WW2 Vet Battles Both Enemies | Memoirs Of WWII #47
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2024
- Navy Veteran Charles Samas saw combat on both sides of the globe. In the campaign to free Africa and Southern Europe from Nazi occupation, Charles endured German submarine and air attacks - ultimately culminating in the sinking of his ship. But he wasn’t finished. After returning home for a short time, Charles was then sent to the Pacific theater where he encountered the Japanese Armed Forces through brutal island invasions and kamikaze attacks.
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Written and Directed by Joshua Scott
Filmed by Heather Scott
Edited by Joshua Scott
Post Audio by Lane Tarr
Photo Enhancement and Colorization by Hudson Louie
Original Artwork by Nicky Russo
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Archive Footage Sources:
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Archive Photo Sources:Cornell University Library
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U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships
Primary Musical Score Source:
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Artlist Songs and Composers:
“Spongy Hammer” by Muted
“You Are Not Alone” by Borrtex
“But As the Radiance Left Your Eyes” by The Soundkeeper
“Sweethear of Theta Delta Chi” performed by Will Osborne and his orchestra
Amazing he survived so much combat in two theaters. Mr. Samas is quite alert and spry for someone approaching 100.
He beat WWII and winning in living a long life gotta love this man ,Iam 60 and already feel 80 ,
His memory and just all around cognition is amazing. Truly the greatest generation to ever live
Arguably the finest generation, in generations.
Most of those old boys are, they had different vaccines back then, stuff to make them human strength!!!! Not these new vaccines designed to deteriorate our minds.
I had the honor of being the CEO of a veterans nursing facility. At the time I had a few WW2 veterans. One was a Tuskee airman. What great guys. Their stories were unbelievable.
When ahh was a child ahh was friends with w.w.2. veteran - Thomas Mc Niese. He had been shot at castle hill on 15th march 1944. . on the date off 15th march 2019 ahh was walking down from Mount Eden hill in Auckland City , and had a bullet go through my body- Left shoulder then out right hip . Strage how ahh was with a soilder shot on the date off 15-3-1944 and years later ahh shot on the date off- 15-3-2019, comeing down a hill too.
They are national treasures .
"Tuskegee."
@@seanodwyer4322 but who is "ahh" ?
He was born in Pennsylvania on August 31, 1924. His voice and clarity when he speaks sound like that of a much younger man.
Yeah absolutely,i agree with that..
Priceless memories. My dad was a veteran of WW2 in the Pacific and I think it's great what you're doing, trying to save these stories.
I had family in both areas. They're all gone now, and how I miss those men.
Much love and respect/admiration for your parents and past relatives for their bravery in battle 🇺🇸 🫡
This is one of the most if not probably the most important youtube channel in the world. It is vital for our society to not forget our history and the people who sacrificed their lives and their youth for us to be free !!!
From one veteran to another, Sir you are one hell of a man and a true hero. My dad fought in the Pacific and never talked about it. The only time he talked about his time was when I got home from Vietnam 1967/68/69 He told me out of all the island he hit Okinawa was the worst. May God be with you Sir. 14:36
I absolutely love hearing the stories of WWII since I was a young man and my grandfather would tell me his. The sad thing is theres not many of theses guys left. Maybe you should start doing the stories of the Korean War they also will soon be gone.
Yes please don't forget about them.
Prefect example of how once enemies can be civil with one another just by sitting down and talking. God bless the WW2 soldiers and their families on all sides. When the dust settles we are all one big family in this together.
Absolutely amazing imagining the pilot and the young kid that kicked off that ship and survived to fight another day, all those years later, standing face to face and sharing stories. Makes me think about life differently.
Probably one of my favorite interviews. Hearing how coherent he still is about the war and almost at peace is talking about his service and the time he served is pretty remarkable. I am sure there's stuff all these vets will take to their grave on what they saw in true detail and likely have PTSD thinking on it and will never talk to a soul about but to hear the general ideas what the common veteran went through in one of thousands in a battle is quite revealing as always.
It’s a shame these videos don’t have more views. Thank you for everything you are doing, I wish I could talk to each person you interview. It’s truly something special
My barber (passed on now in 2011) was a WW2 Navy Vet and was active in the ETO and The Pacific. Was a Navy Medic/Corpsman. He was in England for the D-Day invasion and took care of the wounded (Allied and Axis both). He said the flamethrowers were horrible.
