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  • Leibold, William Reflections

    William Leibold never stopped believing that he would make it home to his wife. The reunion with his wife on his parent’s lawn was a surprise.

  • Leibold, William Shipped to Japan

    Black hoods were placed on the heads of William Leibold and the others [Annotator's Note: the other survivors of the sinking of the USS Tang (

  • Leibold, William Surviving a Storm

    Surviving a Storm

  • Leibold, William Taken to Ofuna

    [Annotator's Note: William Leibold served in the Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate and made all five war patrols aboard the USS Tang (SS-3

  • Leibold, William The Survivors After the War

    [Annotator's Note: William Leibold served in the Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate and made all five war patrols aboard the USS Tang (SS-3

  • Leibold, William Why Did They Survive

    [Annotator's Note: William Leibold served in the Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate and made all five war patrols aboard the USS Tang (SS-3

  • Leisey, Alvin Segment 1

    Leisey was born in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania May 10th, 1923. He moved to Honey Brook, Pennsylvania where he ended up meeting his future wife.

  • Leisey, Alvin Segment 2

    Leisey was told before he deployed that he was going to go to Officer Candidate School, yet that never developed.

  • Leisey, Alvin Segment 3

    Leisey was sent to Pearl Harbor [Annotator’s Note: Hawaii] for surgery. They operated on his hand and back. It was a rough experience.

  • Leisey, Alvin Segment 4

    The picture of Leisey is on half a dozen things that he can think of. He has copies of the picture that go back to 1944.

  • Leisey, Alvin Segment 5

    Leisey recalls having to do sponge ball therapy so he could build up the strength up in his hand.

  • Leisey, Alvin Segment 6

    Leisey's father was a railroad worker and his mother was a garment worker. They survived the Great Depression by working hard.

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