This week we celibrate the 65th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy (D-Day) and remember those who were there and those who have fallen there.
Our guest this week is Colonel Spencer Wurst, who made the jump that faithful day with the 82nd Airborne. He was part of Company F of the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment. He made three of the four combat jumps, dropping into Italy, Normandy and Holland.
He along with his niece Gayle Wurst co-Authored a book entitled “Descending from the Clouds”. An autographed copy f the book can be obtained by contacting Princeton International Agency for the Arts, LLC., 626 Brickhouse Rd., Princeton NJ, 08540. Phone (609) 252-9278 or by email: prinart@aol.com.
Join us as Col. Wurst remembers his eventful day of June 6th, 1944.
“In the Dirt With American Digger”
We thought we would change it up a little this week. Butch and I had so much to talk about that we gave him his own spot and his own day.
This show will be released on Wednesday June 10th.
I did include some cuts of our show in this episode with Col. Wurst. That being said, the first person who can guess what Our History Project’s “In the Dirt with American Digger” is about will receive a copy of the book “The Education of Chauncey Doolittle” by James Everett Kibler. My review can be found on Our History Project Book Review Blog as well as Amazon.com.
To win, be the first one to email me craiganderson@ourhistoryproject.com and tell me what the main topic will be. It’s a hard one folks, the clues are there, so listen to win.
Length:52 Minutes
Size: 22MB
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Our History Project - 05-16-09 - John Robert (Bob) Slaughter - D-Day & Omaha Beach
This weeks Guest is John Robert Slaughter, but most know him as Bob Slaughter.
Bob was gracious enough to come on and spend some time with us to discuss not only his book but to recount his firsthand experiences on that historic day on the Normandy Coastline.
He gives us a glimpse through his eyes on what happened and how he survived. We do have a limited time frame in doing the shows and there was a lot we discussed that I wish I could have included about life, friends, family, honour and just growing up. I have invited Bob back for another show so he can get out in detail on some of the topics we talked about.
His book: "Omaha Beach and Beyond" The Long March of Bob Slaughter is a very good read and I will be posting a review soon on Our History Project Book Review. A short Bio on Bob can be found now at Our History Project Authors Corner.
Historic Travel - Pathfinder Tours
In interviewing Bob I found out that he is going back to Normandy and you can go too. Mark Patterson of Pathfinder Tours is taking Bob and a group of people back to the Beachhead and more. Bob will be the personal guide. We had an interview with Mark as well to find out more about the trip.
Mark also has a Online Museum and Database of writings, documents and photos that cover the American Paratroopers of World War 2 and it can be found at http://www.ww2paratroopers.com/.
Lenght: 80 Minutes
Size: 33MB
Download this episode (right click and save)
"IN THE DIRT WITH AMERICAN DIGGER" has it's own 50 minute show this week so look down to the next section to listen, download or play.
Bob was gracious enough to come on and spend some time with us to discuss not only his book but to recount his firsthand experiences on that historic day on the Normandy Coastline.
He gives us a glimpse through his eyes on what happened and how he survived. We do have a limited time frame in doing the shows and there was a lot we discussed that I wish I could have included about life, friends, family, honour and just growing up. I have invited Bob back for another show so he can get out in detail on some of the topics we talked about.
His book: "Omaha Beach and Beyond" The Long March of Bob Slaughter is a very good read and I will be posting a review soon on Our History Project Book Review. A short Bio on Bob can be found now at Our History Project Authors Corner.
Historic Travel - Pathfinder Tours
In interviewing Bob I found out that he is going back to Normandy and you can go too. Mark Patterson of Pathfinder Tours is taking Bob and a group of people back to the Beachhead and more. Bob will be the personal guide. We had an interview with Mark as well to find out more about the trip.
Mark also has a Online Museum and Database of writings, documents and photos that cover the American Paratroopers of World War 2 and it can be found at http://www.ww2paratroopers.com/.
Lenght: 80 Minutes
Size: 33MB
Download this episode (right click and save)
"IN THE DIRT WITH AMERICAN DIGGER" has it's own 50 minute show this week so look down to the next section to listen, download or play.
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