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Jim Sharp

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It was bitterly cold as Jim Sharp neared the front at the border between France and Belgium. As he settled into a foxhole which was, thankfully, already dug in the frozen ground, the sergeant taught him a phrase in German which he needed to know. (Interview conducted in partnership with the Eisenhower Foundation as part of their Ike's Soldiers program. https://eisenhowerfoundation.net & http://ikessoldiers.com) (5:02)

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Jim Sharp rode on a tank toward the village of Honsfeld in Belgium. Just as soon as he jumped off to join the attack, a German 88 blasted the tank and the blood began to run red in the snow. The Germans were better trained and had better weapons. This was going to be a real fight. (Interview conducted in partnership with the Eisenhower Foundation as part of their Ike's Soldiers program. https://eisenhowerfoundation.net & http://ikessoldiers.com) (6:31)

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After the battle at Honsfeld, Jim Sharp was surprised to hear that he would lead a patrol. I just got here. I'm brand new. The sergeant said not to worry, he would be right behind him. The Germans had been run out of the town, but there were some lurking in church steeples and basements. Unfortunately for them, there were also civilians hiding in the basements. (Interview conducted in partnership with the Eisenhower Foundation as part of their Ike's Soldiers program. https://eisenhowerfoundation.net & http://ikessoldiers.com) (6:20)

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It was in a burgermeister's office that Jim Sharp ripped a swastika flag from the wall and stuffed it in his pack. By the end of the war, it was autographed by all his buddies. He befriended a German woman who vented her frustration and anger over the war to him. She had lost a husband and a son. (Interview conducted in partnership with the Eisenhower Foundation as part of their Ike's Soldiers program. https://eisenhowerfoundation.net & http://ikessoldiers.com) (3:26)

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Jim Sharp was in Bavaria when the war ended. It was a very happy time for all the men. When he went out with a patrol to search for a water source, he found a family in a farm house that was perhaps too friendly. They were so friendly, he and his men had to sleep it off. (Interview conducted in partnership with the Eisenhower Foundation as part of their Ike's Soldiers program. https://eisenhowerfoundation.net & http://ikessoldiers.com) (6:15)

Jim Sheehan

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While fighting on the front lines near Germany, Jim Sheehan remembers getting a case of trench foot and his subsequent medical care. (3:55)

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Jim Sheehan talks about how the Allies would deal with the 12 and 13-year old children that were found fighting for Germany during World War II. (1:00)

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Jim Sheehan remembers losing a close friend right next to him during a battle in France. (1:56)

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Jim Sheehan describes what it was like to be a combat infantryman in Europe during World War II. (:33)

Jim Smith

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The campus of Western Kentucky University was practically a home for Jim Smith through high school and college. He loved ROTC and the Pershing Rifles and when it came time for a commission, he chose reserve because he could go to flight school sooner. He was sent to helicopter training because pilots were desperately needed in Vietnam. (7:05)