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Alaskan Veterans Remember: Our History. Their Stories.
Compelling conversations with Alaskan World War II veterans who served in the Aleutians and in the legendary 10th Mountain Division in Italy.
Episode Descriptions:
VETS 1: "Harold Wheaton"
Harold Wheaton completed his World War II military service on the remote island of Shemya at the end of the Aleutian chain. In this segment of Alaskan Veterans Remember, Harold recalls his service in the Aleutians, where he led a port company in loading and unloading ships whose cargo included bombs for the air campaign versus Japan.
Running Time: 26:46
VETS 2: "Tom Stewart"
Tom Stewart had a full career with the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in both the Aleutian Campaign on Kiska and in the Northern Italian Campaign. In this segment of Alaskan Veterans Remember, Stewart recalls his service with the 10th Mountain Division, which helped pave the way for Allied victory in Northern Italy.
Running Time: 26:46
VETS 3: "Jack Culbreath"
Jack Culbreath was a naturalist at Yosemite National Park when he was recruited to serve in World War II with a special U.S. Army unit of mountaineers, rock climbers, and skiers. The 10th Mountain Division would clear the way in steep, mountainous terrain for Allied victory in Italy. In this segment of Alaskan Veterans Remember, Culbreath recalls his wartime experiences in Northern Italy.
Running Time: 26:46
VETS 4: "Aleutians"
In this segment of Alaskan Veterans Remember, two Alaskans recall serving in U.S. Army in the Aleutians during World War II. Tom Stewart discusses his time on the island of Kiska after enemy Japanese had already slipped away. Harold Wheaton served on the island of Shemya. He talks about fellow servicemen who could not bear the brutal weather and remote location of the Aleutian islands.
VETS 5: "10th Mountain Division"
In this episode of Alaskan Veterans Remember, two Alaskans recall their service in the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division, a special mountaineering unit which broke through the German Line in Italy where other American forces had tried and failed. Veterans Jack Culbreath and Tom Stewart discuss their experiences.
Episode Descriptions:
VETS 1: "Harold Wheaton"
Harold Wheaton completed his World War II military service on the remote island of Shemya at the end of the Aleutian chain. In this segment of Alaskan Veterans Remember, Harold recalls his service in the Aleutians, where he led a port company in loading and unloading ships whose cargo included bombs for the air campaign versus Japan.
Running Time: 26:46
VETS 2: "Tom Stewart"
Tom Stewart had a full career with the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in both the Aleutian Campaign on Kiska and in the Northern Italian Campaign. In this segment of Alaskan Veterans Remember, Stewart recalls his service with the 10th Mountain Division, which helped pave the way for Allied victory in Northern Italy.
Running Time: 26:46
VETS 3: "Jack Culbreath"
Jack Culbreath was a naturalist at Yosemite National Park when he was recruited to serve in World War II with a special U.S. Army unit of mountaineers, rock climbers, and skiers. The 10th Mountain Division would clear the way in steep, mountainous terrain for Allied victory in Italy. In this segment of Alaskan Veterans Remember, Culbreath recalls his wartime experiences in Northern Italy.
Running Time: 26:46
VETS 4: "Aleutians"
In this segment of Alaskan Veterans Remember, two Alaskans recall serving in U.S. Army in the Aleutians during World War II. Tom Stewart discusses his time on the island of Kiska after enemy Japanese had already slipped away. Harold Wheaton served on the island of Shemya. He talks about fellow servicemen who could not bear the brutal weather and remote location of the Aleutian islands.
VETS 5: "10th Mountain Division"
In this episode of Alaskan Veterans Remember, two Alaskans recall their service in the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division, a special mountaineering unit which broke through the German Line in Italy where other American forces had tried and failed. Veterans Jack Culbreath and Tom Stewart discuss their experiences.
