Personal Recollections
On June 6, 1944, 17,000 Allied paratroopers jumped into Normandy, France.  
This is the story of one paratrooper, Edward M. Isbell, who survived the
harrowing jump and found himself alone behind enemy lines.  

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Edward M. Isbell, Communication Chief, Company E,
507th Parachute Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division.
1st Lt. Elias J. Nader, Pilot, P-51 Mustang.
Wingman Lt. Chuck Johnson yelled out, “Nader, bandits, 6 o’clock.”  
Lt. Nader and his wingman Johnson rolled their P-51 Mustangs in a
tight descending turn to intercept…..

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Lt. Col. John T. Nelson, Pilot, P-51 Mustang.
As four 109's in a near vertical firing dive went through my flight it seemed
brief seconds from level cruise to beyond the red-line, and I was taking wild
pot shots at the four still diving 109's.  Near the deck, I got a kill before burned
out gun barrels and jammed guns left me on the tail of a.....

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Captain Billy Bingham, 34th Infantry Division
There were 1200 men in our battalion on the 14th of February 1943, only
125 remained after the 17th.  The rest were killed, wounded, captured or
scattered....

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Captain Ralph E. Styles, U.S.S. Sea Devil
Ralph Styles returned to Pearl Harbor on December 4, 1941 from a war
patrol on the submarine U.S.S. Narwhal.  Three days later he would find
himself immersed in one of the most pivotal moments in world history.   

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Lt. Col. James N. Methven, Jr. USAAF
If the Army had it, James flew it.  Watch as Lt. Col. Methven, Jr. shares his re-
collections as a pilot during World War II.  Never one to lose his nerve after
a crash, James recalls some harrowing experiences from his service.

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1st. Lt. Monroe P. Schwartz, USAAF
For Monroe Schwartz, World War II was an adventure.  Stationed in North
Africa, Monroe piloted the B-25 Bomber and survived two crashes.  The first
in the desert and another that left him stranded in the Mediterranean.      

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