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Crain, Joe Segment 8
After the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot the action really slowed down for Alex Vraciu. There was a lot of argument over...
Spaetgens, William Becoming a Sailor
William Leo Spaetgens enlisted in the United States Navy [Annotator's Note: on 22 October 1942]. His parents did not...
Crain, Joe Segment 9
When Alex Vraciu bailed out over the Philippines he was at about 300 or 400 feet when hit parachute opened up. He hit...
Spaetgens, William Voyage to the Mediterranean Sea
William Leo Spaetgens and his Navy crewmates aboard the Liberty Ship SS Leslie M. Shaw (MC-0440) were all new to the...
Crain, Joe Segment 10
Alex Vraciu knew that the next time they saw air action it would be part of a landing somewhere. When his group was...
Spaetgens, William Invasion of Sicily
William Leo Spaetgens and his Navy crewmates aboard the SS Leslie M. Shaw (MC-0440) converted their Liberty Ship to a...
Crain, Joe Segment 11
The next morning Alex Vraciu and the other guerillas headed north up the national highway. They took a bugler and...
Spaetgens, William Pacific Duty
William Leo Spaetgens returned to Treasure Island near San Francisco after his leave at home. At that point, he was...
Crain, Joe Segment 12
During one of his trips back to the United States Alex Vraciu was offered the opportunity to fly the Zero that had been...
Spaetgens, William End of the War
William Leo Spaetgens was pulled out of the Navy Armed Guard in January 1945. Many men were removed from that service...
Crain, Joe Segment 1
Crain was born in northern Louisiana. He grew up on a farm. During the depression everyone in his family had to work in...
Spaetgens, William Postwar
William Leo Spaetgens was changed by World War 2. He hated school with a passion. After making it to the tenth grade,...
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