers.com) (4:32)

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When depth charges were dropped during his Atlantic crossing, Jim Sharp made a remark that was intended to be funny, but which started a lot of trouble. When he got to Le Havre, he couldn't believe the devastation that he saw there. (Interview conducted in partnership with the Eisenhower Foundation as part of their Ike's Soldiers program. https://eisenhowerfoundation.net & http://ikessoldiers.com) (4:26)

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No one was supposed to know where they were, but as the men of Jim Sharp's unit were marching through the darkness on their way to board a ship for France, a lone woman followed. (Interview conducted in partnership with the Eisenhower Foundation as part of their Ike's Soldiers program. https://eisenhowerfoundation.net & http://ikessoldiers.com) (2:23)