WWII: In Their Own Words
From serving on the front lines, to flying fighter planes and being captured by the enemy, history comes to life in the stories of the people who lived it.
- 2015-2017
- 3 seasons
- Documentary, Action & Adventure
From serving on the front lines, to flying fighter planes and being captured by the enemy, history comes to life in the stories of the people who lived it.
Season 3 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2017
Episode 1
Parman witnessed Holocaust horrors during war
Thu, Nov 9, 2017 52 mins
Robert Parman, 93, of Fremont witnessed the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp while serving as a truck driver in the U.S. Army's 868th Field Artillery Battalion for 15 months in Europe.
Episode 2
Bundschuh remembers time on World War II bomber
Fri, Nov 10, 2017 41 mins
Leo Bundschuh, 92, of Fremont fired double .50 caliber machine guns at Japanese fighters, bombed airfields and ships while serving in WWII. He flew 37 missions in the Pacific as a gunner on a B-24.
Episode 3
Rose remembers chaos, death surrounding D-Day landing
Sat, Nov 11, 2017 29 mins
Mervin Rose, 95, of Port Clinton survived the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. He and 156,000 Allied troops landed on the beach at Normandy, France, in what was considered a turning point of World War II in Europe. Rose served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, maintaining radios, transmitting and receiving code.