After D-Day he went back to the states where he was then shipped to the Pacific. He was on a hospital ship off the coast of Iwo Jima during that campaign. He was also on a hospital ship off the coast of Okinawa during that campaign. It was during the Okinawa campaign his hospital ship dodged a torpedo from a submarine (they think it was a midget sub).
I should also mention that he saw the first US flag go up on Mt Suribachi Iwo Jima. He was out on the upper deck of his hospital ship having a cigarette break and was watching the battle through a pair of binoculars and saw the first US flag being raised on Suribachi.
Rest easy Fred. Fair winds and following seas.
God bless this man. It takes quite the man to realize we aren't enemies, just brothers pushed into an awful conflict by global powers that couldn't put aside their differences so they sent young men to fight and die for them.
My Uncle Tony was a Navy Seabee and saw combat in North Africa, Sicily, and Salerno. He was subsequently transferred to the Pacific theatre where he got to see Iwo Jima. My Uncle Chester was a Marine at Iwo Jima. The brothers never knew they were together on Iwo, until after the battle when they met in Honolulu.
Josh, these stories and your work is very much appreciated and incredible. Hearing these hero’s speak and share their experiences is mesmerizing. These were humble hard working Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. God bless Charles Samas and his service.
Each story is vital for people to hear. I tell my students they are the last generation that will hear directly from WWII vets and survivors. I am very dedicated to telling the history of WWII as well and have several videos on the war, and the Holocaust
I wish more people cared to capture these stories of these true heroes. Why isn't this governmental subsidised, history is extremely important. God bless these heroes!
Great fellow with clarity of life and mind. God bless him.
My dad and I are here for every episode you lot upload! Keep at it, it’s awesome work you’re doing keeping these experiences alive.
Keep it up! These heroes are passing all to quickly now. Keeping these stories alive is critical!
yes it is!
What a wonderful man. I wish we could record every story of these men and women in the ranks of the Greatest Generation.
Amazing man and I applaud him for not having any hard feelings towards the German pilot. I'm sure he really didn't know exactly what was happening in concentration camps. War is a horrible thing and I pray for peace everyday. I can't help but cry when I see all these stories and the stories of those poor people in the concentration camps. I just don't understand how a human being can do something so horrible to others. I don't think I will ever understand it. God bless them all...
I had a friend by the name of Raymond DuBose. He was in the Army, (Infantry). After fighting the Japanese, elements of his unit were transferred to the European theatre, just in time for the Battle of the Bulge, where he and others were captured and spent 6 months in a German POW camp. He showed me the Japanese souvenirs which he had sent to his Mother and Father from the Pacific. He told me what he could talk about. This was in 1981. Raymond has since passed away. He was a good, honest man who was the epitome of good and honorable. A real gentleman. He was my friend, as well as I was his friend. Faron. Raymond’s last name may have been spelled, DuBouise. I just can’t remember.
DuBoise?
@@vivians9392 That may be it.
The only American Soldier I know who came to save my country and our ancestors is General McArthur . Thank for this Memoirs of WW2. Another story from a great soldier and a hero. The Philippines wouldn't survive without the veterans courage and bravery. And for those soldiers, young boys, brothers, sons, husband's, and boyfriend's who didn't made it, there is always a Filipino from the generation of 20th century who will remember and will never forget your heroism. Thank you American, Filipino, British, and Australian veterans who saved my nation. May the peace you'll fought for prevail forever.
My true heroes…The veterans who fought so we could live a happy life. I feel sorry for the ones who don’t realize it and waste their days away being depressed in a wonderful world these veterans made for us.
thank you gramps for fighting for my country phillipines. thank you for your service. god bless you. i pray for your good health
This is one of the greatest youtube channel you could ever find in this generation, most of the new genz will not appreciate it and will not even make this an example, This are the people that made america free again ones more and gives me chills everytime whenever i think if i was in this great war, Keep it up! Support from me is always here,
What a legend, what a hero! Respect these man as long as you can!
Charles looking ahead of his time in this pic 1:50 . What a badass!!
"The Greatest Generation" is an understatement
Maybe even 5 years from now all these vets will be gone. It’s absurd how fast time flies.
Wow what a story. Thank you so much for capturing these stories. Can I beg of you, please record Korean War veterans' stories as well. Please, please, please. The forgotten war needs so desperately to be remembered.
What a legend
What a fascinating experience! My grandfather was at Leyte, too, as a medic. Its stunning to know he saw things like this. The end of Mr. Samas' story is so incredible -- to sit down with a man he crossed paths with decades earlier -- truly amazing.
