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Veterans of Pearl Harbor and Patton's Army on Veteran's Day
Published 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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Dean Karayanis, sitting in for Derek, digs into his archives at the History Author Show to bring you the voices of men who served in World War II on Veterans Day 2025. First up is Captain Roger Boas who rolled with General George S. Patton’s 4th Armored Division and, at age 94 he published his memoir, “Battle Rattle: A Last Memoir of World War II.” Next is Lt. Jim Downing, author of “The Other Side of Infamy: My Journey Through Pearl Harbor and the World of War,” written when he was 103. Finally, a clip of legendary character actor and D-Day veteran Charles Durning reading Lester Tenney’s story of the Bataan Death March and the atrocities he witnessed at the hands of Imperial Japan. Thank to all our veterans and to the families who support them.