Category: World War II
An 8-Year Old POW
Life was good for eight year old Tom Crosby, an American living in Manila in 1941. Then December 7th came, and his life changed forever……
Tunnelling to Pass the Time
Most prison camps wouldn’t want their detainees digging tunnels to freedom, but at Ed’s camp, it was a way to keep the prisoners occupied… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/01/Ed-Davidson-3.mp3Podcast:…
A World War 2 Pilot and POW
Ed believed he was a well informed pilot flying for the United States. Then the German captured him and told him things about himself that…
A Young WW2 Pilot
Ed Davidson got to cross the Atlantic on the Queen Mary, but his trip wasn’t for pleasure… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/01/Ed-Davison-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
A Midwestern POW Camp
They were prisoners of war, yet they were paid for their work; many of them forged friendships with the locals that would last for the…
Swimming in a Sea of Burning Oil
Stu Hedley may have believed that once he left his ship, the West Virginia, in Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941 that…
Surviving Pearl Harbor: A First Hand Account
We’ve heard of the events of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor. Today, we meet one of the men who survived aboard one of the…
Back to Baseball
Jerry Coleman served his country as a pilot during World War II, then returned home to play professional baseball. 1949 marked the first of five…
A Yankee Pilot
It is difficult to fathom the changes that took place in everyday life in the United State, yet alone Hawaii, after December 1941. Sports took…
Waiting to Join…
Jerry Coleman was a high school senior when the Japanese hit Pearl Harbor. He was drafted the very next year, but not by the military….
