WWII Infantrymen Remembers His Scariest Moment Of The War

WWII Infantrymen Remembers His Scariest Moment Of The War | Remember WWII with Rishi Sharma

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In this video, I interview a U.S. WW2 Army Combat Vet who describes his experiences with the 91st Infantry Division fighting against fanatical German soldiers during the Battle of Italy. vThis courageous veteran shares his story of survival against all odds, as he recounts his experiences on the frontlines. Armed only with his fighting spirit , determination, and GOD he fought tooth and nail against the odds. This inspiring video gives you a unique perspective on one of the most brutal battles of World War II, and the heroic efforts of the American troops who fought in it. The veteran is Frank Smith and we thank him for his service. He is an inspiration to everyone that despite his comb at experiences he still sees the great side of life.
My name is Rishi Sharma, I am 24 years old and I am on a mission to meet and film interview ALL the WWII veterans of the Allied Countries. I run a non-profit organization called Remember WWII and this is the channel where we showcase these heroes! I do not take a salary and all the travel is paid through donations so please please consider becoming a Patron on Patreon where you will get access to full length interviews, opportunities to talk with the veterans, bonus clips, and your name in the credits...the website is www.patreon.com/rememberww2 or you can go to our website www.rememberww2.org and donate there...GOD BLESS THE WWII HEROES!
Here are some news stories about my mission to interview the WWII veterans of the Allied Countries.
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CNN: www.cnn.com/2018/04/09/us/ris...
CBS News With Scott Pelley: www.cbsnews.com/news/young-ma...
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CBS Update Story: www.cbsnews.com/news/why-one-...
Fox and Friends: video.foxnews.com/v/5452173544...
History Channel: www.history.com/shows/history-...
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@RememberWW2 Жыл бұрын

Please consider donating to help me interview more WWII Veterans Everyday. All the money goes into the travel costs. The website is www.rememberww2.org or www.patreon.com/rememberww2 for exclusive perks including the full length interview with Mr. Smith. Don't forget to write Mr. Smith a thank you note in the comments as he will read this! Thanks and GOD BLESS the WWII Heroes!!

@joshmajor8662 Жыл бұрын

What is up with the clip art!?? 😂 haha go back to the interviewee only!! Lol 😉👍

@wesinman2312 Жыл бұрын

This is a wise old man. He came through a terrible ordeal and still loves people. Thank you so much for your service sir.

@TheSkarsbo Жыл бұрын

I bet he’s seen the best and worst og people.

@sonyascott6114 Жыл бұрын

Shirley stover,my uncle, was a U.S. infantryman who fought in the PO valley.The fighting was brutal to say the least.His name was Shirley stover,and could have known the gentleman in this video.Another uncle of mine was captured at Normandy on the 7th of June,1944.He was sent to dresden and worked in slaughterhouse 5.He buried German civilians after the bombing of dresden,and was liberated in March 45 by the Russians.He said the German guards were all beaten and then shot running up and down the camp entrance naked.He took his own life 1 year after he came home in nov45.

@NotOnDrugs Жыл бұрын

I can't even imagine what either one of them seen. I'm sure there are a lot of WW2 vets that we've lost at their own hands from PTSD.

@roostercogburn3771 17 күн бұрын

Sounds like they were sent from one "slaughter-house' to another. I believe the war they were in was worse than what I was in, west and east of Iran. Though we lost some of ours and any of your fellow troops lost, is something that can stick with you!

@captainscarlett1 Жыл бұрын

That man has great genetics, great luck and great character. I envy him and his kids. Good genes, luck and character don't run in my family but I do my best.

@jonathanmorton9856 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Smith we love you and thank you for your service and your volunteering to help others. You sir are why we call yours the greatest generation.

@RivetGardener Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Smith you are a hero and an American true and true.

@xvsj-s2x Жыл бұрын

❤Thank you for your service, sacrifice and courage for freedom 🇺🇸 God Bless you🇺🇸

@ryand8024 Жыл бұрын

This guys memory and cognitive ability is phenomenal!!! Hard as nails ww2 vet! We need more of these types today.

@ag358 Жыл бұрын

My dad, a marine 2nd division fought the Japanese on Tarawa, tinian, saipan and Okinawa. With the marines, a documentary, won an academy award. They should've given the oscar to everybody on that island that fought for the united 🇺🇲 states. Every kid grows up thinking their father is a hero, my dad will forever be a hero. As this gentleman and all the men and women who served in ww2.

