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Joe Noonan

WWII | 17th Bomb Group, 432nd Squadron, 12th Air Force

After being unable to bomb their intended targets, Joe Noonan, a B-26 crewmember, remembers unloading their payload on a surprise target in Northern Italy. (1:45)
Joe Noonan remembers flying through a wall of flak, avoiding enemy fighters and taking heavy losses during his most memorable and dangerous bombing mission over Naples in 1943. (6:54)
Joe Peoples

WWII | 9th Armored Division

Joe Peoples, Dave Williams and Andy Carpenter share their stories of crossing the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, the last standing span over the Rhine, in March of 1945. (10:58)
Joe Peoples remembers being taken prisoner in Germany, but was helped to escape by an American sympathizer. (1:50)
Joe Peoples tells the story of an unexpected visit from his Vietnamese barber. (1:06)
Joe Peoples talks about how he shot down a German fighter plane himself as his company took a German village. (2:27)
Joe Peoples remembers earning a Bronze Star fighting in Korea and dropping artillery on Koreans based on the scent of their breakfast. (4:00)
Joe Peoples describes a close call in Germany when a prisoner put a gun in his face. (:58)
Joe Ponds

Vietnam | 13th Combat Aviation Battalion, 121st Assault Helicopter Company,

Growing up in poverty, Joe Ponds had a strong family unit during his formative years. Because his grandmother was blind, she taught him lessons on observation that were later valuable to him in Vietnam. (4:18)
Enlisting in the ROTC program at his college, Joe Ponds got his introduction to military service. At the time, race relations made it difficult for African-Americans to succeed, so he found himself especially sharp on his training. After he graduated with his pilot's license, Joe Ponds went into flight school. (8:50)