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IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES THERE ARE NO ORDINARY LIVES.
 There have been many wars that shaped the history of their time, but no singular
event so dramatically changed the entire course of our history as the Second
World War. The impact was both on a global and individual level, altering lives,
communities and nations unlike any event before or since.
Six years in the making, The War is a seven - episode series directed and
produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that examines the myriad ways in which the
Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town
in America.
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| Faces of valor |
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| See the pictures of veterans who have proudly served our country in the time of need. |
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| THE HALL OF HEROES: GLENN GRUNDEI |
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| Mr. Glenn Grundei, retired teacher from Winton Woods Primary North, began creating his tribute to American Veterans in the hallways of his school about ten years ago. What has resulted is an impressive display of picture frames containing letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, uniforms, and medals of honor, mostly from WWII that were donated to Mr. Grundei for his project, the Hall of Heroes. Mr. Glenn Grundei tells Sharon Drees about his work on this project at Winton Woods Primary North. |
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| THE HALL OF HEROES: LESLIE EDWARDS |
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| This is the story of Tuskegee Airman Leslie Edwards, whose is featured as part of the Hall of Heroes at Winton Woods Primary North School, a tribute to veterans that was started at the school ten years ago by retired teacher Glenn Grundei. |
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| THE HALL OF HEROES: LYNN ASHLEY |
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| Dr. Lynn Ashley, who was in the Women's Army Air Corps during WWII and is featured in the Hall of Heroes at Winton Woods Primary North was interviewed there recently. |
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| ROBERT LINDNER, Jr. |
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| .World War II broke out just as the Lindner family was beginning its business in Norwood. Despite being needed at home, Robert Lindner, Jr. joined the fight where he was trained to be a weather observer, which, at the time, was a job that had top secret clearance. Mr. Lindner describes how these individuals aided the Allies and the role weather played in the fight. |
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| HANS NEUBROCH |
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| WW2 Veteran of the RAF, Hans Neubrock, tells about his experiences. Mr. Nuebrock recalls his memories of the air raids over London when he was a teenager. When he became of age he joined the RAF and received his pilot's training in Canada. After the war ended Mr. Neubrock was stationed behind the Iron Curtain and then worked for Britain's diplomatic service. |
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| WILLIAM COSGROVE |
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| Cincinnatian William Cosgrove talks about his experiences as a Prisoner of War in Germany in 1944. Mr. Cosgrove also compares his life before and after his military experiences. |
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| THOMAS LINNEMAN |
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Thomas Linneman spent 208 days in a German POW camp during the last months of the war in Europe. He shares his experiences and discusses how his mother Marie, had to cope with her three sons serving in the war at the same time. Tom's bother John (Jack) was killed in Italy and his bother had to break the news to Tom who was recuperating from being injured in France.
CLICK HERE to read Tom's diary which he kept for all 208 days while imprisoned. His reflection upon his visit to Dachau is especially moving.
CLICK HERE to read telegrams sent to his mother. |
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| ROBERT BROSE |
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| World War 2 veterean Bob Brose tells about his experience on a destroyer in the Pacific. |
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| NORMAN PURDY |
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| World War 2 Vet Norman Purdy tells about his experience as a pilot patrolling the east coast of the US and on bombing missions in Europe. |
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| Carl Tuggle |
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| Carl Tuggle shares his experiences in the Navy during WW2. Mr. Tuggle chose to join the Navy because they were less segregated than other branches of the service. |
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| Richard DeWine |
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| During WWII Mr. DeWine served in Company K, the Most Decorated Company in the 409th Regiment of the 103rd Infantry Division, 6th Corps of the 7th Army. He shares his experiences of the war. |
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| Milly Pottenger |
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| Milly Pottenger, a flight nurse for the U.S. Navy during WWII, is interviewed by Bill Myers. |
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| Jane Duey |
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| Jane Duey, an Army Nurse during WWII, is interviewed by Bill Myers. |
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| GEORGE E. ECKSTEIN |
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| George E. Eckstein and his unit, the 112th Calvary received the Presidential Unit Citation Award for their bravery in the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippines. |
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| WW2 Warbirds TED GARDNER |
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| WW2 veteran Ted Gardner talks with Pat Crowley, reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer and ICN6 Cable, about the Tri-State Warbird Museum. |
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| WW2 Warbirds Ken Glass |
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| World War 2 Navy Carrier Pilot, Ken Glass served aboard the carrier The Hornet and was involved in a number of battles in the Pacific during the war. |
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| WW2 - Dr. HENRY HEIMLICH |
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| Dr. Henry Heimlich, a Navy veteran of World War 2, describes his war service on a secret mission in China. His experience there lead to Dr. Heimlich inventing the Heimlich Valve Chest Tube which saved thousands of lives during the Vietnam War. |
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| PT Boat COMMANDER RUSSELL SCHUSTER |
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| Commander Russell Schuster describes his experiences aboard a PT Boat in World War 2 in an interview with Cincinnati Enquirer and ICN6 Cable Reporter Patrick Crowley. |
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| WILLIAM BECKHAM |
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| William Beckham served in World War II and volunteered for a second tour of duty. |
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| HUESTON H. MARCUM |
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| Hueston Marcum's daughter Deb writes her memories of his Dad and his time in the Army during WWII. |
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| JOHN SEIFERT |
