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Warren Parker

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After the Pearl Harbor attack, Warren Parker became an MP based on where he was standing in line at the induction center. So many men were counted off and sent to Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri for basic training. Later, in California, the unit built a mock POW camp in the desert, but their "prisoners" never showed up. (4:30)

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He was seasick before he left the San Francisco Bay, so Warren Parker missed the grand sight of the Golden Gate bridge. His MP unit went to New Guinea, then Morotai. They followed the infantry when islands were invaded and set up POW camps for captured enemy soldiers. They weren't on the front lines, but they became pretty good at digging foxholes to shelter from the Japanese bombs. (5:08)

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After the Army had secured the Philippines, the MP units came in to take custody of any prisoners. At first, they used barbed wire enclosures but then they gained use of an old prison building. Warren Parker was the truck driver, a plum job in the unit. He describes the unit's operation and how the men sought humor in their daily grind. (5:46)

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Like so many others, Warren Parker was training for the amphibious assault on Japan when the atomic bomb put an end to the fighting. He was in an MP unit so he wound up there anyway, attached to the 1st Cavalry, which landed in Yokohama. He recalls his short time there and his two friends, one who had more points and headed home first, and another friend who had a monkey. (4:08)

Warren Scott

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While on an aircraft carrier during the Korean War, Warren Scott encountered rough weather on the high seas. He vividly recalls the challenges he and a small crew of men faced as they struggled to keep the planes from washing overboard. (1:05)

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During the Korean War, Warren Scott was on a mission that exposed him to H-Bomb fallout. In this chilling account he describes that mission and what he had to endure after it. (6:16)

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At the end of the Korean War, Chief Master Sergeant Warren Scott finished his service in Guam. He describes an utlimatum he received, a surprising promotion, and what influenced him to finally quit. (2:59)

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As an aviation cadet, Warren Scott ended up in radio school. Here he decribes his life during training for the D-Day Invasion, an unfortunate airplane accident, and his assignment to collect the bodies of many men he knew. (4:29)

Warren William Bestwick

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Three days after the invasion of Okinawa, Warren William Bestwick recalls his fighter squadron being sent in to provide air support against Japanese aircraft in the area. Provided by Sal Strom. This interview is audio only. (2:52)

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Warren William Bestwick, a Marine fighter pilot, remembers a couple of dangerous accidents that occurred on his aircraft carrier near Korea. Provided by Sal Strom. This interview is audio only. (3:09)