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We explore the oral histories of World War II veterans from interviews conducted by your hosts Tony Lupo and Ryan Fairfield.
We play selected clips from these veteran interviews to explore their experiences in their own words with the hosts providing compelling commentary and historical context. Be ready to get some mud on your boots!
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In this, the inaugural episode of the Warrior Next Door podcast, we feature Mr. Alan Senior. Mr. Senior was a B-24 Waist Gunner during World War II. In this first episode of the 4 part series, we will hear how Mr. Senior enlisted in the US Army Air Corps, went through training and traveled to England to the base where he would be stationed. Support the show
In Episode 2 of 4, we hear about Mr. Senior’s first missions as a B-24 Waist Gunner for the 446th Bomb Group stationed in England. Support the show
Episode 3 of 4 in the Alan Senior Series. In this episode we hear more about Alan’s experiences as a B-24 Waist Gunner in the European Theater of Operations. Support the show
Episode 4 of 4 in the Alan Senior series. In this episode we hear about Alan‘s transition back to civilian life after his time in Europe. We also hear how his experiences in the war impacted him in his life. Support the show
In this series, we follow WWII Marine Corporal Harvey Hunt as Fire Team Leader in Company F of the 2nd Battalion 23rd Regiment of the 4th Marine Division as he invades four islands throughout the Pacific Theater. In this episode, Cpl Hunt describes his enlistment, training, adjustment to USMC life and his first battle: the invasion of Roi-Namur on the Kwajalein atoll. WARNING: Some listeners may find the content disturbing. Support the show
In this episode, we continue with USMC Cpl Harvey Hunt as he takes us along with him in the WWII invasion of the Pacific islands of Saipan and Tinian, part of the Northern Marianas Islands. WARNING: Some listeners may find the content disturbing. Support the show
In this episode, USMC Cpl Harvey Hunt continues to describe the action he encountered on the islands of Saipan and Tinian. He also describes being wounded in action and his odyssey to get to an aid station. WARNING: Some listeners may find the content disturbing. Support the show
In this episode of the Harvey Hunt series, Harvey chronicles his recovery from his wound in Hawaii and getting to spend some time with his father. WARNING: Some listeners may find the content disturbing. Support the show
In this episode of the Harvey Hunt series, Harvey describes his return to combat in the invasion of Iwo Jima. He also describes the haunting premonitions some fellow Marines would have as well as his impressions of the new B-29 Super Fortress as it began being based on the very islands he invaded and secured. WARNING: Some listeners may find the content disturbing. Support the show
In this episode of the Harvey Hunt series, Cpl Hunt details the action on Iwo Jima as his Fire Team landed in the first wave on invasion beach Yellow #2, with their objective of capturing the Japanese airstrip Motoyama #1. WARNING: Some listeners may find the content disturbing. Support the show
In episode 7 of the 8 part Harvey Hunt series, Cpl Hunt continues to discuss the heavy fighting on Iwo Jima and his observations of the random nature of battle. WARNING: Some listeners may find the intense content disturbing. Support the show
In this final episode in the Harvey Hunt series, Cpl Hunt reflects on his time in the Marine Corps, going home and transitioning to life as a civilian. Support the show
In this series we follow Sgt Eldon Ross of the 275th Field Artillery Battalion as he fights across Europe. In this episode we hear about Eldon’s experience traveling across the Atlantic and arriving in Le Havre, France on Thanksgiving day 1944 then being quickly retrained to drive a half track at the outbreak of the Battle of the Bulge. Support the show
In Episode 2 Eldon discusses his experience being quickly retrained to help combat the last ditch German offensive in winter 1944/45 called the Battle of the Bulge. Join us now as we hear about Eldon entering combat for the first time and his experiences fighting and coordinating artillery strikes. Support the show
In this final episode in the Eldon Ross series, we hear about Eldon being wounded in action in the wars final days, his recovery and his experience post war attending the Nuremberg trials. Support the show
In this Series, we follow Cpl Wyvon Griffin, a black cook in the US Army as he details his experiences being stationed in the Texas Panhandle during WWII. Cpl Griffin discusses the racism he encountered while in the service and the solidarity and support he experienced from the US Army. Support the show
Welcome to episode 1 of 3 of the Cpl Dorothy Gibbons series on the Warrior Next Door podcast. In this episode we learn about Dorothy’s experience seeing her fiancée ship off to Africa in the Army and how rationing and civil defense drills affected her family’s lifestyle. Support the show
Welcome to episode 2 of 3 of the Cpl Dorothy Gibbons series on the Warrior Next Door podcast. In this series of episodes we follow the experiences of WAVES Dorothy Gibbons as she was stationed at the Clinton Oklahoma Navy base during WWII. In Episode 2 we hear about her training and her impressions of the Clinton area and more importantly her experience at the Clinton Navy base where a top secret program was being developed. Support the show
Welcome to the final episode of the 3 part Dorothy Gibbons series on the Warrior Next Door podcast. In this episode we hear about her experience transferring to Jacksonville, FL and how she ended up living in Oklahoma the rest of her life. Support the show
Welcome to Episode 1 of the 3 part Captain John Graham series. In this episode, Captain Graham discusses how he chose the US Navy for his enlistment in WWII, his training as a sub chaser and assuming command of Patrol Craft 1220. Support the show
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