Allied Race to Victory: Oral Histories
Firsthand accounts from veterans who served in both the Pacifc and Europe.
Want to listen to more firsthand accounts of those who had boots on the ground during this time period? Listen to the stories of these veterans told through the Museum & Library’s Holt Oral History Program.
Hear from those who fought in the European Theater:
- Irving Ellis speaks on the Liberation of Dachau and capture of Munich.
- Richard Lockhart speaks on being taken prisoner after the Battle of Bulge.
- Gunter Nitsch speaks on his family’s escape to Western Germany.
- Arthur Sheridan speaks on the Liberation of Dachau and capture of Munich.
Hear from those who fought in the Pacific Theater:
- Dr. Melvin Collins speaks on being a radarman and rescuing downed pilots and others.
- Edward Fizer speaks of being a Montford Point Marine.
- Howell Malham speaks on his time as a Marine in the Battle of Okinawa where he was shot.
- Ben Nicks speaks on being a pilot on 35 Bomber Flights to Japan.
- John Bill Petrisko speaks on being on liberty on USS Missouri where the Japanese surrender was signed and being in China immediately after liberation.
