I'm from Tonkawa Oklahoma that is 15 miles from Ponca City i met Jake Mcniece when I was in 9th grade 1986 my history teacher knew him and asked him to come and talk to us about his time in WW2 he was a great story teller
Bro, just so you know all the black & white footage was avtual footage from WWII, so the footage of the guys with mohawks putting on face paint was really Jake McNeice.
Not to point out the obvious, but . . . Jake was in fact older than most recruits AND he had been a professional Fire Fighter for a,number of years before joining the military. And back in the day, with gas lamps, candles and wooden houses, . . . rarely a day would pass without a fireman having to rush into a hellscape. Add to that Firemen lived at the Firehouse (in barracks). We forget that with our very safe, very sedentary modern lives, how dangerous life for most people was.
@@leonhart518well they are... most know how to sit behind a computer or game console and that's about it. Most can't survive on their own even with all of the modern convenience
25:07 McNasty’s experience as a firefighter was likely a major asset in multiple ways. He went from saving structural integrity to unsaving it. Imagine walking through a battlefield roughly knowing how to destroy everything in sight, including the battlefield itself. He’d probably seen enough death and destruction as a fireman to be creative about it. Then add the military training/experience and you’ve got an absolute tank of a soldier. 100% the main character
I worked with a man who was in the 101st in WW2. You could tell he was tough as nails and made of steel. He had been there, done that and was the model for the tee shirt! He growled when he spoke, and you could sense that he was capable of lethal acts with no real effort. I used to tease him by saying airborne were nothing but pansies that floated down to the ground using silk petticoats! He’d just chuckle and grunt, without the need to even comment! Of course we’d all laugh a bit. EVERYONE knew what he was made of. We ALL respected and loved the old guy. His name was Tom Blunt, and the 101st did a lot of amazing things in Europe.
@@Maeshalanadae Most front line service people only discuss these things with others of similar experience. War is a very ugly and sometimes personal experience. Most of us would simply not understand nor be able to empathize with something so fearful, grotesque and soul wrenching.
Your exactly right, and I believe part of it is the culture these people grow up in that shapes them, it’s amazing the hero’s America produced in WW2, the Tuskegee airmen, the Marines in the Pacific, John Basilon, the navy pilots, Swede venison, I’m probably butchering the spelling so I apologize I suck at that, so Swede was in a vastly inferior aircraft fighting I believe 3 or 4 Zeros by himself, it’s like asking a Prius to win a race against a Dodge Viper, but he won that battle, just through amazing skill and determination, remarkable accomplishments
The Hitler Youth was like a very militaristic Nazi Boy Scouts. So Amelia’s father was the leader of the local chapter, which meant he was de facto in charge of training the local Hitler Youth for war and support operations and indoctrinating them in Nazi Party ideologies.
@@pirksaddictit kind of depended. If you did too much shit they didn’t like you were voluntold to join. Also, modern historians figure Berlin lasted six WEEKS longer because of the Youth alone. Also, yes Nazi Boy Scouts, but crossed with ROTC.
Growing up in the depression, shoes were likely a luxury and the soles of his feet were probably hard as shoe leather, not to mention he was just depression era tough.
His initial description of Jake reminds me of another war hero, Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in WW2. Didn't like officers, never liked following the rules and was given a squadron of misfit pilots, just like him, that were dubbed The Black Sheep Squadron. They would become the terror of the South Pacific known as the Black Sheep Squadron!
I love watching his reactions but if u weren't here from the beginning u probably didn't see an idiot become more informed and that's what's enduring, the point is I doubt this guy is reading very much...
It wouldn't have been a good idea. The chicken would make noise or peck him. Giving away this position or injuring him. However, it would be a funnier story.
41:37 there were people in his comments section saying that they knew him as their mailman and they were surprised that they we the same people, saying knew him since they were kids and had no clue the nice mailman did all that
@@patrioticz2858 unsubscribe boys keep winning. TFE and Wendigoon are two of the best RU-vid lads to ever do it. Maybe I'm biased as a history/creepy shit enjoyer
Bro, I ain't gonna lie, Jake sounds like the baddest fother mucker in the land. It pissess me off that we're never taught about these awesome men in our public schools. Thank you so much for sharing this video.. Now I'm gonna share it on my Facebook page. All my heroes wear dog tags. Do a video about Sgt. Roy Benevedise if you like vids like this he's another bad arse from the US ARMY. ❤❤❤
Oklahomans of that period were just different folks. My Dad was just like Jake but pulled all his stunts in Korea. His unit was attacked by a hoard of North Koreans that were armed with farm tools (shovels, axes, pitchforks). They would send waves of these poorly armed soldiers to absorb all the UN forces ammo and then the ChiCom forces would show up. He used a Jeep to run them over to save the ammunition. He got reprimanded for unauthorized use of army equipment and sent to the stockade where he broke out, stole a tank, and drove it to Seoul to plead his case.
