WW2 Pacific Combat Marine Tells All 

God bless you sir.

RESPECT, forever sir. My father was in WW2 European 36th Texas infantry, anti-tank from invasion Salerno Italy, Battle of Casino, taking of Rome, southern France invasion, Rhone valley fight up into crossing into Vosages forests near road road blocks in Germany and battlefield wounded from mortar tree bursts. Spinal cord injured that left my dad a paralyzed in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He was sent home and after 65 major operations my dad survived WW2 and married his veteran hospital ward nurse. My mom and dad were featured in the WW2 feature film with Marlon Brando called, THE MEN directed by Stanley Kramer. Our country needs more like my parents and him. R.i.P.

fighting in a war has nothing to do with being blessed by God. Knowing and living for Jesus Christ does. Nothing else matters in this life.

RIP

Much respect, RIP sir .

America is so full of scardy cats with masks trying to escape the alleged virus.

@@uncatila go get therapy

People are not decent like this anymore the greatest generation proud to say my grandpa Poppa was part of it he had to go to Germany near the end of the second ww I hope another one isn’t about to start with Russia my oldest son will be 18 this year bless this man they don’t make them like this anymore go’s less you RIP

Well said.

Yeah he's so sweet and awesome

Which outfit?

Those kids were lucky! Blessings to you and your family.

My father went to the South Pacific Theater attached to the 25th division, Tropic Lighting, Amphibious Infantry.

i respect everyone, ill leave it at that.

@@Markos581973 You're trying to be funny, right? Respect is something thats earned, and to go into a jungle to defend a bunch of strangers back in your homeland, watching your friends get shot up one by one, and not knowing if you will live to see tomorrow. That my friend, is something that has earned a rational perskns respect. Read up on some history. Learn more about what the Japanese Army did to the Chinese people as they conquered village by village. You have no idea the amount of guts and bravery this man had. There were no 'safe-spaces' with stuffed animals in the utter hell that this hero endured!

@@neilmccann5826 Exactly! And no video games or smartphones to type smart ass comments with.

@@neilmccann5826 are you a phycopath? You get triggered much?

@@williammooney8499 ahh. The liberals are creeping their way into the forums late tonight. Shouldn't you be burning down your cities? Huh punk...get out of here "Kid"

In broadcast school, I was taught to listen to the interviewee to later ask good follow up questions. And, of course, let them speak. Sadly, the art is lost among many who made the big time.

Yeh..this is good but check out Gabriel Vertucci...the best in your face non stop war is hell action I have heard first hand.

@@matrox yeah I’ve seen that one too. Salt of the earth guy and a pretty amazing interview.

@@meadster308 yea the big timers feel like they ARE the story.

At 18:43 “A lot of things happened on Saipan, I don’t know what you want to hear?” Then he goes on to tell one of the most lucid accounts of combat I have heard.

Thank you. He was my grandfather and my hero.

Semper Fidelis my brother. Welcome home. Sgt. USMC 1976-83. Beirut '82.

Thank you. My gpa is my hero and I miss him every day.

I’m trying to keep those standards alive in his bloodline. Gpa is my hero

@@kbn2323 That was a great interview! I'm very saddened to see this gentleman has just recently passed. Could you tell ne where this interviw was done? I live in Warrick county-Boonville ,IN. Only a 15 minute drive from Evansville. I'm watching this on April 4,2021. A month after his passing. I would have loved to have met this great man. I tell you what- I'd love to take some flowers to his grave and thank him for all he did. Is there anyway possible you could tell me where he is resting? I was deeply touched by this interview. Thank you so much for posting this.

Send me an email. Kirkben23@gmail.com and I’ll provide details. He’s resting in Evansville alongside his wife and one of his children. God bless

God bless this man! R.I.P. thank you for your story and your service!

@@michaelcerda1643 I find beautiful people all around and bring them into my circle. You could do the same.

There is a u tube of the Marines being evacuated off Guadacanal after 6 months of constant killing ...my father in law Alfred Carvill Sgt USMC Is at the center of the survivors...only about 1/3 rd who entered that jungle came out alive. Al knew your Dad I am sure..he suffered from the effects of malaria and foot rot for the rest of his life...died at age 72 and was buried with honors by the Marines in Farmington New Mexico...I married his youngest daughter Iris...john Rogan...my dad Edward j Rogan was a navy signalman who transmitted the order on d day...all troops proceed ashore...an hour later the dead Army men floated past the LST...think he felt responsible...best to everyone...those WW2 men were amazing!

