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Marine Describes Anger and Combat Against the Japanese During World War II 

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Roy Earle was born in 1924 in Montclair, New Jersey, and he grew up nearby in the city of Bloomfield, where he graduated from high school in 1942. After the attack on Pearl Harbor and knowing he would soon be drafted, he made the decision to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps in late 1942.
In December 1943 Roy joined the First Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO), his final reassignment. JASCO’s role was to set up communications for the assault troops, maintain constant communications between the beach and the front-line troops, moving inland to replace communicators that were killed or wounded.
In January 1944 the men were deployed overseas, going directly into combat in the Marshall Islands. Over the next thirteen months, Roy was in constant operations combat against the Japanese, participating in vicious battles in Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima.
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@americanveteranscenter
@americanveteranscenter Год назад
Please subscribe to our channel so you don't miss future interviews with American heroes.
@tylertrammell7431
@tylertrammell7431 Год назад
Wtav. E g
@jeanf8998
@jeanf8998 Год назад
My uncle Eugene Scott was wounded at Iwo Jima. As children we always asked him to show us his scar which went horizontally across his stomach. He always obliged us with good humor. We really respected that scar.
@rogerdavies6226
@rogerdavies6226 2 года назад
I am impressed, not only by what he did in WWII but his sharp and clear mind,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
@jeffpower6473
@jeffpower6473 Год назад
More eloquent and succinct than our current administration.
@rollinrat4850
@rollinrat4850 Год назад
@@jeffpower6473 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aocn55pt4Vw.html
@calicojakk9974
@calicojakk9974 Год назад
@Jeff Power Wft does our current administration have to do with a WW2 vet recalling his stories? You never forget things like this, even as cognition fades elsewhere. These things are burned into you.
@mikeforte7585
@mikeforte7585 Год назад
@@calicojakk9974 great point my father in law fought in the battle of the bulge and died last August his stories were priceless....
@hoofgripweightlifting6872
@hoofgripweightlifting6872 Год назад
I love this man. What a great story teller. He’s a national treasure. I love how he made fun of the army numerous times. I was in the army so I laughed hysterically at his army comments. God Bless this man.
@mikeholt1248
@mikeholt1248 Год назад
I greatly appreciate your goodhearted humor and understanding with how the branches of the military all tend to diss each other about their organizations. My dad was a 33-year career Marine Corps officer, fought through World War II, Korea, and Vietnam and did his share of laughable bad-mouthing the other four services. But in my opinion that was a privilege you had to earn by being there in combat or otherwise in harms way, and I could always tell that Dad had a deep abiding respect for the other services.
@dwaynekoblitz6032
@dwaynekoblitz6032 9 месяцев назад
Amen 🙏🏻
@paulcadavid394
@paulcadavid394 2 года назад
From one airman to a marine, thank you for your service sir.
@garrisonnichols807
@garrisonnichols807 Год назад
Thank you for your service. 👍
@rjkeenan8955
@rjkeenan8955 Год назад
The United States Marines and Corpsmen that fought in the Pacific are the greatest men that ever walked the face of this earth. I have said that a hundred times, and I'll say it a hundred times, and more.
@MikeyD22
@MikeyD22 Год назад
It's impossible for me to come up with the right words to describe my enormous level of respect for this brave man and his fellow Marines for their bravery and sacrifice. What an incredible memory. I have trouble remembering details of what I did ten years ago.
@troystaunton254
@troystaunton254 Год назад
I love listening to these stories. I just wish as an Australian, that we made the effort to document the stories of our boys.
@matro951
@matro951 Год назад
You can find them
@dl2415
@dl2415 Год назад
do it I bet you can get support from others for such an important cause. I wish every country was doing this right now but as an American I would love to hear some Aussie interviews!
@larryb982
@larryb982 Год назад
Be the one to get it going
@davidsammut335
@davidsammut335 Год назад
🇭🇲
@liampicful8990
@liampicful8990 Год назад
Theirs plenty on the Kokoda trail
@dr.barrycohn5461
@dr.barrycohn5461 2 года назад
Go Roy, go! Great fellow. Thanks for your service. Thanks for relating your vivid memories. Why not upload his complete interview and let us hear more from him!
@richardthornhill4630
@richardthornhill4630 2 года назад
Thanks to all our Veterans who served. Semper Fi.
@kikoexteberria8668
@kikoexteberria8668 2 года назад
they tortured my great uncle, he never came home ..our family will never forget or forgive
@jaybone4732
@jaybone4732 Год назад
So you hate all Japanese people now, what are you gonna do ? Go the next Ramen kitchen and yell at the staff ?
