Nov 7, 2019
In the the Season One Finale of Soldiers' Heart, you'll hear from a civilian with a message of gratitude for WWII GIs: Lesley Saner was a little girl in Manchester during the German Blitzkrieg. In this interview she vividly recounts midnight air raids, rationing, and the arrival of the American troops with their...
Oct 17, 2019
Everett Smith
served as an Army medic in the 30th Infantry
Division, 119th Regiment, 3rd
Battalion during
WWII. He served in England, France, Belgium, and Germany, and was
held briefly as a POW under Joaquim Peiper during the Battle of the
Bulge. Mr. Smith was interviewed several times over the summer of
2014 at his...
Oct 3, 2019
André Roche was born in Paris in 1921. He was visiting
Bordeaux in the south of France when the Nazis invaded France. He
lived under the Nazi regime before escaping over the Pyrenees to
Spain where he was imprisoned for several months. After his release
he was able to join the French Army where he served until...
Sep 19, 2019
In the second of two episodes, you'll meet Sydney LeBrun who
served in the 75th Infantry Division, 291st Infantry, Company E,
2nd Platoon during World War II. Syd grew up in Long Island, New
York, the second son of Jewish immigrants from France and Russia.
He graduated high school just as the United States entered
the...
Sep 5, 2019
In the first of two episodes, you'll meet Sydney LeBrun who served in the 75th Infantry Division, 291st Infantry, Company E, 2nd Platoon during World War II. Syd grew up in Long Island, New York, the second son of Jewish immigrants from France and Russia. He graduated high school just as the United States entered the...