WWII Vets Salute
War a 'maturing experience' for sailor
Bob Bischoff remembers the day well. Looking down from the bridge of the U.S.S. YMS-98, Bischoff looked on in amazement -- and terror -- as a huge blast resonated through the wooden ship.
May 10, 11:17 PM
Army service was 'worth a million'
Leo Weaver stares off as he tries to recount memories from his old World War II days.
May 3, 11:15 PM
For Army man, memories don't burn out
Albert Rowland was standing out in an alley of his hometown of Goodland, Kan., with his wife and a handful of letters he had sent her during the war.
Apr 19, 10:52 PM
Cold memories from an epic battle
Perhaps Max Hobbs' worst memories of World War II aren't the visions of dead bodies piled like firewood, the time the mortar almost blew off his leg or the sense of fear every time he prepared to drive his tank into battle.
Apr 12, 11:42 PM
Doctor made the rounds in South Pacific
Dr. Fred Roukema of Greeley spent more than a year at sea, but some of his most vivid memories of World War II came on the mainland.
Apr 5, 12:00 AM
Veteran rediscovered music after the war
Walter Schenkman was on a troop ship, headed for Mindanao in the Philippine Islands, when word came of the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Mar 29, 6:40 PM
Stricken vet tells his story through his wife
Sitting in the atrium of his retirement home, Charles Shortt rests in his wheelchair, silently staring straight ahead.
Mar 15, 11:35 PM
Greeley man finally got chance to go to sea
George Brooks always wanted to sail the seas. The way the Greeley resident saw it, life on the water always seemed a little better than living on land.
Mar 9, 1:29 AM
Man was bombardier in latter part of war
Sitting at the kitchen table of his house in Greeley, James F. Anderson looks over flight logs of the 35 bombing runs he made over Europe during the latter part of World War II.
Mar 1, 6:29 PM
Historic fight made for memorable Christmas
It was a Christmas to remember. In a foxhole, Battle of the Bulge, 1944, Roy Hojio could hear the "Screaming Mimis" coming in, the sharp whistling noise, the explosion you knew was coming.
Feb 24, 12:12 AM
Boyhood fancy became WWII calling
When Robert Lisle was just a kid, he used to stare at the sky whenever he heard an airplane overhead.
Feb 16, 7:51 PM
War taught man to live one day at a time
The conflict of wartime wasn't reserved for the smoky haze of the Pacific Theater battlefield. For Hank Cornellisson, a war between resignation and fight played out daily in the dark corners of his mind.
Feb 9, 6:58 PM
Stateside cook helped feed a hungry army
"To feed an army," is an adage used by many as a stretch of the truth, but for Oliver Long, it was no exaggeration.
Feb 2, 11:54 PM
Man survives Christmas Eve confrontation with Japanese plane
The plane flew under cover of night on Christmas Eve 1944, straight at Paul Dunlap's Martin Mariner bomber, the radio man frantically trying to call up to the co-pilot to warn him of the impending danger.
Jan 23, 12:00 AM
'Lucky Lou's' mystique rubbed off on vet
Sherman C. Jones spent his World War II career on what was considered the Navy's version of the Unsinkable Molly Brown -- the USS St. Louis, CL-49.
Jan 20, 1:06 AM
Tank gunner among first to cross Rhine
LONGMONT -- Seeing a man blown in half by a mortar. Shooting at Nazi planes dropping bombs. Standing in a concentration camp. These are events that stick with a man.
Jan 12, 11:33 PM
Woman remembers the little things growing up during World War II
You sometimes remember the little things, more than 60 years later.
Dec 29, 11:08 PM
Soldier called shots on front lines
Allen Hall and his high school friends in their small town in Wisconsin knew the war was coming. They had school on Saturdays to ensure everyone got a chance to graduate before getting drafted.
Dec 23, 12:17 AM
Bravery earns man Silver Star
With an index finger nicked by sniper fire, a uniform covered in dirt from belly snaking as bullets rained around him, and a heavy heart from seeing scores of fellow soldiers killed and wounded, Ray Wells somehow survived a battle near the village...
Dec 16, 12:31 AM
Man helped soldiers at home
John R. Schefcik only spent one year in the U.S. Army at the end of World War II.
Dec 8, 11:38 PM
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