Their finest hour, profiles of World War II heroes, WWII Veterans Committee, a division of the American Veterans Center
Type
Label
Their finest hour, profiles of World War II heroes, WWII Veterans Committee, a division of the American Veterans Center
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Their finest hour
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
970755600
Responsibility statement
WWII Veterans Committee, a division of the American Veterans Center
Runtime
60
Sub title
profiles of World War II heroes
Summary
Using oral histories collected by the World War II Veterans Committee, Their finest hour collects fascinating and inspiring stories told by the World War II veterans in this collection stand as a testament to why they are rightly called The greatest generation
Table Of Contents
Richard Cole, the last Doolittle Raider -- George Mendonsa, The kissing sailor -- Donald Mates, Sacrifice in Iwo Jima -- Elinor Otto, the last Rosie the Riveter -- David Thatcher, 30 seconds over Tokyo (Doolittle Raid) -- James "Maggie" Megellas, Battle at Herresbach -- Clarence Emil "Bud" Anderson, triple-ace pilot -- Alfred Shehab, Battle of the Bulge -- Hershel "Woody" Williams, Iwo Jima and the Medal of Honor -- John S. Weston, come out fighting -- Francis "Jeep" Sanza, up front with Patton -- Glenn Frazier, surviving Bataan -- Thomas C. Griffin, April 18, 1942 -- Jim Leavelle, twice part of history (Pearl Harbor attack & John F. Kennedy assassination) -- Terry Shima & Mary Murakami, go for broke
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Profiles of World War II heroes
Contributor
- Otto, Elinor
- Megellas, James
- Mendonsa, George
- World War II Veterans Committee
- Weston, John S
- American Veterans Center
- Anderson, Clarence E., 1922-
- Sanza, Francis
- Leavelle, Jim
- Shehab, Alfred
- Frazier, Glenn
- Murakami, Mary
- Shima Terry
- Mates, Donald
- Griffin, Thomas C
- Cole, Richard Eugene, 1915-
- Thatcher, David
- Williams, Hershel
Subject
- Documentary films
- Japanese American soldiers
- Soldiers
- Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Bataan (Province)
- Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
- Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Japan
- Veterans -- Personal narratives
- African American soldiers
- War films
- Heroes
- V-J Day, 1945 -- New York (State) -- New York
- World War, 1939-1945 + Aerial operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 + Participation, Female
- Death marches -- Philippines -- Bataan (Province)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean
- Japanese Americans + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Content
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor18
- Otto, Elinor
- Megellas, James
- Mendonsa, George
- World War II Veterans Committee
- Weston, John S
- American Veterans Center
- Anderson, Clarence E., 1922-
- Sanza, Francis
- Leavelle, Jim
- Shehab, Alfred
- Frazier, Glenn
- Murakami, Mary
- Shima Terry
- Mates, Donald
- Griffin, Thomas C
- Cole, Richard Eugene, 1915-
- Thatcher, David
- Williams, Hershel
- Genre2
- Subject18
- Documentary films
- Japanese American soldiers
- Soldiers
- Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Bataan (Province)
- Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
- Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Japan
- Veterans -- Personal narratives
- African American soldiers
- War films
- Heroes
- V-J Day, 1945 -- New York (State) -- New York
- World War, 1939-1945 + Aerial operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 + Participation, Female
- Death marches -- Philippines -- Bataan (Province)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean
- Japanese Americans + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- Content1
- Mapped to1