Kay Brainard Hutchins had one brother who was a prisoner of war and another who was missing in action. So she up and joined the Red Cross and served in England, hoping she could be closer to them when any news arrived. Her brother Bill survived the war, but her brother Newell died on the Kassel Mission, murdered on the ground by labor camp guards after bailing out of his plane. Click here for real audio (2:42) or here for mp3. Many years after the war, Kay would work as a personal assistant for Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Order a copy of this remarkable double audio CD from our eBay store.

Dick Greca and Smoky Stuever recall a young Russian worker who joined their outfit in Normandy. (2:04).  real audio   mp3

Bob Rossi sees the tank ahead of him get hit with a panzerfaust (2:14).  real audio   mp3

George Collar describes the spectacular air battle that took place near Kassel Germany, on Sept. 27, 1944.  real audio   mp3 (13:56)   To order a 74-minute CD excerpted from this interview for only $2.95, visit our ebay store.

Bob Levine pulls guard duty in England on D-Day.      real audio   mp3 (3:24).

The 712th Tank Battalion receives a group of poorly trained replacements, with tragic results.     real audio   mp3 (4:19)

Art Horn gets married, visits Republic Studios, makes a movie, and rescues Joan Bennett.    real audio   mp3 (5:22)

Tanker Bob Rossi reminisces about the Battle of the Bulge.   real audio   mp3 (2:53)

Bob "Big Andy" Anderson of Prophetsown, Ill., recalls his days in the horse cavalry in 1941.     real audio   mp3 (7:14)

Capt. Ellsworth Howard (712th Tank Battalion) is wounded in the Falaise Gap.    real audio   mp3 (1:56)

George Bussell gets into a barroom brawl in Phenix City, Ala..    real audio   mp3 (4:51)

Carl Peterson (712th Tank Battalion) describes losing a leg in Normandy.    real audio   mp3 (3:42)

Charles Graham (445th Bomb Group) recalls the Kassel Mission   real audio   mp3 (3:54)

Jule Braatz (712th Tank Battalion): First day in combat  real audio   mp3 (3:16)

Clegg "Doc" Caffery: Remembering Patton  real audio   mp3 (1:04)

Smoky Stuever: Ramblin' Jack real audio   mp3 (3:52)