They bought us a good 60-70 years anyway. It used to be nice.

Love my patriots

@@johnrogan571 God bless you.

@@johnmcgraw2996 many sacrificed needlessly

They always are!

thats why they are quiet ...don't need to prove %$#@

That generation was full of bad asses. We have become a bunch of pathetic whiners.

I lived in an apt complex in NH during the 80's, and this little, very quiet, elderly gentleman lived down the hall. I got into a conversation with him one day, and found he was a UDT swimmer on D-Day. He summed it all up, by saying, with a wistful grin, that it was "Quite exciting." My father was an original Seabee, and did the whole Pacific Tour. He went in as an E6, at 30 years old in 1942. He was a cabinet maker for Western Electric in NJ.

@@randymeyer6482 I knew a guy like that when I was growing up then after he died I found out that he never served and made it all up. Apparently its super easy to lie about being in WW2 so take that grain of salt when people talk about that generation.

I didn't see where he had passed away. But yes, I totally agree with you. He was one hell of a guy!

Well said Sir. I'm a Navy Corpsman vet, never saw combat. Did my service time proudly.

Amazing Man, thank you for your service sir.

When he said “but I was 18, what did I know?” I thought to myself he was probably much more disciplined and mature than most adults.

@Bob Morgan.....former Corpsman...HM2 8404/8451

We are very proud of him. He is my hero.

Thank you for your comment. He is my hero.

He was a humble hero, as all true hero's are. The Greatest Generation to be sure, like none other!

YES thank you. Kids SHOULD HAVE TO HEAR THESE STORIES.

RIP

@@nealhead7673 Absolutely!

And he lived a long life after seeing all of that hell. Someone was watching over this man.

He was the strongest man I’ve known. Steel backbone is right. Also he had a strong will.

We are currently living in a country where most people could care less what these men have done for us.

@@carlcampbell6827 That's simply not true. It may seem that way. But in reality it is not. To say that most don't understand may be more accurate. What is currently at issue for veterans today is that rightly or wrongly we call veterans of WWII the greatest generation and put them on a pedestal as the best America has produced. That may be. But do not forget those who have served in the past 30 years. Most combat veterans of this generation have experienced exponentially more combat than anyone who served in WWII. And they serve under much more scrutiny and much less propaganda. And NONE of our "modern" veterans was drafted. Each one volunteered for duty. Regardless, many got much more than they signed up for. To those who haven't served, who aren't students of history, it is difficult if not impossible to understand the sacrifice laid down by veterans. I raise a glass to all generations who have served. An interesting point of discussion to me is the hypothetical situation of what the results of WWII would have been had our government and the press not worked so closely together censoring bad news and combat footage. Would we have continued if the American public knew how horrific the casualty numbers were in the amphibious assaults in the Pacific theater? Would "heros" like Chesty Puller be seen as heroes or incompetent leaders, herding our boys to slaughter for lack of understanding or care for modern combat tactics or respect for the fighting ability and determination of the enemy? We will never know the answer to that, but it is certainly worthy of consideration and thought. I can say this for certain. We live in a divided country that is now incapable of a general mobilization for major warfare. We no longer possess the manufacturing capacity or the REAL patriotism to come together as a nation to fight a common enemy. We are to busy fighting amongst each other. Hell, we can't even pull together for a few months to defeat a virus. If we can't even pull together to wear a flipping mask, how could we ever take on China or Russia? Everywhere we have abdicated our leadership position across the globe, those two nations have happily stepped in to fill the void. It's gut check time. Time to decide if we are Americans or if we are Democrats or Republicans. Word to the wise: Be wary of self proclaimed "patriots". Like real heroes, real patriots don't promote themselves as such.

@@mikemorgan5015 What a well written reply. Thank you for that.

@@kbn2323 No

Respect

Any marines?

WWII was a "Justifiable use of US troops because of the Clusterf*ck of WWI. (We had NO business being in WWI) Vietnam was a war crime. Plain and simple.