@e.conboy4286
@e.conboy4286 Год назад
May I offer my sincere condolences and respects. Thank God such patriotic men lived.
@1kindsoul636
@1kindsoul636 Год назад
As time passes I seem to have more respect than ever for this generation. Their bravery and commitment to the cause. Deeply humbling
@matro951
@matro951 Год назад
I could listen to him all day
@peterreece2340
@peterreece2340 Год назад
That man, at his age, can tell a story. A good man, glad he survived.
@mickymantle3233
@mickymantle3233 Год назад
Total Respect Sir !
@usmcvet0313
@usmcvet0313 2 года назад
I just finished reading With the Old Breed by E.B. Sledge, and I can only imagine the rage felt by the WWII vets against the Japanese. When I lost brothers in Afghanistan, my rage burned against the taliban. My experience is a very small taste in comparison to what the WWII and Korea vets experienced. I'm humbled by, and stand in awe of, their tales. Semper Fidelis
@HamishCrawford
@HamishCrawford 2 года назад
And yet there are large numbers of American vets and serving members who 100% support modern day American Nazis and American Evangelical Taliban and the traitors in the Republican party, go figure hey?
@nickd3157
@nickd3157 2 года назад
Keep reading. Its a dying art these days. Most people can hardly spell a complete sentence let alone read a book.
@christopherspindler6328
@christopherspindler6328 2 года назад
I feel you. When I lost my wingman (killed all six on board) in Afghanistan I felt the same way. Just have to live a good life as a way to honor their memory
@kiwi_comanche
@kiwi_comanche 2 года назад
Try Helmet for my Pillow by Bob Leckie. Its BRILLIANT. He was a writer before he joined the Corps, and the way he describes his experience is incredibly immersive. Glad you made it home brother. Much respect from a former Royal Marine. Semper Fi.
@usmcvet0313
@usmcvet0313 2 года назад
@@kiwi_comanche Thanks! I read that one before With the Old Breed. Both are excellent. I'm starting China Marines now, it's Sledge's second book about the postwar time in China. Semper Fi, always enjoyed working with the Brits.
@TheMainMayn
@TheMainMayn Год назад
Thank you for your service brave marine. God bless
@CYCLONE4499
@CYCLONE4499 Год назад
This man is a national treasure. That generation was legitimately fighting an evil so bad had the axis won our world would be quite different then anything we know. They were slso built tougher back then. Coming out of the Great Depression most people were already hardened by a life of hardship and shitty food. They were prepared for what WW2 brought.
@MH3GL
@MH3GL Год назад
That evil is back, and it's infiltrated nearly every western country... The USA isn't coming to save anybody this time. That's on us, now...
@CYCLONE4499
@CYCLONE4499 Год назад
@@MH3GL only if people let it happen. In the US the Supreme Court affirmed the rights of citizens to protect themselves which is huge. Kinda hard for any foreign enemy to take over a country where half the population is packing heat. That goes for any tyrannical government. You can't replace a corrupted ineffective government with sticks n stones
@vivians9392
@vivians9392 Год назад
I agree...the depression toughened these young men up. No whining and gripping, just did their job!
@morelia21701
@morelia21701 Год назад
Wow. His clarity and memory is amazing.
@rebeccasmith8715
@rebeccasmith8715 Год назад
❤ to hear this warrior tell his story with those giggles.
@paulchandler427
@paulchandler427 Год назад
Roy I could sit at your feet and listen to these stories for days. Thank God u made it back in one pc > And Thank You for ur service !
@ottoso7044
@ottoso7044 2 года назад
Always a great day when we get a new video from these brave men! Thank you sir! 🇺🇸 lemme spark this spliff 💨 & just listen 👂🏼
@apocalypseblues3897
@apocalypseblues3897 2 года назад
palabra.
@0nly1kdd
@0nly1kdd Год назад
Real stuff my bro
@thJune
@thJune 2 года назад
This man is a legend. I love em. Hope he’s doing well. Please pass along that us younger generations cherish those from the greatest generation. We wouldn’t have what we do today without their hard work and sacrifices.
@waynefoulds1973
@waynefoulds1973 2 года назад
and my dad was in the army, on Iwo jima he worked the 3rd and 5th marine cemetery as grave registrations, dug up the boys, sent them home to mom, grizzly job, in that heat and hot sand/ash
@roderickstockdale1678
@roderickstockdale1678 Год назад
You know there was a army regiment that fought on Iwo Jima!!!!
