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Jack Brantley
WWII
| 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
At the French port of Lorient, Jack Brantley and his artillery unit face a break out attempt by German Army forces desperate to escape their encirclement. (8:39)
Jack Brantley recalls the lack of rations in his battalion and what they ate to survive the Battle of Normandy. (1:41)
Jack Brantley lands on Utah Beach at Normandy twelve days after the initial landings. (1:50)
Jack Brantley remembers crossing the Atlantic from New York to England and the drama in between. (3:22)
Jack Brantley recalls firing on the German town of Wesel as well as the aftermath of attempting to cross the Rhine river. (3:01)
Jack Brantley and his unit receive the Presidential Unit Citation for action in the French city Metz. (8:58)
Jack Brantley
WWII
| 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Jack Brantley and his unit try to survive the cold while in combat during the Battle of the Bulge. (9:42)
Jack Brantley
WWII
| 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Jack Brantley witnesses the use of one of the first multiple rocket emplacements during the invasion of Germany. (1:40)
Jack Brantley recalls two separate fighter crash landings and the aftermath to the German pilots. (3:57)
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