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Aaron's Blog
Memorial Day 2009
May 23, 2009 -- One of the veterans I met several years ago was reluctant to be interviewed. The real heroes, he said, were the ones who didn't come home.
In all of the interviews I've done, I've recorded numerous stories about a buddy who was killed, or a sibling who never came home. With that, and a bit of elaboration, I've compiled the first annual Audiomurphy.com Memorial Day CD.
Track 1 Karnig Thomasian real audio mp3 Ex-prisoner of war Karnig Thomasian talks about the loss of his buddy Vern Henning when their B-29 exploded over Thailand. From "For You the War Is Over"
Track 2 Erlyn Jensen real audio mp3 Command pilot Major William "Don" McCoy of the 445th Bomb Group was killed on the Kassel Mission of Sept. 27, 1944. Erlyn Jensen of Hoodsport, Wash., is his kid sister. From "The Kassel Cassettes"
Track 3 Malcolm McGregor real audio mp3 of the 445th Bomb Group recalls a new bombardier who didn't survive the Kassel Mission. From "The Kassel Cassettes"
Track 4 Ed Stuever real audio mp3 of the 712th Tank Battalion talks about his tank-retriever driver, Marion "Shorty" Kubeczko, who was killed in Normandy. From "The Tanker Tapes"
Track 5 Paratrooper and ex-POW Tim Dyas real audio mp3 of the 82nd Airborne Division visits the father of a fellow prisoner of war who didn't survive. From "For You the War Is Over"
Track 6 Clifford Merrill, a company commander in the 712th Tank Battalion, real audio mp3, talks about the deaths of Lieutenants Ed Forrest and George Tarr and Sergeant Quentin "Pine Valley" Bynum. From "More Tanker Tapes"
Track 7 Sam Cropanese real audio mp3 of the 712th Tank Battalion talks about George Tarr. From "The Tanhker Tapes"
Track 8 Joe Bernardino real audio mp3 of the 712th talks about Lieutenant Tarr and tank driver Edmund Pilz. From "The Tanker Tapes"
Track 9 Ed Stuever real audio mp3 describes the death of Shorty. From "The Tanker Tapes"
Track 10 Chuck Hurlbut real audio mp3 of the 299th Combat Engineer Battalion describes the loss of a buddy on Omaha Beach. From "The D-Day Tapes"
Track 11 Valentine Miele real audio mp3 of the 1st Infantry Division talks of the losses in his company on D-Day. From "More D-Day Tapes" (Coming soon)
Track 12 Karnig Thomasian real audio mp3 describes the explosion that destroyed his B-29. From "For You the War Is Over"
Track 13 Ed Stuever real audio mp3 attends a memorial service for his friend. From "The Tanker Tapes"
Thanks for listening. A limited number of the Memorial Day CDs are available for $3.95 plus $1 shipping. If you'd like to order a copy, please visit our eBay store or send me an email.
-- Aaron Elson
Comments? email me, put "your blog" in the subject line, and I'll post all appropriate comments at the end of the entries.