I respect the Brits, we have many graves here in America dating back to the Revolution, both Red Coats and Americans buried together.

An outstanding man well done RIP

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No diary. He always could recall the stories up until a couple years before his death. He was a foundation for the family for generations to come.

U folks gotta know this man is a USMarine! Thats how he remembers these details. Semper Fi my brother. Cpl. Steve Eaton,HMM165,CH53CrewChief.1972/73.Proudly served 1970 to 76.

Incredible story. I had the same reaction, just riveting. He reminds me of James Stewart, determined while thinking outside the box. A loveable Rambo.

Ijust hope we have enough men to stop biden and his communes

@@kbn2323 My , deceased, grandpa was in the U.S.As 82nd Airborne Div.. He was a medic with capt.s rank and optionally allowed to bear a weapon; a 30cal.carbine. He jumped on dday 6/6/1944; had to hold off an area from the Nazi-Germans in the bitter hedgerow fighting that ensued after the jump;which his unit suffered near 30% casualties.Then would have the honor , or dishonor, of slogging it out with waffen ss units of 13----16,17yr.old kids.CRAZY! GRANDPA then went into action in Holland in the glorious"Operation Market Garden " fiasco perpetrated by glory hound "Bernard Montgomermy."

hey Chuck, I was a crew chief/gunner in Vietnam too. Good to be home.

Welcome home robert

care to share any story?

My grandson is a Marine too.

Hey Chuck. No need to minimize the experiences you & other Vietnam vets had. In fact, the typical Vietnam vet spent far more time in combat situations (battles, firefights, ambushes, etc) than the average WWII veteran, and there were far fewer breaks from being in-danger. So the Vietnam experience left its own scars too.

World war 11?? He was a time traveler too?

@@altoids79762 Yes he was. He traveled through time as I stated in my comment from 1923 till 2020.

My father was born in 1924' served in the army WW2 in New Guinea, Philipines and some other South Pacific Islands

@@matrox My Father was in the Navy on an Aircraft Carrier and he did talk about the Philippines.

@@simpleman283 I love how deftly you handled this troll! Bon mot!

These men were truly the Greatest Generation.

This proves how wrong the modern psychiatrists were wrong about proper disciplining of children, along with the abandonment of Parenthood.. We have turned our backs on our Creator.and are now suffering the results. We may have a short time to repent.

@@robertthaler2363 Not sure if God has anything to do with it. Not believing in God doesn't make you indecent, by any means. I know plenty of nonbelievers who obviously live decent lives.

Hopefully all of these interviews have been archived. My oldest brother was in the army in Korea at the height of battle, but he hasn’t told me his story yet.

My Uncle Charles Lada who was a platoon SGT was KIA on Roi Namur in the explosion of the torpedo storage bunker

America owes those men a debt of gratitude. May they rest in peace. ✝️

I don't believe Lee Marvin served on Iwo. He was wounded so badly on Saipan that he was medically discharged.

@@christopherdooley9893 You are correct, and I was wrong. I just looked it up in Pam Marvin's biography of Lee, and their life together, and found that I was mistaken. I think I may have gotten the urban legend of Lee being carried past Jack Keeshan (tv's Captain Kangaroo) on Iwo Jima confused with the story Lee actually told me of his being wounded. I do find it interesting that of all I wrote about my dad's experience in the war, the only thing you seem to have taken away was my mistaken memory of where Lee Marvin was wounded! I suppose you figure that if one thing is incorrect the whole comment is a fabrication. It isn't. My dad was six months in the hospital in Honolulu and six months in the hospital in Seattle before being released. He was granted a furlough at that point, and, by the end of his leave, the war was over, and he was discharged. Lee never told me how long he was in the hospital, but as his wound was in his hip and caused severe nerve damage to his legs, I would assume it was a significant period of time before he was released. To my way of thinking they were both heroes and deserve to be remembered with respect. In the summer of 1972, when my mom and dad were taking Dad's miner's vacation, I was able, at Lee's invitation, to re-introduce the two of them out in Lee's rented property in Malibu Colony. It was a great day, filled with remeniscences of their experiences during that most pivotal time in their lives, that I will always cherish.