@fougee1 Жыл бұрын

My Dad was at the same battles as well. Yes your Dad is a hero. Today I feel that my Dad would be so disgusted with what's happened to the country he loved so much! He was the best man I ever knew.God bless.

@alexandervillarreal441 Жыл бұрын

Thay are the real heros

@janethompson2305 4 ай бұрын

@@fougee1 GET LOST.!! LOOSER.!!

@topiasr628 Жыл бұрын

Rishi, have you considered setting up the ability to 'Join' the channel or give SuperThanks on KZfaq? That would seem like another easy avenue for people to donate?

@BaronEvola123 Жыл бұрын

I don't know that better men than the one's on this series exist. 2 grandfathers fought in WW1. My father was in the Navy in the Pacific in WW2. His brother, my uncle, was KIA in Korea with the Marines. A cousin, also a Marine, was KIA in Vietnam. All gone now. The reason I mention it is each one of them could tell stories just like this man here.

@thomaskretz828 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr Smith for your service.. your an intelligent man...your story will live on forever now...God bless you sir...your true American Hero

@dmaextraordinaire8205 Жыл бұрын

We cannot imagine what you went through. Please know that we are forever grateful for your service and your bravery.

@kennethmaiforth6460 Жыл бұрын

Ty you sir for sacrificing time in your life to give us the greatest country in the world God bless you

@Robert_Sparkman_01 Жыл бұрын

A delightful gentleman.

@therealrealjerms Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service, Mr. Smith. I appreciate what you went through for me and for us all. Thank you.

@michaeldouglas1243 Жыл бұрын

Boy I wish the whole world was like this man

@rabidgator6473 Жыл бұрын

Sir. You may be back in the U.S. and the war may be over. But the loud bangs that make you jump; just remember some of us younger vets can definitely understand, some of us have done it too. Thank you for telling us about your experience overseas.

@riverbender9898 Жыл бұрын

Thank You for your service Mr. Smith

@rikijett310 Жыл бұрын

Thank you endlessly for your service Sir and may God bless you always!!!!! ✝️🇺🇲✝️

@rtrobinson88321 Жыл бұрын

Thank your service Mr. Smith. God bless you

@DougsHomestead Жыл бұрын

This man's advice is GOLD!!! LISTEN TO HIM!!! Thank you for your service. It gave me a chance to serve in my little day.

@gregmardon6973 Жыл бұрын

You are a good man Mr Smith, it would be an honor to have you as a friend !!

@douglasgable429 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir! Your experience and all who served and died in battle would never be forgotten. God bless! 🙏🏾

@moeman5481 Жыл бұрын

God Bless this man

@donmarion8808 Жыл бұрын

Your an amazing man. Thank you for helping to insure our freedom. You can tell during his pauses that he's reliving every moment of those times. Thank you Mr. Sharma for documenting these incredible stories.

@joshmajor8662 Жыл бұрын

WOW!!! What a man Lol I wish more people understood being kind instead of greedy/selfish 😔

@superfuzzymomma Жыл бұрын

Good Sir, I consider being able to speak to you an honor. I can't conceive how much you sacrificed. Your generation fills my heart with pride. For what you did in the name of freedom you have my sincerest thanks! May God bless you, Sir!

@jefferygrady3181 Жыл бұрын

Amazing after all this time and all he has been thru he is still helping others every day! You were a hero back then when you were fighting for our freedom and you continue to be a hero helping our seniors that need help living in old age! Words alone can't express my thanks to you! We need more people like you today ! I can only hope that the younger ones learn from your example of kindness towards others!

@NikkiAnne422 Жыл бұрын

❤️ I don't know that words can adequately express my gratitude for your service--I'm also grateful to Rishi for documenting all of these interviews. I'll become a Patreon subscriber. God bless you both. 🙏

@kevind3185 Жыл бұрын

Literally Super Heroes I feel so lucky to have personality known Men who Served in WWll and taken their advice. They are a different breed of Men and they definitely don't make them like they used to. We're all so lucky for their Sacrifice.

@callumdixon7830 Жыл бұрын

So good to see how a man can help all his life, from ww2 all the way until 100 still serving others

@fetus2280 Жыл бұрын

imagine if the young generation of today had half as much as they did..... wouldnt be having a fraction of the problems we have today.

@ryand8024 Жыл бұрын

@@fetus2280 this younger generation is indoctrinated beyond belief and as soft as twinky filling. Hell, they dont even know what gender they are or what bathroom to use.

