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Marvin Dyer

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Marvin Dyer remember how his task force in the Pacific was used as "kamikaze bait" to draw out Japanese aircraft throughout the numerous small Pacific islands. (6:47)

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Marvin Dyer remembers the dangers that naval convoys faced from both Germans and the weather in the North Atlantic. (1:35)

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Marvin Dyer describes a defensive trick that German U-boats would pull during combat with the Allies during World War II. (2:07)

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After decoding Japanese messages regarding an attack on the area, Marvin Dyer describes his ship's involvement in the Battle of Midway in June of 1942, during which his ship was destroyed by a torpedo. (12:55)

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Even before the Pearl Harbor attack, Marvin Dyer talks about how the U.S. would have inevitably joined the war effort against the Axis powers during World War II. (1:02)

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During Operation Sandstone, Marvin Dyer talks about patrolling the test areas and witnessing nuclear explosions on the small island of Enewetak in 1948. (2:55)

Marvin Newman

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Marvin prepares for the invasion of Japan but is saved at the last minute by the dropping of the two atomic bombs. (1:17)

Marvin O'Neal

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Draftee Marvin O'Neal was asked what branch he would like and he chose the Air Corps. He was disqualified as a pilot, but he became a radio operator and aerial gunner on a B-17 crew. (4:13)

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B-17 radio operator and waist gunner Marvin O'Neal recalls his first mission, which involved a lot of flak and a lot of praying. He entered the war in Europe near the end and, on his last mission, he saw a German jet fighter streaking through the sky. Could they win the war with that thing? (5:56)

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After victory in Europe, Marvin O'Neal's crew transported grateful French POW's home to Paris. Then, they were scheduled to switch to B-29's and head to the Pacific. When the news came that the war there was over, they were jubilant. (4:16)