@Brad Parker What do you mean by your question and why do you ask it? To what "responsibility" do you refer?

It’s likely why he was still around to record this. Other people get you killed

You would’ve never known. Was the finest plumber around too.

A “typical American”: strong, proud, brave as all soldiers are. But the American soldier (or marine) had something more: decency, magnanimity and compassion.

@@kbn2323 kirk, are you referring to Evansville in. My father was a marine in ww2 , he was on tarawa, saipan, tinian and Okinawa from the first day until the islands were captured. We are from tell city, in. Thank you for the video.

Very interesting about the USS Cole.....

Cole was on Iwo, right? LONE STAR!!

Cause they were hard back then not like now all pussies now

@@davidhopkins9021 Not you, though! O, brave keyboard warrior!

@@linusp9316 whatever truth hurts hay

The Japanese didn't, they all died or had to run to not die. The Japanese army was so corrupted by fear of failure that nobody took responsibility or knew what the fk to do. Japanese stood no chance without a total revision of leadership.

@@davidhopkins9021 more vietnam vets killed themselves than died in combat. having empathy and compassion is not a bad thing, you’re just a sociopath.

It would be ironic, if it was titled that.

ALL VETS...VIET NAM WAS A MENTAL & PHYSICAL POUNDING OF SOLDIERS...CHINA BANGED US...USA TOOK IT OVER FROM THE FRENCH WHO COULDNT AFFORD OR TAKE ANY MORE OF CHINESE PLAGUES ON HUMANS THERE...ACTIVISTS SCREWED USA ...Now look @ NAM...SAD...

GOBBLESS

Fighting a war has nothing to do with being blessed by God. Knowing and living for Jesus Christ does. We all deserve hell and then the lake of fire on judgement day.

@jon acasoulyou Ephesians 2:8-9 8 For by God's grace are we saved through faith; not by works, (or being a firefighter or law enforcement or a hero or a marine or a veteran or a war hero or dying for your country or actor or puppeteer or News reporter/anchor or a soul singer or killed by a terrorist or a sports hero or our heritage or ethnic background or a fashion designer or engineer or a rock star or body builder or a writer or cooking show host or walk into a room and lite up a room with their smile or a pioneer or a super pop star or bounty hunter or race car driver or football coach or country music singer or basketball star or civil rights leader or being modest or being humble or a Disney star actor or game show host or making people laugh or making people happy or never killing anyone) 9 it is the free gift of God, not that anyone can boast of their salvation." Eternity will not be about any of us or what we have done. It will all be about Jesus Christ who died on a cross to save us from our sins. We all deserve hell and then the Lake of Fire that burns with sulphur and fire on Judgement day.

@jon acasoulyou It has nothing to do with salvation.

He passed away last week. I have tried to get it to the Marine Corps Pacific official organization but they have not replied. Thank you for the comment.

I'm in a few WWII Facebook groups. I'll be sure to post this in them.

@@kbn2323 I was spell bound through the whole interview as your grandfather recounted what had to be a most difficult re-telling of his experiences. Such a gracious man. Better still, such courage, fortitude and high character. My father was a Pacific vet. Returned home with injuries that couldn't be healed with bandages or medicines. The kind of injuries that the horrors of war inflict. Decades later they named it PTSD. My pop suffered every day of his life from what he experienced on those tropical islands , but gritted and gutted his way through it. This is why your wonderful grandfather's interview was so spellbinding to me...I saw my pop there going through it too.

Thanks for sharing. I don’t know how they did it either but they did and deserved the honors they receive. Thanks again

May he Rest In Peace

has noting to do with salvation. Only by faith and belief and living for Jesus Christ.

AMEN

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Today’s youth doesn’t realize the sacrifices that had to be made so they can live their snowflake life disrespecting this great country!

I watch several vet stories every day and this is top notch... Very detailed and understandable to the point of being able to visualize his experience some what... And does a great job of explaining how they felt amidst the chaotic battles...

Fighting in wars has noting to do with being blessed by God. Knowing and living for Jesus Christ does. We all deserve hell and then the lake of fire on judgement day.

God is not real

@@guyarrol582 "a fool in his heart says there is not God." FOOL!

I joined the Army because of Vietnam vets.