@MacSmithvox Жыл бұрын

@fetus2280 Imagine if this generation's kids did a 1/10. It has nothing to do with current generations. It's the kids of the greatest generation.

@janethompson2305 4 ай бұрын

@@MacSmithvoxHe's talking about the kids having respect, a moral perspective, an honest character, having God first & simply having a human element for crying out loud.!! U can't see what he's saying.???

@johncurtis6815 Жыл бұрын

This was fantastic. What a wonderful heroic GOOD human being he is. God bless you for doing this.

@subterfusion4005 Жыл бұрын

Everything I learn about combat in Italy is terrifying.

@joycehauke6027 Жыл бұрын

My Dad spent 4 years 9 months and 27 days as a soldier in WWII. He was in the Pacific. My forever hero. These men and women went through Hell so we could remain free.

@mellowsunshine2724 Жыл бұрын

Rishi, if you hadn’t interviewed all these wonderful men, we would never had known their stories. I cant our thank our veterans enough. Thank you for all your effort, research, and interviews. I hang onto ever word these men say, Im in so much awe. I wish someone had recorded my great uncle’s WWII stories as they are gone now. Truly sad and a loss. I dont know if they would have wanted to talk about it though, many of their battles were awful. All I can do is tell them up in heaven how much I appreciate them.

@moeman5481 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Smith for your words of wisdom and encouragement

@jaydeutscher 7 ай бұрын

This is a MAN!!! Thank you to ALL our veterans!

@brett4264 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your sacrifice, that we're all benefitting from now, Mr Smith.

@rockhunter6260 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service sir.

@danechristiansen3724 Жыл бұрын

Amazing videos keep it up!! 💯

@RubyBandUSA Жыл бұрын

Rishi, you're the best! Your dedication & commitment is only exceeded by the heroes you interview.

@emilyhorak5651 Жыл бұрын

Sir Thank You for Your Service & Sacrifice

@shaunpeacock7017 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for your service! You Are A Real American Hero - May God Bless You & Your Family Eternally

@quovadis5036 Жыл бұрын

Salute

@erinraymond7168 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experiences and for your service both past, present and future.

@robertparker3580 Жыл бұрын

God Bless You Sir!!!!!!!!

@robbiemcc4355 Жыл бұрын

KZfaq and their advertising it's obscene in the middle of these great stories.

@terryadams1951 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, Mr. Smith! God Bless You, Sir!! My father served in Europe. Without you and the thousands that serve with you, our great nation would not be here today!

@Joe45-91 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr Smith for sharing your stories for all those that never were able to. My grandfather was in the 45th and made it back but died long before I was born. I feel like somehow hearing your words and the words of all the other veterans is like hearing from a great man I never met. Thank you sir

@brett4264 Жыл бұрын

At 100 years old, He's delivering meals? I'm amazed. I hope I'm half that spry at 80!

@ghilreese3413 Жыл бұрын

Thank You for Your Service. May God Bless.

@skimmer8774 Жыл бұрын

1st commandment. Very good advice. Thanks for helping provide mine and my family's freedom. God bless.

@fougee1 Жыл бұрын

My Dad turned 18 the week of Dec.7th 1941.He joined the service and served in the Pacific theater. He saw many of his friends die.He told me that people were dying so fast he was the only one left that knew how to give a burial at sea. He lived through horrors! As a little boy I remember him screaming in nightmares. And my Mom comforting him saying "It's OK It's OK I'm Here" over and over. It took years before he got a full nights sleep. These people are disappearing from the living every day. I love you Mom and Dad RIP Your only son Rich.

@janethompson2305 4 ай бұрын

Ur dad wouldn't ever have EVER gotten a full night sleep, that's what PTSD does. My dad fought in WWII Pearl Harbor, US Navy & there were so, so many guys there fighting & nothing what U describe. U said Ur dad was the only one alive who knew how to perform a burial at sea... That's a flat-out lie & I can see right thru U.!! Everyone knew how to give a burial at sea AND there was no shortage of Americans fighting. Go somewhere else to tell Ur bold face crap to who might believe U.!! I can say so much more but I'll stop embarrassing U at this point.!!!

@benh9164 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service!

@gilwhitmore9682 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Smith for showing us the right path to be on and for your service during the war. I hope to make half the contribution that you have. God bless you!

@xxxnamkhaxxx Жыл бұрын

Great story!

@mitchellculberson9336 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service to a FREE & grateful nation.

@thomassmythe8258 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us know about our beloved veterans they’re still helping America!

