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Tom Engram and Lawrence Breeze

Oral histories of two area WWII veterans.

Aired 08/02/2012 | Rating NR

Honor & Sacrifice: WSIU Remembers World War II

Tom Engram and Lawrence Breeze

Special | 27m 58s

Oral histories of two area WWII veterans.

Tom Engram recalls his experiences as a B-24 heavy bomber pilot in in the Pacific Theater of WWII. Engram describes how his crew narrowly escaped disaster when their plane was struck by an aerial mine dropped by another member of his squadron. Anti-tank gunner Lawrence Breeze survived bitter fighting in the Hurtgen Forest during the Battle of the Bulge and the invasion of Nazi Germany.

Aired 08/02/2012 | Rating NR

Honor & Sacrifice: WSIU Remembers World War II

Tom Engram and Lawrence Breeze

Special | 27m 58s

Tom Engram recalls his experiences as a B-24 heavy bomber pilot in in the Pacific Theater of WWII. Engram describes how his crew narrowly escaped disaster when their plane was struck by an aerial mine dropped by another member of his squadron. Anti-tank gunner Lawrence Breeze survived bitter fighting in the Hurtgen Forest during the Battle of the Bulge and the invasion of Nazi Germany.

Aired 08/02/2012 | Rating NR

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