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Ken Johnson
WWII
| 101st Airborne, 506 PIR, H Company
After taking control of a Dutch farmhouse, one of Ken Johnson's men took a piglet for food from its mother. Ken describes why he made him give it back to the sow. (1:43)
Remembering the officers that commanded his company, Ken Johnson describes what he thought of their leadership. He tells about one officer leading the troops in his bare feet and how he was killed in action. (2:02)
Ken Johnson relives his first day in action, breaking his leg while jumping as a paratrooper. He describes fighting off German troops with another injured man, whose death has affected him to this day. (6:33)
Ken Johnson stresses that he and the soldiers he trained with were told they were the greatest. He tells how they proved it and how they were recognized. (1:37)
In this dramatic account, Ken Johnson talks about taking prisoners and discusses why some stories may have been exaggerations of what really happened to those killed in battle. (1:08)
In this amazing story, Ken Johnson reflects on how he and his fellow troops outsmarted the Germans who outnumbered them. He quotes a famous word used by an officer who refused to surrender. (:50)
Ken Johnson laughs as he recalls how his platoon encouraged British soldiers to shoot multiple rounds at a German soldier. It was a joke they played while facing serious danger. (1:30)
Fear was not a factor. That's what Ken Johnson describes about his rigorous training as a paratrooper. He tells how having his tooth pulled didn't slow down his mission to Normandy. (3:26)
In this dramatic account, Ken Johnson tells how he was rescued from a shell hole after fighting off German troops and where he was taken next. (1:24)
Assigned to H company, Ken Johnson became a machine gunner. He describes how he felt about the new dangers he faced and what his commanding officer said to him before battle. (1:31)
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