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Neil Ippolito

WWII | U.S. Navy, Boatswain's Mate, 7th Fleet, 7th Flotilla, LST 466 & 475

While in the Philippines, Neil's LST is hit by mortar fire. The LST backs off the beach and narrowly avoids being hit a second time. (1:59)
Neil tells a funny story about having to get rid of a stowaway, a monkey the crew picked up while going through the Panama Canal. (1:07)
Neil's LST picks up scientists at Pearl Harbor and participates in Operation Crossroads; atomic bomb testing in Bikini Atoll. (4:07)
Neil tells a funny story about having dinner aboard another ship by working his way into the officer's mess hall. (2:41)
Neil tells about sipping cognac with a Frenchman and leaving the ship, only to be arrested later by military police (MP). (2:12)
Neil explains how their LST was attacked by Japanese aircraft while the LST crew was trying to unload ammunition crates and drums of gasoline on a pier. (4:26)
Neill "Jack" Cox

WWII | 36th Infantry Division

Neill "Jack" Cox and a friend dive into heavy artillery and machine gun fire to save an injured soldier. (8:26)
Neill "Jack" Cox discovers the irony of war when a German 88 round sends him running for cover. (2:05)
Neill "Jack" Cox tells of his machine gun squad's violent encounter with a large SS unit in the French wilderness. (9:09)
Neill "Jack" Cox and his unit face heavy resistance as they cross the Siegfried line and move into Germany. (4:19)