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Tracy Sheils

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His one trip to the hospital was memorable. Fed up with the chaos and screaming, Tracy Sheils couldn't wait to get back to his unit. He talks about surviving an ambush, how he took up smoking and why that was a good thing, and why his flak jacket was worthless. (6:14)

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To Tracy Sheils, Vietnam was not a bad thing and it had a noble purpose, stopping the spread of Communism. He had to go home in civilian clothes to avoid any trouble and it did not sit well with him. Neither does the prosecution of Americans such as Lt. William Calley. (3:43)

Tucker Fuller

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Tucker Fuller was, like many others during this time, a young student when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. This would thrust him into the Army Air Corps who had a desperate need for trained crewmen. (This interview made possible with the support of MARVA ERICKSEN.) (4:27)

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Tucker's journey into the Pacific was not quite like the others' as he was given an important task by his Colonel. (This interview made possible with the support of MARVA ERICKSEN.) (4:09)

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After finishing their submarine patrol, Tucker and his crew found themselves in Australia. Sent on a bombing mission to New Britain, he would be one of the lucky crews to make it back. (This interview made possible with the support of MARVA ERICKSEN.) (6:27)

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Tucker had some friends on other crews, Walter Higgins and Bobby Block, and all of these decades later he remembers them and their sacrifices. (This interview made possible with the support of MARVA ERICKSEN.) (1:51)

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It was supposed to be a bombing run like the others, the target a Japanese convoy on its way to Lae. Their tight formation made it easy for the Japanese to focus their fire, and in the course of the bombing Tucker's plane pulled away only to be tailed by 12 Japanese Zeros. They would go on to earn Distinguished Flying Crosses for this action. (This interview made possible with the support of MARVA ERICKSEN.) (4:13)

Turner Davis

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Turner Davis shares the story of how his brother, having survived air combat against German pilots during World War II, met an unlikely end on his way home after deployment. (3:21)

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Turner Davis recalls witnessing a German torpedo narrowly miss his ship only to hit another nearby Merchant Marine vessel in his convoy, killing everyone aboard. (4:37)

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Turner Davis discusses his duties as a Navy signalman stationed aboard a Merchant Marine cargo ship during World War II. (3:19)