@raej1307
@raej1307 Год назад
This man is a national treasure! Thank you, Roy, for your service and for sharing such a vital piece of history with us. Bless you.
@noname2-190
@noname2-190 Год назад
I'll never forget what these men did for the world what they saw and went through was unimaginable and they kept it together and got the damn job done I feel very honored to be able to hear these stories in their own words
@srcottonmouth7824
@srcottonmouth7824 2 года назад
I love these Warriors god Bless you all ♥️♥️♥️🇺🇸
@jamiecalder5459
@jamiecalder5459 2 года назад
Thank you sir for your service 🇺🇸
@garymckee448
@garymckee448 Год назад
Outstanding. A great interview 🙂
@curtisdell8988
@curtisdell8988 Год назад
Absolutely loved his story and the way he told it. What an amazing man! Thank you for your service sir!!
@BeaNTowN2316
@BeaNTowN2316 Год назад
Incredible story teller the voice, fluid, vivid, that old school accent love it. So sharp of a memory still all these years later. TY for your service God Bless you!!
@dscrappygolani7981
@dscrappygolani7981 Год назад
Amazing! I admire how he chooses to dwell on the more amusing side of war.... Says a lot about the gentleman's character. What a generation.... 🙏
@arthurbrumagem3844
@arthurbrumagem3844 Год назад
As a twice wounded Vietnam vet I will attest to the fact that using humor makes the evils of war easier to deal with if that makes sense
@sgtmajtrapp3391
@sgtmajtrapp3391 2 года назад
A true American hero fighting with THE BEST IN THE WORLD...THE UNIITED STATES MARINE CORPS
@vanenmar7491
@vanenmar7491 Год назад
I could listen to him all day. Veterans like this are gods amongst men
@camerongilmour77
@camerongilmour77 2 года назад
Well told Sir!
@e.conboy4286
@e.conboy4286 Год назад
Cameron Gilmore: If I may add , thank you sir and well done. God blessed us with you!
@edwinsalau150
@edwinsalau150 Год назад
Still has a sense of humor. God bless him!
@rogermorris7309
@rogermorris7309 Год назад
what a treasure this man is.
@skimmer8774
@skimmer8774 Год назад
Roy Earle, oh boy ! You told your story in a way that made me pay very close attention to every word. I will not forget it. Did those artillery men offer you a drink after they stopped laughing ?
@albertatherepublic8907
@albertatherepublic8907 Год назад
Your Generation sir is truly the greatest Generation of all. All of you went through pure he'll and back and you can still come up with humor truly grateful for all service members for keeping us free and safe God-bless you all.
@mikemarley2389
@mikemarley2389 2 года назад
God bless all vets and their families.
@xvsj5833
@xvsj5833 2 года назад
God Bless you Sir , for your courage, sacrifice and service for freedom 🇺🇸
@elijahrudat9663
@elijahrudat9663 Год назад
This guy is my favorite vet you've interviewed by far+
@chocolatefrenzieya
@chocolatefrenzieya 2 года назад
Man, your combat officers are infinitely cooler than our priggy shipboard ones. No way we would've gotten one to do "grunt" work onboard - unless it was a CWO.
@davidsammut335
@davidsammut335 Год назад
My highest respect to all these men 🇭🇲
@shelianichols6936
@shelianichols6936 Год назад
Thank you for doing these videos. This entire generation will be gone in a few years.
@davewarrender2056
@davewarrender2056 Год назад
Listening to this guy , you can tell even at this age he still capable of being a bad ass
@williammcguire5685
@williammcguire5685 Год назад
Love that guy sense of humor through all that horror what a patriot.
@squint04
@squint04 Год назад
Deepest thanks for your service sir!!
@esjbvk5202
@esjbvk5202 Год назад
Semper Fi Mr Earle. Thank you for your service. If you're a Marine today and in the right place at the right time you can participate in one of the Battle Studies Groups that visit Iwo Jima. They have been doing them for decades. Have not done it myself but have spoken to several that have. All speak very highly of it. What the Marine assault faced from the entrenched japanese troops was astounding opposition. An incredible battle. Our country owes those like Mr Earle a debt of gratitude that cannot be repaid.
@berthalloway8182
@berthalloway8182 Год назад
As a veteran I have met lots that fought that war. Less protection then I had. We all had lots of guts
@jamesdrag6788
@jamesdrag6788 Год назад
This gentleman is a treasure!!
@justaramblin835
@justaramblin835 Год назад
I wasn't expecting a laugh at the end of this story but man do those old-timers know how to spin a yarn as they say.