I’m a proud American and I’m deeply grateful for all the veterans from the south, I’m from Connecticut, and it’s just amazing how this country has produced the warriors coming from the South, Carlos Hathcock is a great example, absolutely lethal with a rifle before he he even went in to the military, huge respect and gratitude to these great Americans, Amazing to here their stories
Yeah, they call it going Postal because one of the most well-known mass shootings. One of the most televised and talked about by the media anyway, was a postal worker who went into his Post Office after having issues with his manager or getting fired or something, and shot a few people up and then I believe shot himself. That's why they call it going Postal, literally because of that situation. Look into it, it's a fascinating story.
My great grandfather was a Spanish American War Vet & a postman. He was harder than hardtack biscuits, gruff as heck, and a hard drinker too. But he was known to be a very normal postman until his retirement 😂
My dad was 82nd Airborne. The man was jacked like a real life G.I. Joe toy. From East Texas and he could drink like a fish. The best man I ever knew. He changed his life, stopped drinking found God and raised a damn good kid. My Marine uncle that was in Vietnam has a story about stealing a cops gun and kicking him down the hill just to drive home like nothing ever happened. He was well known, the police never came. My uncle told me like it wasn't a big deal. 😆
My dad was in the 101st and the 82nd before he was in the 5th grp Special Forces. To this day he refers to himself and his career as a paratrooper with the 82nd. Growing up as the son of a paratrooper during the 70's and 80's on Fort Bragg was the best childhood a young boy could hope for. Other kids went fishing or camping with their dads, I went to Sicily drop zone and watched him jump. I could do a proper PLF before I was 8. They used to have live fire demonstrations every year where Pope AFB and Bragg showed what the military was capable of. I was in fact one of the only kids in the world (who wasn't Vietnamese LOL) that knew what Napalm smelled like in the morning.
@helmedon Damn. My big brother took me to the movies, and one was "the Dirty Dozen". I was 9 years Old. Now I'm 33and see the meaning of the story. 😊 learned on the internet.
I used to not be much of a fan for history until I got older, but I'm completely invested after discovering The Fat Electrician. He would be the greatest history teacher of all time. He can keep your attention with the humor layered in with the fact in such a way that you don't forget it.
The only hero I don’t find annoying is Aragorn but it works because he’s not in the real world but a fantasy world. Most of us prefer the anti hero cause we can relate more to that than a paragon of good
This is what some people don't know about Superman; he's not the Paragon of Good that everybody thinks he is. He's said many times that he follows his conscience, not the law, making him Chaotic Good and not Lawful Good the way many seem to think. He strives to be the best he can be to inspire those around him, but he'll be the first to admit that he is just a man, with a man's feelings, a man's desires and a man's shortcomings. He appears to be the Paragon of Good because he, for the most part, can't be harmed so doesn't have to get nasty. However, he can get very nasty. He's the quiet, gentle man that you do not want to anger. "Beware the wrath of the quiet man." Angry Superman terrifies the Justice League and makes gods tremble, because while he tries to hide it and control it, he has a terrible, hellacious temper. He has said that he will let the world burn if it came down to a choice between the world and his loved ones. He's not all about the Greater Good, and trying to control him or harm those he cares about is the quickest way to FAFO. If Superman had been in Marvel during Civil War, he would have been Anti-Registration. Superman told the United Nations to kick rocks when they said they wanted to inspect his Fortress for WMDs, (of which he has MANY weapons and devices that can annihilate the planet, solar system, galaxy, reality.) A Paragon of Good would have bowed down. Superman doesn't bow down except when he wants to. Even his interactions with Batman have an ulterior motive. He LETS Batman berate him or order him around because it makes Batman look more impressive to the Junior members of the JL, but in private, he has had to remind Bruce of the pecking order which even Bruce forgets from time to time. In short, too many people don't understand Superman; they just see his public face which is Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes. In truth though, he's very complex and can go from hero to anti-hero if pushed.
@@Falcun21 true...but alot of that has only been in the more modern era's to try and bring back interest. Superman for the vast majority of his time, HAS been the paragon of good, and goody two shoes. Which is why, in the end he fell out of favor. Just completely unrelatable, then he's killed, then due to public outcry he's brought back. But a bit edgier, with all of what you mentioned as his now ' new ' story lines. He came out in 1938, died in 1992. that's 54 years of being the ' paragon ' of good. Hard to shake that image.
