Interview With WW2 Ranger.
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If you google this on Youtube there are 3 other parts.
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I will view Parts II-IV on YouTube right away. Thanks !
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Still with it even at 93.
In a few shorts years all of these veterans will be gone. Very sad.
In a few shorts years all of these veterans will be gone. Very sad.
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He turns 94 next month.
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PS—- my aviator is my dad taken on November 12th 1943.
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Nice video,thanks for sharing.
I heard him say he was in the 4th Ranger BN, which was part of the 6615th Ranger Regiment. The 1st and 3rd Ranger battalions were sent on a behind the lines mission near Cisterna, Italy as part of the Allied invasion of Anzio/Nettuno in WWII.
Things went terribly bad.
The 4th Ranger BN was sent to rescue the 1st and 3rd. Even at that, only six of the 767 men in the 1st and 3rd made it back.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6615th_Ranger_Force
Things went terribly bad.
The 4th Ranger BN was sent to rescue the 1st and 3rd. Even at that, only six of the 767 men in the 1st and 3rd made it back.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6615th_Ranger_Force
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The 4th never made it through.
In the attempt they suffered more KIA’s than the other BTNS, most of whom were captured.
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Not too many of that generation left. I assume this is your father or grand father? I'm glad you got the interview done, pretty soon we will have no subjects left to learn from in person. God bless Ben Temkin, may his last years be filled with family and friends! When I get time I want to watch all parts. Thank you for sharing.
My wife's grandfather is 94 and is still living, he flew B17's in the war, he was a captain.
His biography of his wartime is:
FLAK STORM: One World War II Soldier's Journey from Country Boy to Decorated Bomber Pilot
My wife's grandfather is 94 and is still living, he flew B17's in the war, he was a captain.
His biography of his wartime is:
FLAK STORM: One World War II Soldier's Journey from Country Boy to Decorated Bomber Pilot
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Yes, my father.
Your wife’s grandfather is quite the hero.
Have you seen the film 12 O’Clock High?
It is about the 8th Air Force.
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The above is a photo of him in late 1943 and an article about him in the N.Y. Daily News when he returned home in June of 1944.
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God Bless Him.....remember my Dad and Uncle who was a Pearl Harbor survivor telling me much the same stuff.....the Greatest Generation.
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A generation of heroes. My father-in-law was a B24 Radio Operator, and flew with the Carpetbaggers in addition to normal bombing duty. It sent chills down my spine to read an entry in his wartime diary when he celebrated his 1,000th hour over enemy territory.
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As has been stated, the greatest generation.
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^^^AMEN!^^^
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My dad and uncles who were all ww2 combat vets would sit together at family gatherings when I was a kid. Never knew why.
when I came back from Viet Nam I was invited to join them. The stories were incredible
I miss them all.
when I came back from Viet Nam I was invited to join them. The stories were incredible
I miss them all.
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My wife’s grandad. Not a Ranger, but revered just the same. He made amphibious landings and his RCT fought in the Phillipines. He was rehearsing for the invasion of Japan when the bombs were dropped. He says quite literally his life was likely one of the ones saved by the bomb. His group was also immediately sent to Korea after the war, making them part of the very early occupying force there. I am proud to be caretaker for most of his military keepsakes. He has shared a few stories, but only the ones he chooses.
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Deltaboy1984
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Great Thread Gald I got to hear him! My WW2 Grandfather passed away nearly 20 years!
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He turned 94 last Friday.
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