That man was amazing I can't imagine going to Europe and then turn around and have to go to Pacific
I could only imagine what he went through. I hope one day when he passes away that he finds complete and total peace. Thank you for your service.
Keep interviewing these great men of the greatest generation. They’re being lost to time as is what happens, but their stories will be lost forever.
I would love to hear an interview from another countries soldiers, germans, japaneses, hungarians, romanians, dutchs.. would be very interesting to hear stories from different countries, your job is incredible 👍
How he survived, is simply unbelievable! Imagine being the only survivor (if I heard him correctly) and then floating at sea, for 10 hours before being found. It’s a miracle he was even found out there, let alone surviving the bombing. I wonder how many people fought in Europe and the Pacific. I can’t imagine too many saw both campaigns.
Wow was in both theaters. These dudes were real life heroes. These men were truly the Greatest Generation.
Truly the greatest generation. I so wish you videos were mandatory for child in school now a days. These men are real hero's not some singer or athlete.
Been a while, good thing to see they're still doing this
This man has the clearest voice ive ever heard from an old man/veteran
Rest in peice soilder. May your deeds never be forgotten and your blood live on. A true survivor, A true American, a True man. Let your soul be in peice with those you killed and those you fought with.
Loves these real heroes stories. Thank you so much for capturing these stories before these men sadly pass away. The greatest generation will never be forgotten.
My Grandfather was 15 when the Hitler regime forced him to serve in the Volkssturm. Too bad he was already gone when I finally was old enough to grasp a glimpse of what that meant.
Thank you guys for your effort and hard work, it is worth every second of material
God bless you always Sir!!! Thank you endlessly for your service!!!! ✝️🇺🇲✝️
Like it is said.......The BEST generation of men right there!
Not really
Thank you Sir for your courage and sacrifice to fight for freedom 🇺🇸
Major General Lawton Collins also fought both enemies.If I remember the history correctly, one of the divisions which would land in Normandy on D-Day had not had combat experience nor did their officers, so Collins who got the job done quickly in the Pacific island hoping and earned the nickname Lightning Joe, was sent to England to join that inexperienced division, which, after the invasion itself, took the port of Cherbourg.
My uncle Eugene was also in the Navy, won a medal for saving the life of an admiral who was choking and had passed out. Later, he was aboard a ship when the Japanese suicide squadron calling itself the Divine Wind, started crashing into our ships. He was not actually wounded but was knocked around so badly that he had all his teeth knocked out At the end of the war he went home to his parent's farm and knocked on the door. One of his sisters told me that she answered the door and he looked so totally different from living in fear for so long plus not having teeth, and losing his hair, that she didn't know who he was and he had to tell her. It was good to be home but he was changed. My dad was his older brother and served in the US Army Air Corps and when the two of them were at home after the war, people who saw them thought that Eugene was a middle aged man. Then the Korean War started and he up and joined the Marines and was at the Chosin Reservoir when the enemy surrounded the Americans. With little to eat and suffering from pneumonia and severe frostbite, he was evacuated on the last plane out. Flown to Tokyo for treatment, he learned that his wife had abandoned their child and was divorcing him. That, combined with his condition in Korea and what he had suffered in the Pacific, he literally went insane and became the town drunk for a while. But something miraculous happened and he stopped drinking immediately, became a Christian and a productive member of the community. He had been a brilliant mathematician and had focused on being a free lance accountant and investor before Korea, and after becoming sober he started his own business and did well after that.
Thank you Mr. Samas for your stories and service.
Wow, what a hero and a gentleman. Thank you for this channel and these interviews.
“No hard feelings “ that’s insane
Great job my dad used to mention all those stories in the Navy an Kamikaze Flyers that's what took him out of the war.. God bless you guys for putting this together
God bless these old boys. They don’t make em like they used to.
What a hero! God bless him! He was one that helped save the world!
Dear Josh,
I've been a sub since day 1. I've watched every single video. I haven't missed one. You're doing incredible work and capturing these veterans stories is very important, especially as they die off. I just wanted to show my appreciation for the work you're doing and I still don't see how your channel doesn't have millions of subs!
It’s rare for a WWII veteran to have fought in both theaters, this man and his story is a priceless jewel
Absolutely amazing these hero’s stories will never be forgotten.
What a remarkable story. And to meet a former enemy and have no ill will. God bless you sir. And thank you for your service.
I'm lost for words... other than, THANK YOU for your service 🙏.. this man is a hero and nothing less... to the makers of the video, THANK YOU for making this available for us to hear and see... God bless America 🇺🇸 and its veterans 🙏
I appreciate this brave man's service to his country.