@billymartinaswell1779
@billymartinaswell1779 Год назад
Absolute respect.
@timwalsh7287
@timwalsh7287 Год назад
What a sharp guy!
@freedomlover24-7
@freedomlover24-7 Год назад
Great story from a great man.
@deadindian87
@deadindian87 Год назад
What an awesome and funny story. Thank you sir for your service…
@timeversman9804
@timeversman9804 Год назад
Great story and great story teller.
@JohnnyPollas
@JohnnyPollas Год назад
God bless you, hero
@ryanstone2677
@ryanstone2677 Год назад
Good man. Thanks for sharing with us!
@mpayne8206
@mpayne8206 Год назад
I wish this man could live forever!! We're def gonna miss him and other men like him!!
@rikijett310
@rikijett310 Год назад
I love this man!!!! My grandfather was a wireman in Korea so this is very interesting. Sir, thank you endlessly for your service and may God bless you always!!!! ✝️🇺🇸✝️
@RubyBandUSA
@RubyBandUSA Год назад
Great comment Riki! (say hello to Joan)
@rikijett310
@rikijett310 Год назад
@@RubyBandUSA you know aunt Joanie??
@sabba_dabba8649
@sabba_dabba8649 Год назад
Long but very funny story at the end. Love stories like that. Few people tell stories that way anymore. My dad was one. Miss him.
@304nExplorignforgein
@304nExplorignforgein Год назад
What sweet old man. I’m so proud of men like this. I love all of you good men who fought for our rights to live freely and safely. Thank god for you all.
@davemcmahon8140
@davemcmahon8140 Год назад
I enjoy these accounts theres humor to be found in all situations. God bless these men for giving me the gift of freedom. I hope we can hang on to it!!
@tikitavi7120
@tikitavi7120 Год назад
Great story!
@gensicky711
@gensicky711 Год назад
This guy right here is example of straight up.
@A_Green_Plastic_Watering_Can
God bless you good sir!
@nickyminter4271
@nickyminter4271 2 года назад
Blessings from Australia
@gotcha_cod4116
@gotcha_cod4116 Год назад
These men are national treasures
@wilburwilbur4195
@wilburwilbur4195 2 года назад
HEY FOLKS CAN YA LL HAVE MORE VIDS W THIS GUY GOOD STUFF THANKS FOR THE VIDS HAVE SUBD AWHILE AGO
@kennethmaiforth6460
@kennethmaiforth6460 Год назад
A true hero and ambassador of the greatest generation
@garrisonnichols807
@garrisonnichols807 Год назад
The hat says it all especially for a veteran of Iwo Jima. You didn't fight in that battle you survived it. I highly doubt American soldiers ever fought a more vicious or evil enemy than the Japanese. And that's saying alot since the Allies were also fighting the Fascist Italians and Nazi Germany.
@msgtpauldfreed
@msgtpauldfreed Год назад
This guy is a treasure!
@MrSebfrench76
@MrSebfrench76 Год назад
And some say that Vets are boring...What a teller! He's almost a 100 yo!
@ocularpressure4558
@ocularpressure4558 2 года назад
Thank you from your friends in San Diego California USA 🇺🇸 ❤
@samuelwilliams812
@samuelwilliams812 Год назад
Fascinating. He notes at the beginning how Marine enlisted had a sense of the mission and their role in it. Then he goes and rattles off logistical info, defensive setups, order of battle etc. info like he's the damn XO or something. Great display of USMC leadership doctrine.
@jadedannar5877
@jadedannar5877 2 года назад
Thank you sir.
@thomasdoran2363
@thomasdoran2363 Год назад
Superman., Spider-man, Batman - Nah, Roy Earle is a true Super-hero
@vppnbrent
@vppnbrent Год назад
God Bless you Roy.
@GamerOfLegends163
@GamerOfLegends163 Месяц назад
11:59 I love how you can tell he's still irked about those "damn tanks" all these years later
@bvierville1
@bvierville1 2 года назад
Thank you
@lewisclark5694
@lewisclark5694 Год назад
For the record, in the Pacific theatre in WW2, the Army suffered the most losses, then the Navy, then the Marines, then the Army Air Corp. of course, in the European Theater, it was the Army, hands down.
@martinsmith2786
@martinsmith2786 Год назад
For the record: In just the 8th Air Force more men were killed (25,000) than the entire Marine Corps lost (20,000) in World War 2.
@RubyBandUSA
@RubyBandUSA Год назад
@@martinsmith2786 Thanks for that comment Martin. You are so right. The Mighty Eighth. Never to be forgotten.
