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Louis Zoghby

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Lou Zoghby remembers a very close call from a mortar shell near Munster, Germany, in the Spring of 1945. Provided by LifeCairn, Inc. (1:30)

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After experiencing his fellow soldiers demobilizing a German tank, Lou Zoghby talks about being given the task of writing up the story and the criticism he received. Provided by LifeCairn, Inc. (2:24)

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After taking shelter in a barn during the Battle of the Bulge, Lou Zoghby recalls how a soldier discretely dealt with a noisy cow. Provided by LifeCairn, Inc. (1:48)

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While serving occupation duty in Berlin after the end of fighting in Germany, Lou Zoghby talks about some of the clever ways soldiers made money and sent money home to their families. Provided by LifeCairn, Inc. (6:03)

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Lou Zoghby recalls his sensations and fears as he and his fellow soldiers were being driven to the front lines during the Battle of the Bulge, and comments on how difficult it was to deal with the cold weather. Provided by LifeCairn, Inc. (3:41)

Loyd Laugherty

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Loyd Laugherty met a lot of nice guys in basic training and one mean sergeant. When he shipped out for Europe, he was lucky enough to not get on the ship that was torpedoed in the English Channel. He lost a lot of friends when the SS Leopoldville went down. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) (4:11)

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During the containing action at Lorient, which had a German submarine base, Loyd Laugherty set out on a combat patrol which took him right up to the enemy line. Soon he was pinned down by relentless fire and was hugging the ground next to a hedgerow. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) (6:20)

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Loyd Laugherty could hardly believe that the war was over, but it wasn't long before he came off the line and began moving around Europe on a variety of occupation duties. Once he returned home, he worked several different jobs before finding an employer that he really appreciated. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) (4:24)

Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson

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Alexander Jefferson is a Detroit native with a very notable lineage. Like many in his family, he’d attend Clark College in Atlanta, but when the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred he answered the call and found himself on the path to be trained as a pilot, something that had never been offered to black men in the military before. (6:38)

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A new program was set up to train black men to fly, and Alexander Jefferson, having some college education, was one of the early participants. As black men, they were already under a lot of scrutiny, but he describes how their instructors helped push them through the difficult training. (9:37)