THE WAR: Stories from Juneau

Sat, September 22, 2007
Posted in THE WAR

As part of airing THE WAR (starting tomorrow, September 23), KAKM will air three World War II veterans’ stories produced by PBS station KTOO in Juneau. The stories will air next week on Saturday, September 29 starting at 7:00 p.m.

Jack Culbreath tells how he was awarded a Soldier’s Medal for clearing a minefield in a rest area near Leghorn, Italy in the chaos of World War II. Culbreath was interviewed in his home in Juneau on May 30, 2007. (Airs Saturday, 9/29 at 7:00 p.m.)

Harold Wheaton recalls unloading ships on the Aleutian Islands, with cargo including fuel and bombs for bombers that would fly to Japan. Harold Wheaton was interviewed in his home in Juneau on May 23, 2007. (Airs Saturday, 9/29 at 7:30 p.m.)

Thomas Byrd Stewart recalls helping his company cross the Po River during the Northern Italian campaign, actions for which he was awarded a Silver Star. Tom Stewart was interviewed in his home in Juneau on May 25, 2007. (Airs Saturday, 9/29 at 8:00 p.m.)

You can learn more about each of these stories at the KTOO web site.

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One Response to “THE WAR: Stories from Juneau”

Sandra Jane Axtell on September 23, 2007 at 2:30 pm

My father Chief Petty Offier [Bill] Jack Clark Williams was stationed at Dutch Hrbor when the Japenese attacked. He brought home a large piece
of shrapnel from an enemy bomb and many pictures. The destruction was horrendous on the hospital and surrounding buildings. I was about 6/7 when he returned to Washington and Sand Point Navel Air Station. God bless all our faithful warriors who fought for our freedom and to those who still do.