Thank you

After listening to Newman tell the story, it sounds like Hank gave Joe the satchel charge, which went off for whatever reason, perhaps because Hank already pulled the fuse on the thing, killing Joe and wounding those around him. Hank then told a bullshit story to the company commander to cover up the fact that he gave Joe a lit satchel charge while he had a live grenade in his hand. You need two hands, really, to light a satchel charge, one to hold the satchel and the other to pull the fuse.

Thank you for your kindness. He would’ve appreciated this comment. He was kind.

Same thing I thought , this has got to be the nicest marine in history...

This guy was untouchable..men dropping all around him..gezz

Me too and I’m British

@@djstl100uu bb BBB CNN be h BGC

Hm, his accent sounds so normal to me. Texan here.

Impossible to forget

Highly emotional, its seered in his mind. Nothing like fighting tens of thousands of human beings who are trying to kill you. Must of been terrifying.

Hoorah!

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@@aplacky :):)

And I bet lots of people said what you said about his generation. I coach high school sports and spend a lot of time around young people - we got pleanty of kids who are similar to this hero. Wake up and quit watching fox news

Your 100% right. There's alot more ruined, spolied, rotten, sensitive kids these days. Men like this guy here are fewer and further between.

Words do hurt. It was words that turned Japanese and German youth into fanatics, and those fanatics hurt people.

Notice how your comment didn't get a heart?

The same generation that rioted every time a black person stepped in the room? Bahahahahaha

@Southeastern777 exactly... they know NOTHING of sacrifice and honor.. NOTHING of duty and integrity.. they just want a government with the power to subjugate their peers to their will... smfh

Not me.

@Southeastern777 yup

Those are the people that don't understand that it's people like this hero that give them the ability to thumbs down a video. Someone has to stand on the wall and keep the bad things at bay so they have the chance to bad mouth them for standing on it. Ironic right? Semper Fi Mr. Newman my brother...RIP

I down vote all military videos to trigger conservatives. lol owned!!!!

Thank you for your service. My brother was in 2nd marine 's . he ate a lot of the same dirt

Gordon Kellerman your BROTHER? What years and how much older?

Gpa wasn’t right for a few years but he got over it. A lot of men didn’t.

My late Uncle spoke to me one time about his time on Saipan. You would never know he had seen such action in WW2. Certainly, our greatest generation. RIP all of them.

I think part of it was that they were treated like heros when they came back. Easier to rationalize what they had too do maybe? I mean in Vietnam and even Iraq the soldiers didn't exactly get treated to a heros welcome.

@@theflyingguillotine3788 Wow, thats a really good point. I hadnt considered that. I think you have something there. The thought crosses my mind... The news coverage in WWII was flush with propaganda. But later on it was sensationalized more. The news agencies going for that almighty dollar, ya know? So Nam and everything after that got seen by the public as a "dirty war".

@@billd.iniowa2263 they also probably had better jobs waiting for them in the post war boom. They also contributed to a victorious war whereas Vietnam was seen as a failure and senseless and the war in a Iraq has been going on for 20 years now.

They were, but I believe the greatest generation was the rebels during the revolutionary war. They took on the greatest military at the time with a very slim chance of winning.

This man is a gem, because he's a great storyteller. If you watch Ken Burns WWII, some of these guys can barely tell anything because of PTSD from the war. Most interesting comment he made was," I think they took him off to the side & shot him. I was never good at that." Honest reaction though I'm sure he did as ordered. He seems to have dealt with this & never let it get the best of him. A true Hero.

Kirk, have you been to Saipan and Tinian? I know of an excellent tour group that get you there and back. My uncle died there, and honoring him at American Memorial Park on Saipan was one of the best things I ever did.

Wow I love hearing about history, my uncle is a Veitnam vet with spooky war stories.

Dad was I England during the. Blitz when he go ahold he signed up with the USA army

Thank you for the post. That was my Gpa Benjamin Newman speaking.

@@kbn2323 your welcome but thank you for posting something historical significant that should be shown in schools honestly. He has amazing stories. Just like my great grandfather did, he was pt boat mechanic

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Thank you for saying that. We need as many of these men telling stories to this generation as possible.

America is a joke right now.just look at the man you voted in power.50 million of you voted for a senile old fool.