I'm sure that if I had to read a book about Jake I'd be bored to tears, but this man knows how to tell a story and what a great testimony to the power and grace of God... Amen
Fat Electrician is probably my favorite tuber of all time. Watching your reactions to his videos has been a treat to rewatch his vids. I'm happy to rewatch them as you react to them. History done fun! So good. Great stuff, bro.
Hi Lewis! My name is Brent I live in the USA in the state of Tennessee. I was born in 1961 so I'm classified as a boomer. A lot of these gen xers that you are hearing about forget they learn how to do a lot of these things from Boomers. Not trying to steal their Thunder, just letting you know they really weren't the first to do a lot of these things. I really enjoy your podcasts, keep up the good work!!
15:45 yes, this is actual footage, Nick just told you there was a camera crew ( probably from the Stars & Stripes, the Military News Service back then) and that they filmed Jake & his men as they were putting on face paint and preparing.
Look through the comments on this video, there are people who said Jake was their mailman their whole life, and they had no clue about what he had done in WW2
I have heard a lot of stories from ww2 vets and they all sound like gangsters,but this is the best one I have heard . That is why they are called the greatest generation.
As a combat veteran of the United States Navy, I can honestly say that I would follow this man into combat. This is the man that all of us wanted to stay close to when shit hit the fan. Fuck an officer! We wanted a Jake McNasty.
My dad was working as a caddy at 8 years old. This was back in the day when you had to carry the golf bags, there wasn't any kind of golf trolleys or golf carts, the bags with the clubs, irons, golf balls etc was 35-40lbs!! You can't get adults to lug around a bag weighing that for 18 holes today much less an 8 year old boy!!
i spent some time with Jack Agnew who was 1 of the "Filthy 13" he was alot of fun the stories he had about them blowing the safes across Europe, when they robbed other units of items they needed or blew up other units barracks while they were out training, and while confined to barracks how they set boobie traps for the MP's . Deff go out and get the book full of some epic stuff.
Our, Daddy served in the Army & Marine Corps in WW2...he was a teenager at the beginning of his service...All of his military records were destroyed in a records fire, and he never talked about his service ever, he has been gone 28 years ....Our Daddy was also an alcoholic after serving in WW2.
The stockade (the brig, military lockup) is where they sent him to wait it out until they could get him shipped off. Re: Pathfinder school, he thinks they were trying to send him into very dangerous things so they wouldn't have to deal with him. Truth be told they thought he was a pain in the backside but that he was amazingly good at taking care of business. So I think they did consider it a win win, if he died or if he succeeded. His success was the better deal for them.
That was a seriously awesome life story!! WTG Jake!!! Thank you so much for your service man!!! ❤❤❤. I absolutely love your videos! I learn so much about The States watching them!
When I was in the Air Force I thought about doing the Combat controllers job which is pathfinders.the only thing that stopped me is I was afraid of heights and didn't want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. I chose another assignment instead
My dad (age 82) has some crazy stories from his time in the military prior to and during Vietnam that always amaze me, so I love hearing these stories from WWII and other conflicts and wars. The amount of men who volunteered for the craziest things always just seems so unreal. Like this guy and the stuff my dad volunteered for. I'm like, why do these guys volunteer for this stuff? I never thought of my dad as 'crazy' until I got old enough to hear his stories and I remember asking him "What the heck was wrong with you?" He just laughed and said "I had nothin' better to do." Makes me think that'd be something this guy would have said too. LOL
9:32 just so u know .. Benning is home to Army Special Forces SF ...Sniper training , Airborne training , Delta , will b soon ... and course Rangers ... .. it's the largest infantry base in the world .... and this is where EVERY recruit comes for basic training if u join the Army ...
I was Airborne Infantry for about 5 years with the 82nd Airborne (325th Infantry) back in 91 to 97 and we were all trained to try to make the impossible .. possible. Here is your mission, make it happen. Great experience, learning how at 18 yrs old how to jump out of an airplane and be trained to be as crazy as possible. Hard training, lots of ruck marches, long runs every day. Hence why my entire back and neck is a disaster now. I never stole a train at Ft Bragg, however I did steal a tractor trailer one night to make a beer run, but I was drunk, so I made my friend drive it.
That commander at Pathfinders school seemed to want what was best for his trainees to give Jake and his guys all that just so Jake would get said trainees combat ready.
Bro, I'm fascinated by world war II, Vietnam war and all other major conflicts the US was involved in and I thought I heard about everything. I can't believe I've never even heard of this story before or Jake McNiece. Thank you very much!