@arthurbrumagem3844
@arthurbrumagem3844 Год назад
@@martinsmith2786 so many of those bombers went down it was horrible. How they could go up knowing their return chances were against them was bravery beyond comprehension imo
@Midwest10
@Midwest10 10 месяцев назад
We’re they too scared to leave the beach and picked off or running away?
@adriansolomon6805
@adriansolomon6805 7 месяцев назад
A real accurate account...he held me mesmerized 😊 thankyou sir.
@JohnThreeSixteen918
@JohnThreeSixteen918 Месяц назад
Such a sharp, interesting and animated character. Loved his storytelling.
@barryrammer7906
@barryrammer7906 Год назад
Let's set the record straight. NMCB 133 went in on the 2nd wave and had 50% causality rate. These are the best combat engineers in the world. USA 🇺🇸 NAVY SEABEES. They are navy construction workers that are trained by Marines in combat. They build everything for Marines NAVY and even army special ops units. They never received the presidential unit citation but the Marines did. There biggest backer to this day the Marines want SEABEES of NMCB 133 to get that honor. They were left out but the Marines are furious at that decision to this day. Pray they get it some day before there all gone. They fought like Marines and built like only SEABEES can. I'm talking about Iwo Jima who do you think build the airfields and used heavy equipment to break thru some bunker there. Look at the beaches in documentaries see those men on the beach with heavy construction equipment. Seabees
@tommygoldschmitt2515
@tommygoldschmitt2515 Год назад
A true hero
@davehiggins5903
@davehiggins5903 Год назад
Thank you sir for my freedom,truly an American hero from the greatest generation.
@larrycroft470
@larrycroft470 2 года назад
For those who do not know read about the Bataan Death March. I had 2 uncles who barely survived. I have not forgotten. Nor the Chinese controlled Hanoi Hilton.
@sgtmajtrapp3391
@sgtmajtrapp3391 2 года назад
I had a teacher in Jr. High School Lt. Col Frank Ferguson USMC RETIRED who survived the Death March. He was In a book I read Corrigadore the Saga of A Fortress.
@sandranatali1260
@sandranatali1260 2 года назад
When I think of the Hanoi Hilton, Jane Fonda always comes to mind. She can never be forgiven for what she did, she's responsible for many things done to the POW'S. Never have I or will I ever watch a movie she's in. Always remember what Jane Fonda did, never forget and never let her forget.
@troystaunton254
@troystaunton254 Год назад
m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uxV0uLJatMM.html This will work to. The ww2 week by week team cover that march very well. It’s a shame they didn’t. Over the slaughter of sparrow force. An Australian division that was beheaded by Japanese forces when the island in the Solomon’s they were defending fell because the Australian government and high up generals kept lying to each other about what was happening.
@troykell4831
@troykell4831 Год назад
"The greatest fighting force the world has ever seen is a pissed off 19 year old Marine.."
@georgemannsr8708
@georgemannsr8708 2 года назад
The only false statement in this was Roy's comment "I am not a hereo" He is the defination of a HERO ! thanks for your service Sir !
@jwise5204
@jwise5204 Год назад
True heros don't look for accolades.
@bradmarkell12167
@bradmarkell12167 Год назад
No..only those who never made it back are the true heroes
@Islamicdirection129
@Islamicdirection129 Год назад
Amazing interview
@RubyBandUSA
@RubyBandUSA Год назад
I grew up 15 mins away from his home town of Montclair NJ, and 25 mins from Bloomfield NJ. Wish I would have met him when I was living there. Don't mess with New Jerseyians.
@kevinnarron7406
@kevinnarron7406 Год назад
Thank you Sir.
@Bi-polarBear
@Bi-polarBear Год назад
Lol…the near misses and pranks make the best war stories: reminds me of my Grandfather’s stories.
@bmiller22765
@bmiller22765 Год назад
That’s why it’s that color!!! What a great story. That is too cool
@nicholaswallace1633
@nicholaswallace1633 Год назад
this guy and gabrielle vertucci were fighting the same battles. id be intersted to know if they knew each other.
@NapBoney
@NapBoney Год назад
Thank you, Roy.
@user-vs2hp2pd1r
@user-vs2hp2pd1r 6 месяцев назад
OK. Thank You ! ❤
@grandadlovestheo2387
@grandadlovestheo2387 Год назад
Great man hero 👍🇬🇧
@Wolf-hh4rv
@Wolf-hh4rv Год назад
Human kind has never created an organisation finer than the USMC
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