Thank you for visiting my village Gabagaba. My great grandfather was a "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel", a group of locals who helped the soldiers along the Kapa Kapa Trail. He served as a cook, stretcher bearer and a courier. Sadly, he passed in 2016 at the age of 101. But he shared the stories of his experience living in the WW2 era with his children whom are still with us today.
It's great to hear from a descendent of a Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel. I know about them through the stories my grandfather told, too. Visiting Gabagaba was an honor for me. Back during the war, one of the American soldiers was interviewed for the newspaper and he said they never could have made it without the people there. He said they saved many of them from dying of exhaustion because that trek was so difficult.
Saw my dad interviewed while sitting on the chair. He told some of those storeis about Japanese planes flying over the beaches in Gabagaba and by that time he was just a kid.
Hi Donna, many thanks for your videos. I'm looking forward to more of them. My father served with the 126th Infantry, and made the trek across the Owen Stanley's and to Buna. He passed in 1980, and I've been reading about this incredible, amazing and horrific adventure for a while now. Outside of Australia, the New Guinea campaign has been over-shadowed by Guadalcanal , Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, and few Americans know about the sacrifices the Australians, Americans, and Japanese made there. Thanks for your videos. FYI, another good read is Eric Bergerund's "Touched By Fire".
Yes, there aren't many Americans that know about Buna. It's sad that they went through so much and few people know about it - which is a big part of why I'm making these videos. What was your father's name - and do you know what company he was in, or what town he was from? I haven't read "Touched by Fire" - I'm going to have to get that one - thanks for the tip!
Hi, my father's name is Peter Fleming, he was in company B, Headquarters Company, I believe. He was in the Red Arrow National Guard from Adrian, Michigan. He was with them when they did manouvers in Louisiana, and all the way through to Luzon@@SomeBoldAdventure
The cliff hanger is killing me! So excited to see more!
After hearing stories about this hike, I'm so excited to watch the videos!
Love it so far.
Thank you for visiting my village Gabagaba. My great grandfather was a "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel", a group of locals who helped the soldiers along the Kapa Kapa Trail. He served as a cook, stretcher bearer and a courier. Sadly, he passed in 2016 at the age of 101. But he shared the stories of his experience living in the WW2 era with his children whom are still with us today.
It's great to hear from a descendent of a Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel. I know about them through the stories my grandfather told, too. Visiting Gabagaba was an honor for me. Back during the war, one of the American soldiers was interviewed for the newspaper and he said they never could have made it without the people there. He said they saved many of them from dying of exhaustion because that trek was so difficult.
Saw my dad interviewed while sitting on the chair. He told some of those storeis about Japanese planes flying over the beaches in Gabagaba and by that time he was just a kid.
Hi Donna, many thanks for your videos. I'm looking forward to more of them.
My father served with the 126th Infantry, and made the trek across the Owen Stanley's and to Buna. He passed in 1980, and I've been reading about this incredible, amazing and horrific adventure for a while now.
Outside of Australia, the New Guinea campaign has been over-shadowed by Guadalcanal , Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, and few Americans know about the sacrifices the Australians, Americans, and Japanese made there.
Thanks for your videos. FYI, another good read is Eric Bergerund's "Touched By Fire".
Yes, there aren't many Americans that know about Buna. It's sad that they went through so much and few people know about it - which is a big part of why I'm making these videos.
What was your father's name - and do you know what company he was in, or what town he was from?
I haven't read "Touched by Fire" - I'm going to have to get that one - thanks for the tip!
Hi, my father's name is Peter Fleming, he was in company B, Headquarters Company, I believe. He was in the Red Arrow National Guard from Adrian, Michigan.
He was with them when they did manouvers in Louisiana, and all the way through to Luzon@@SomeBoldAdventure