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Dayton Codebreaker Highlights Pride In Contribution To Wwii, Jeremy Dobbins, Will Davis
Dayton Codebreaker Highlights Pride In Contribution To Wwii, Jeremy Dobbins, Will Davis
Veterans' Voices on WYSO
For some who serve in the military, their work is top secret, and the contribution they make to national security may never be publicly known. The WYSO Veterans' Voices series tells the story of Army veteran John Harshman who, unbeknownst to him, helped crack the code of the German Enigma machines. Those machines were used to encrypt secret messages during World War II.
A Wwii Veteran Shares His Stories In Person, Via Social Media, Jeremy Dobbins, Will Davis
A Wwii Veteran Shares His Stories In Person, Via Social Media, Jeremy Dobbins, Will Davis
Veterans' Voices on WYSO
Jim "Pee Wee" Martin, an World War II Army Veteran, parachuted into Normandy on the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion at the age of 93. Jim was in the now famous 506th parachute infantry regiment featured in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. He was nicknamed “Pee Wee” because he was the lightest man in the unit. At the end of the war, Jim returned to Xenia to build a house, raise a family, and live a modest life. But when Jim got online and connected with social media, his popularity reached celebrity status.
Different Generations Of Veterans On Learning To Share Their Stories, Jeremy Dobbins, Will Davis
Different Generations Of Veterans On Learning To Share Their Stories, Jeremy Dobbins, Will Davis
Veterans' Voices on WYSO
Jeremy Dobbins served four years as an infantry rifleman in Afghanistan, and when he got out in 2012 he found it difficult to talk to people about his military experience. But when he was ready, he chose to tell his stories to an old family friend from Springfield named Charlie Dyke. Jeremy had joined the Marine Corps at age 17. Charlie enlisted during World War II shortly after his 18th birthday. Both men returned to Springfield after their service ended to raise families and begin new lives.