The part that affected me most was when he met the German pilot that bombed his ship and he had no ill feelings towards him, because he was just doing his duty.
That is one reason war is so terrible, because regular folks have to risk their lives, sacrifice so much, and have to fight because of evil enemy leaders grandiose ambitions of greatness and more power, (currently Putin's invasion of Ukraine as an example)!
Combat life is something else.
What a terrifying yet exciting scene to see. But there is a price that you will pay for the rest of your life.
My dad served on the air craft carrier Intreped then nasa for 35 years. Real men that never complained.
After the story, I had tears in my eyes
greetings from Germany
A movie could be made from each one of these veterans. It's astonishing the amount of sacrifice, turmoil, life, death that they all lived through in a matter of a few years. Thank you again for bringing to light another amazing story about an amazing man!
These videos need to be shown to every high school student every week til they graduate ..
Truly humbling.
When I think about where we've come to today with young people and what men such as this endured and did time and time again, I feel that the future those men fought for has been flitted away.
This guy is so mentally strong, it’s profound. He may be humble, but his resilience is not unnoticed.
i wish I could meet these men, give them a hug and say thank you. and I am sorry you had to see what you did.
Thank you for listening to and recording their stories then sharing them with us.
Every day at work I stand for the Pledge of Allegiance with these men (and women) in mind for all they did for us and I am the only one doing the pledge. Half of my heart is broken that I see no one else caring, but the other half of my heart is so full of love and thanks for these heros and all that they and regular housewives at home did all through the War. Incredible story. Thank you!
Thank you for your service then and now in sharing these experiences.
My grandfather fought in the Battle of the Bulge and the second Battle of Bataan
It’s been a while since I watched an episode. Thank you!
I have so much respect for all those veterans, they really had a big big challenge to overcome and so much brave and patriotics young man, off course in the war you kill or be killed, as he said, he saw and lived some kind of scenes and emotions so fast so bad that will haunt you all your life, the loss of friends, kill other man, or kamikaze, or close combat fight where you fight and put a knife in the enemy body as you fight for your life and he too, as primordial beast killing each other and looking at him in the eyes as the horror of the moment evolve and a distorted face and a loud cry of the other man knowing life is leaving his body. He is so a hard man, there are no more people like them, they lived it, fought it and died in it. Survived was a benediction but the atrocities you were part inside it, are living it,just destroy you. Respect and thanks for what you all did. May god bless you , all your comrades, your family and hope that all of you after that lived a full life, knew the blessing to be alive.
Thank you.
Josh, thank you and your family so much for continuing to bring us these important stories from The Greatest Generation. Your work is important and moving. Outstanding work.
Thank you for your service, Mr. Samas, and for sharing your incredible story with us through the Scotts.
Always incredible editing and narrating, very impressive. Thanks to you and your family for the continued work ❤️
Thanks for uploading. Thanks for all you do!
Another good one josh and crew!
Another amazing interview!
Thank You for your service, to all Vet's past, present and future. God Bless
Truly incredible! Thanks for capturing this hero’s story!
This is by far my favourite channel on TH-cam. Every video deserves a million likes.
I'm so unbelievably grateful that channels like this exist
This guy’s incredibly sharp it amazes me how vividly hes able to recap everything. Thank you for your service. Your sacrifices will never go forgotten as long as channels like this exist to remind us of what you guys went through and how truly lucky we are to follow in the footsteps of the greatest generation to have ever lived. Thank you 🇺🇸
For some reason out of all the videos this one broke me, these men were so brave no modern man can even compare to these strong and brave men
The greatest generation of all time ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Its amazing wat ur doing josh ,please keep up the good work documenting these amazing people and events in history,theres a reason why we call them the greatest generation
Much respect Sir!
Remarkable man, all I can say is God Bless you & Thank you from a very appreciative guy from West Sussex England.
Thanks Guys for your Service!!!
I’ve been watching this channel since it started and there’s not one video I don’t tear up to
My grandfather was a first sergeant in the 6th Infantry WW2. As a veteran myself I find this channel very inspiring with excellent content. The Old Guard gets the upmost respect from me. Thank you so much for taking the time to build such a great Channel
wow how he survived is incredible.. great story
Great stories. Thank you for capturing them before it's to late.
You sir are a warrior. Thank you so much. Truly the greatest generation.
Thank you for creating this content. These events and especially these men and women, need to be memorialized. Thank you to America’s heroes- you are the best of the best.
Thank you, Mr. Samas, for your valiant service. God bless you and yours.