Veterans’ Voices: Rochester
Veterans’ Voices is a radio series exploring the knowledge, experience and leadership of Rochester service members. Hosted by Britt Aamodt Veteran’ Voices is produced by KRPR and AMPERS.
Episodes
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Thirty-one Days in the Jungle
June 5, 1943: Pilot Fred Hargesheimer had to eject from his plane into New Guinea. His first worry was evading the Japanese. But the challenge soon became finding something to eat as he wandered the jungle for week upon week. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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The Flying Coffin
November 7, 1942: Army Air Forces private Claude Robert was training to be a glider pilot at Fontana School of Aeronautics. What could be so hard about piloting a canvas and plywood craft, even if it was nicknamed the Flying Coffin? Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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Japanese Prisoner of War
April 1942: Army corporal Erwin Albert Glaesnapp survived the 85-mile Bataan Death March after his tank unit surrendered. But now he and his fellow survivors had stumbled into something nearly as dangerous—a Japanese POW camp. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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In the Shadow of Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941: For four years, Dr. William Judd had been touring the country, warning about the dangers of Imperial Japan. Only today, as his lecture was ending, reports starting coming in from Pearl Harbor that would finally convince everyone. Here’s Britt Aamodt.