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| Staff Sergeant Seifert's story of bravery during World War II merited him a Silver Star. |
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| Bruce Fisher: A chronicle |
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| Bruce Fisher chronicles his experiences in WWII starting from The Infantary School. |
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| jerry leisring |
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| Jerry Leisring served aboard the U.S.S. Delta during World War II and describes the missions and action seen during the war. |
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| WWII Doolittle raider - Tom Griffin |
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| Tom Griffin flew a B-25 bomber in the April 1942 Army air attack on Japan. This attack is best known as the Doolittle Raid. He was later a POW in a German camp. |
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| Delmer Combs & Roy Clemons Reunion |
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| Delmer Combs and Roy Clemons fought together in the 83rd Infantry Division in WWII. They are reunited in this interview for the first time in sixty-three years. |
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| WWII - SOUTH PACIFIC |
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| Donald C. Cunningham writes about the 68th AACS group during WWII. |
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| WWII STORY - JOSEPH AND MARY PEGRAM |
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| Pat Long writes the story of her parents' experience during WWII and how her father's strong will has helped him lead a good life despite his war injuries. |
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| Former Ohio Governor John Gilligan |
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| Former Ohio Governor, John Gilligan sat down with his daughter, current Kansas Governor, Kathleen Sebelius, to discuss his service during World War II. |
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| John Leahr |
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| Tuskeegee Airman John Leahr talks about his experience during WWII. The Tuskeegee Airmen played a special role escorting bombers into enemy territory and helped many other airman come back from their missions alive. |
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| NICK CLOONEY ON WWII |
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| Veteran news anchor Nick Clooney reflects on life in the tristate during World War II. From scrap drives to rationing, everyone in this country took part. Clooney also stresses the importance of collecting stories & memories from WWII veterans. |
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| Runtime: 8 minutes 25 seconds |
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| DR. JAMES TOJO |
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| Japanese American Veteran James Tojo talks about his experiences in internment camps in California and Wyoming. After once being turned down as an Enemy Alien, Dr. Tojo was accepted for Officer Candidate Schools and served as an Intelligence Officer in Occupied Japan. |
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| BILL VICTOR |
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| Bill Victor, a veteran of the infantry in World War II, talks about his experiences. Mr. Victor participated in the Battle of the Bulge and liberated the Dachau Concentration Camp. |
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| BOBBIE STERNE |
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| Bobbie Sterne, former Cincinnati mayor and city councilwoman, tells about her experiences as a nurse in WWII. |
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| ROY AKA |
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| Born in the United States, Roy Aka was living in Hawaii when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor during WWII. As a Japanese American, Mr. Aka was considered an "enemy alien" by the U.S. government directly after the attack even though he had been a citizen since birth. |
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| MILTON J. SCHLOSS |
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| World War II Veteran Milton J. Schloss relates his experiences serving as an intelligence officer in the Army Air Corps in the European theater. |
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| JEAN SPRINGER |
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| World War II veteran Jean Springer describes her service in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). |
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| FRIENDS ON IWO JIMA - 1945 |
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| This first person account from Iwo Jima was shot with a gun camera that was mounted onto the wing of an aircraft. Some of the footage is aerial, but Bob Price, an ordinance officer with the USAF, borrowed the camera and also filmed activities on the island. |
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| Runtime: 39 and a half minutes |
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| MANUEL QUEZON III |
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| Manuel’s grandfather served as the first President of the Philippines from 1935–1944. Manuel recounts when The Frieders, a Cincinnati Jewish family with a cigar factory in Manila, approached his grandfather with a request to rescue Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. |
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| THE HOMEFRONT IN CINCINNATI - A KID REMEMBERS WW2 |
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| Harry (Rip) Noble's story is about his childhood in neighborhoods in Cincinnati and day-to-day living during the war years, 1941-1945. |
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| ROMA KALTMAN |
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| Roma Kaltman, a survivor of the Lodz Ghetto and Auschwitz Concentration Camp, was forced on a death march in the winter of 1945. Along with her sister and best friend, the three girls escaped the march and struggled to find refuge. This video is an excerpt from "Mapping Our Tears" interactive, permanent exhibition, at The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education at Hebrew Union College. |
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| LARRY & LENNA MAE GARA |
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| Larry & Lenna Mae Gara are the co-editors of A Few Small Candles: War Resisters of WWII Tell Their Stories. In this interview, they share their own WWII experiences, including Mr. Gara's time in prison for his refusal to register for the draft. |
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| ELLEN MCCLURE |
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| Ellen McClure, the daughter of industrialists Lewis Crosley and niece of Powel Crosley, talks about the Crosley family's role in World War II. |
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| FRED KELLERMAN |
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| Fred Kellerman talks about his experiences during the war with fellow vet, Ted Gardner. These gentlemen gave the first oral history for The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County's Veteran's History Project. |
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| JOHN DOLIBOIS |
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| Former U.S. Ambassador and Miami University staff member John Dolibois shares his experiences as a member of the team of interrogators
of Nazi war criminals before the Nuremberg Trials after World War II. |
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