A demolition man or a explosives expert goes behind enemy lines and blows shit up and scares the hell out of the enemy if they didn’t die in a explosion.
101st Airborne is in Oak Grove, KY. I lived by the base for about 14 years. I constantly was hearing the choppers, training drills, gun fire, etc. I eventually got used to it and didn’t even hear it anymore. However, there was 0 need to straighten the pic frames because they were always going to be crooked due to the vibrations from military. 🤣
If you didn’t know social media is starting to merge the two versions of English becouse America dominates the internet the way they speak effects the British version of English
I loved the 82nd airborne! My husband and I met while serving there😲 yesterday, Athletic drunks nails it! The female soldiers party just as hard, if not harder than the boys
The stockade was like jail but for the Army (petty crimes) so in other words, Jake was arrested for being gone too long. True they could not steer the chutes like todays but they did what was called slipping which was a rudimentary type of steering was mainly taught to avoid mid air collisions between jumpers. "Always look before you slip, always slip in the opposite direction to avoid collision, and the lower Jumper always has the right of way. "
The dirty dozen is my favorite movie Clint Eastwood was awesome in that movie and the Patton movie and we were soldiers and the battle of the bulge looked up true war movies. There were a lot of them. My Dad was 82nd Airborne Special Force. Hamber Hill is a good true movie too. We were soldiers as a good movie too. So many good true movies out there
As a former member of the 101st Airborne (modern, not WW2), i have stories. My grandfather was under General Patton in the 3rd infantry division during the battle of the bulge.
@@timl8302 I am envious you got to walk upon those hallowed grounds, and it's on my bucket list!👍 There is a training area at Fort Campbell named Bastonge.
When he was talking about English food being bad and you said 'this is good with curry'...you do know curry is something you all got from India? It's one of (or several of) the spices England conquered half the world for
You should watch an old WWII war/comedy movie KELLY'S HEROES starring Clint Eastwood, Carol O'Conner, Dom Delouise, and Donald Southerland. You will Love it.
With a father that lived and served through 4 ground, and sea invitations during the war. I truly appreciate someone telling the best of times, instead of the worst. Not that it makes up for anyone's losses!! Just hope that it helps everyone to make the best of whatever we go through in life!!! Count your blessings, brings a WHOLE NEW MEANING from this video share..
Scott from Kentucky Ballistics had a fifty caliber rifle blow up in his face and he held his thumb in his throat while his dad took him to the hospital!!! This is one crazy hillbilly!! And he is hilarious!! Worth checking out!!
Every once in awhile there's somebody born so bad and so protected by God he cannot be stopped and this was one of the few around 10 people I heard of. the native American who did everything on his list to become a warrior from his Elder WW2 stories like that too and also a couple Vietnam complete superheroes that were shot stabbed pronounced dead and they still got out of their body bag and lived look it up it's true there's also one Cheyenne Mann who single-handedly held off the North Korean army and the Chinese for hours and hours long enough for all his troops to go home back to South Korea because they were so injured they had no chance I really appreciate you putting out these videos Ty very much
I watch military history all the time with my dad, and I am offended on Jake's behalf that this was the first time I ever heard of him. There are so many amazing stories and people from that time, but I have a new anti-hero. Thank you, Jake, for kicking butt and not caring to take names. All our servicemen and women deserve respect, but you embodied the roots of the American people. You remained true to who you were and still hot the job done, regardless of how others wanted you to get it done.
Look up the guy who stole a plane and landed it in front of a downtown NYC bar because some guys at the bar said he couldnt. Later, when telling the story at another bar, they told him he was full of shit, so he left, stole another plane and landed it in downtown NYC right outside the bar. Americans are just built different. At least we used to be...
If you enjoy The Fat Electrician, then you should know that he doesn’t exclusively talk about Americans. Sometimes he’ll even talk about the badasses of the Brits, because game recognizes game. Fine example: his recent video on Percy Hobart.
"Stockades" are just military jail. I was going to explain what "Hitler's Youth" was but, @spacetiger5075 explained it just like I would've, damn near stole every word out of my mouth and put them in his comment! lol The key word, in his comment, is "indoctrinating", which is the most fitting word for what they were doing to the kids of Germany. Also, America was only in the war for a little over 4 years so, basically this guy was in the army for most of the duration of the war.
Have was the very definition of chaotic neutral, "don't tell me what to do, but if you say please I'll do it bang the princess and fix her eggs in the morning."
I recommend watching a video How the Paratroopers saved D-Day which contains more stories of the Airborne during D-Day which Jake story get told along with a few others.
