Join us for a two-part presentation at the Carnegie Library by local historian Larry Martin.
Part 1 (September 30, 10 AM): Larry will present his interview with Dr. Eugene Bliel, who fought as an infantryman on the peninsula of Bataan and took part in the Bataan death march for 6 days.
Part 2 (October 21, 10 AM): The interview continues as Dr. Bliel shares his experience as a Japanese prisoner of war for over 3 years.
About WWII In Their Own Words: For almost 20 years, Larry Martin has been recording and sharing WWII oral histories from a variety of perspectives including American servicemen in the Atlantic and Pacific, German citizens, prisoners of war and European freedom fighters. Learn more about Larry’s work at lmww2.com.
Honor the anniversary of Pearl Harbor with a special presentation as part of Larry Martin’s “WWII In Their Own Words.”
Larry will be showing an interview with Jackson Native Herb Elfring, who was stationed at Pearl Harbor.
This event will take place December 8 at 6 PM at the Carnegie Library. You can also watch this program via Zoom and Facebook Live. To join on Zoom, click here.
Join us at the Carnegie Library to see interviews with WWII veterans presented by local historian Larry Martin.
September 10: Charles McClelland was aboard the USS Helena in the Pacific and was involved in naval battles around the Guadalcanal area. The Helena was escorting the USS Juneau away from a battle when the Juneau was hit by a Japanese Torpedo, which sunk the ship in 12 seconds. The Helena was later sunk on July 5, 1943, with Charles spending four days in the water before being washed onto a Japanese-held island.
October 1: Bob Liberty served in the US Navy, and was aboard the naval destroyer USS Tingey. He was in many battles including the Battle of the Philippine Sea (the Marianas Turkey Shoot) as well as the naval battle of Okinawa. The Tingey was also was in what was called “Halsey’s Typhon” which sank four destroyers with the loss of about 750 men with winds at 140 mph and waves 70 feet high.
Join us at the Carnegie Library to see interviews with WWII veterans presented by local historian Larry Martin.
September 10: Charles McClelland was aboard the USS Helena in the Pacific and was involved in naval battles around the Guadalcanal area. The Helena was escorting the USS Juneau away from a battle when the Juneau was hit by a Japanese Torpedo, which sunk the ship in 12 seconds. The Helena was later sunk on July 5, 1943, with Charles spending four days in the water before being washed onto a Japanese-held island.
October 1: Bob Liberty served in the US Navy, and was aboard the naval destroyer USS Tingey. He was in many battles including the Battle of the Philippine Sea (the Marianas Turkey Shoot) as well as the naval battle of Okinawa. The Tingey was also was in what was called “Halsey’s Typhon” which sank four destroyers with the loss of about 750 men with winds at 140 mph and waves 70 feet high.
Learn about the experiences of those who lived through WWII in an interview presented by local historian Larry Martin at the Carnegie Library.
August 6: Bud Abbott Lt. USN. Bud was a PT boat skipper (the same thing that President Kennedy did during the war). Bud was in the South Pacific at New Guinea and saw a Japanese Kamikaze plane hit a ammunition ship that blew up so violently that it sunk two other ships.
September 10: Charles McClulland was aboard the USS Helena in the Pacific and was involved in naval battles around the Guadalcanal area. The Helena was escorting the USS Juneau away from a battle when the Juneau was hit by a Japanese Torpedo, which sunk the ship in 12 seconds. The Helena was later sunk on July 5, 1943, with Charles spending four days in the water before being washed onto a Japanese-held island.
October 1: Bob Liberty served in the US Navy, and was aboard the naval destroyer USS Tingey. He was in many battles including the Battle of the Philippine Sea (the Marianas Turkey Shoot) as well as the naval battle of Okinawa. The Tingey was also was in what was called “Halsey’s Typhon” which sank four destroyers with the loss of about 750 men with winds at 140 mph and waves 70 feet high.
Larry has interviewed everyone from U.S. veterans, to Hungarian underground fighters, to European citizens. “WWII In Their Own Words” has been presented at JDL for almost 15 years, and we are always proud to partner with Larry on this wonderful program.
Join us at the Carnegie Library for Larry Martin’s “WWII in Their Own Words.” Larry has interviewed over 100 participants of WWII including German soldiers, US prisoners of war, and civilians from both Asia and Europe.
September 11, 10 AM: GySgt. Thurman Miller was a Marine Rifleman who fought the entire battle of Guadalcanal as well as at Cape Gloucester in the northern Solomon Islands.
October 9, 10 AM: Vernon Jensen was a 50 caliber gunner on bombers flying out of Italy in the 15th Air Force. His plane was shot down and he was helped by Yugoslavian partisans, who were usually communists.
November 6, 10 AM: Art Dow was a rifleman in the 88th Inf. Div. who fought in Italy and France.
This program is in-person. Participants are encouraged to wear masks and maintain social distancing, if able.
Join us to see Larry Martin’s interview with Hubert Linz who was a teenager in Cologne, Germany during the war.
This program will be available on our Facebook page and on Zoom. Click here to register for Zoom.
Larry will be available to answer questions about this interview or WWII after the viewing. For more information on Larry’s programs, visit lmww2.com.
Join us to see Larry Martin’s interview with Adolf Lohner who was stationed in Budapest, Hungary on the Eastern front. Lohner began as a tank crewman and when his tank was destroyed, he fought as an infantryman until he was captured and sent to Russia as a prisoner of war.
This program will be available on our Facebook page and on Zoom. Stay tuned for the link.
Larry will be available to answer questions about this interview or WWII after the viewing. For more information on Larry’s programs, visit lmww2.com.
Join us to see Larry Martin’s interview with Ernst Floeter. Floeter was a German soldier captured in Normandy about June 20, 1944 after about two weeks of combat during the D-Day invasion of Europe
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Larry will be available to answer questions about this interview of WWII after the viewing. For more information on Larry’s programs, visit lmww2.com.
Join us to see Larry Martin’s interview with Alexander Fulop. Fulop will talk about being a 16 year old Hungarian conscripted into the German Army and participating in the 1956 Hungarian uprising which was crushed by the Russian Army, after which he was captured.
The program will be available on our Facebook page and our Zoom.
Larry will be available to answer questions about this interview or WWII after the viewing. For more information on Larry’s programs, visit lmww2.com
