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| Private First Class – US Army 1942 – 1945 European Theater A Los Angeles native, Sam Ozaki overcame unmerited distrust by many of his fellow Californians. While fighting with the vaunted Japanese American 442nd Infantry Regiment, he remembers his outfit’s charge up an Italian hill lead by a future senator and Medal of Honor recipient. |
| Sergeant – US Army 1944 – 1946 European TheaterJudgment came for the Nazi regime during the Nuremberg Trials. Gus Clarke, serving with an engineer unit, witnessed the proceedings. He also befriended a struggling local family. Hear Gus and his nephew as the veteran recalls some of the prominent captured leaders and a near encounter with the wife of one of the Nazis most notable figures. |
| Sandor Klein Staff Sergeant – Army Air Corps 1942 – 1945 North AfricaSandor “Sandy” and Ann Klein have cultured a relationship that has spanned eight decades. Having endured the stranglehold of World War II intertwined with the treacherous Holocaust the couple has done more than just survive. They have thrived. |
| Ann Klein Holocaust Survivor Auschwitz Concentration Camp SystemSandor “Sandy” and Ann Klein have cultured a relationship that has spanned eight decades. Having endured the stranglehold of World War II intertwined with the treacherous Holocaust the couple has done more than just survive. They have thrived. |
| Sergeant – US Armed Forces Far East (USAFFE) 1942 – 1945 Pacific Theater Adriano Olivar, born in the Philippine Islands, volunteered for military service as a teenager. Despite a fragmented leg Olivar overcame the severe injury and endured the treacherous Bataan Death March as an amputee. The veteran summarizes the episode and his subsequent escape to Australia after performing guerilla duties. |
| Corporal – US Army 1943-1945 European Theater Buddie Branch was one of the courageous tankers of the 761st Tank Battalion, nicknamed the “Black Panthers” because of their fighting spirit. Hear him recap his unit’s entry into battle after meeting with General George S. Patton. |
