Eleven months after witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor, Harold Ward stood watch aboard the USS San Francisco as the heavy cruiser "steamed right into a mess."

George Roberts, a radio operator in the B-17 "Cavalier" talks about life expectancy in the 8th Air Force and the second Schweinfurt Raid, better known as "Black Thursday."

An eyewitness account of the USS Hornet's last battle.

Medal of Honor recipient 1st Lt. Vernon Baker discusses the details of the valorous action that earned him this recognition.

Glass and the crew of the USS Enterprise survived Guadalcanal to fight another day—barely.

Newspaper correspondent Ernie Pyle became a national folk hero by reporting on the average soldier in World War II.

In this clip, Constance talks about how she worked as a draftsman for Higgins, working on the LCVPs and other various ship designs during the war.

Witmeyer describes the fighting in the bocage in Normandy, and how the casualties were so severe that the massive loss of life, especially his own troops caused him to lose his humanity and change from a civilian to a killer.

In this clip, Bethard gives an account of the kamikaze attack on the St Lo during Leyte Gulf.

Gravois tells his story of how he landed on the beaches of Tarawa to furious Japanese fire, and how survival was key.

In this clip, Currey describes the actions for which he would be awarded the Medal of Honor.

Joe Louis was boxing's heavyweight world champion when he joined the US Army and fought for his country and his community.