Utah Veterans Remembering World War II

Bill Wassmer, tells his experiences serving in the Navy and gives an eye-witness account of th ebattles for Okinawa and ... Read more

Walter Nelson - Merchant Seaman tells the history of the merchant seaman and about his experiences in World War II. The ... Read more

WWII veteran, Jack Tueller recounts his experiences during World War II. This lecture recorded on December 13, 2010, is ... Read more

WWII veteran, Don Brienholt, talks about serving in Patton's Third Army where he earned 5 battle stars commanding a tank... Read more

Pearl Harbor survivors recount their experiences during World War II. This lecture, recorded in December 2009 is a part ... Read more

Robert Hemmingway was a B-17 pilot and flew 35 combat missions in Europe when he was 21 years old. He is married and has... Read more

Nate Maesser, recounts serving on a B-17 bomber crew with the 384 Bomb Group. Part of a lecture series held at the Salt ... Read more

Watt Misaka served in World War II during the occupation of Japan. He has two children and three grandchildren and has b... Read more

Louis Slama joined the Air Force in 1943 and volunteered to be a paratrooper. He jumped behind enemy lines in Holland an... Read more

He served as Marine Sergeant in Japan. He speaks about the Japanese culture and his experiences as a farm boy on a secr... Read more

Carlos Cerna served in the US Navy in the Philipines on the USS Johnston when it was sunk. He spent two days in the wate... Read more

WWII veteran, Mark Heyrend recounts his experiences during World War II in Patten's Army. This lecture recorded on Octob... Read more

The Remember WWII lectures series is a compilation of lectures given to the public at the Salt Lake City Library.

Theodore "Bud" Mahas.WWII veteran, Theodore "Bud" Mahas, talks about his experiences as an Army Air Corps ball-turret gu... Read more

POW, Al Church, tells his experiences serving on Guam and the 45 months he spent as a Japanese prisoner of war. Part of ... Read more

Bill Johnson served as a radio operator in the 288th Signal Company. Part of a lecture series held at the Salt Lake City... Read more

Mont Mahoney served in Patton's third army during World War II with the 276th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. He is t... Read more

Captian Doug Boll served as a US Navy pilot in Pacific. The Remember WWII lectures series is a compilation of lectures g... Read more

Jim Powell served in the 10th Mountain Division in Europe. Part of a lecture series held at the Salt Lake City Public Li... Read more

Ace fighter pilot, Alden Rigby, graduated from Cadets at Spence Field, Georgia, in December, 1943. He graduated from P-5... Read more