@StephenNelson-vy4ls 7 ай бұрын

My Father was in the 79th Infantry division and a P O W, God Bless Them!

@jasompinard4576 4 ай бұрын

A fine gentleman. He gives us big shoes to fill. Be kind. I really like what he said about volinteering. Thank you, Sir.

@roberthorn3587 Жыл бұрын

I MISS MY DAD!!!!!!!! GEORGE RAY MUMAW 29TH INFANTRY RANGER!! OMAHA BEACH ,BASTOGNE AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE!!!!! HE WAS ALWAYS SO MILD TEMPERED AND EASY GOING! NEVER SCARED OF ANYTHING IN LIFE!! I NEVER SEEN FEAR IN HIS EYES ALWAYS ADVENTURE!!!!!!!

@davehiggins5903 Жыл бұрын

Truly grateful for my freedom because of your brave service, thank you mr. Smith.

@togodamnus Жыл бұрын

Great job Rish! the info helps put his story into context and perspectve and these are priceless as documents ! ✌

@johndodge2188 Жыл бұрын

Good show and information

@drmarkintexas-400 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing 🤗🇺🇲🙏💪🏅

@joemonroe3811 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your smile sir God bless you thank you for your service I want to be half the man you are and I'll be okay thank you Jesus for you take care of my friend

@Chris-hp1wy Ай бұрын

What a lovely man. God bless you sir and thank you

@YouT00ber Жыл бұрын

If you’re watching this, you should definitely support this channel on Patrion.

@haroldadkins770 10 күн бұрын

Thank you sir for your service God bless you

@NoEnemiesHere Жыл бұрын

Thank you.❤

@asullivan4047 Жыл бұрын

Interesting and informative.

@jc.1191 Жыл бұрын

It's great that these stories are documented while that's still an option. It really puts into perspective what happened in this awful war. I'd like to see Korean vets tell their stories as well. It shouldn't be the forgotten war, because of what happened their and it's importance to world order.

@c-teamtrading9690 2 ай бұрын

God bless this man and his Soul !!!!!

@terrycook477 Жыл бұрын

A very sweet and humble gentleman...I wished the nation would recognize him and his kind as the heroes they are

@thomasprinsen1241 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Smith, the words of thank you seem a paltry sum to express my sentiment regarding your sacrifice on behalf of this and many other free nations…but it is all we have to give. Thank you for your continued service to your fellow man. God bless you for all you have given.

@Burstix Жыл бұрын

God bless these guys

@douglines3805 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Smith for your service and thank you Rishi for the interview.

@ericbrown4284 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@johngrogan7585 7 ай бұрын

Thank you

@bobbyflamez8857 Ай бұрын

This channel is doing something special

@Zb-uo2bl 7 ай бұрын

My Dad, Marine in Pacific...and a close neighbor Army in Aleutians..used to talk of their experiences. Never about killing...just about the chow, and how Hot, or how Cold!

@AllysonJFlagg Жыл бұрын

Listen to the end, this is one amazing soul from when America was her greatest.

@brittharms978 Жыл бұрын

THE GREATEST GENERATION FOR A REASON !!!!!!!

@georgielancaster1356 Жыл бұрын

It is so sad that so many extraordinary people are long gone. One very interesting interview would have been with the spitfire fighter pilot, Robert Cowell. Before WW2, he raced cars. During WW2, he was a spitfire pilot until he became a German POW. He lived through all that and then, post war, he became the first male to female trans with all surgeries, in Britain. Roberta Cowell sadly, was seen as a bit of a freak. She struggled to accept herself, as so many were savage in their name calling and prurient interest. All because of the courage she had in war, she had in being open about what she had done. One of the first female to male trans with operations, in UK, was a gifted pilot, called Joy Ferguson. She quietly transitioned, post war, becoming Jonathon. His quiet announcement of his name change, (legally required), and his change of gender on her records, meant the only change in the life he lived, was just that his pay went up, because in the British civil service, men were paid more than women, for the same job, and it remained so, for decades! Joy had been in the ATA, had delivered planes to squadrons, had flown back planes needing work, throughout the war. None of this is new. The only thing new is people refusing to do it quietly, as though ashamed, and the huge attacks by people who have never bothered to research facts, before labelling it unnatural or evil.

@markpaul-ym5wg Жыл бұрын

My uncle was in foggia,and the poe valley in italy.He said he engaged in heavy tank combat there.Shirley stover,staff seargent,U.S.Army.

@honkhonklersr.4340 Жыл бұрын

This man truly knows God. His wisdom proves it. May God bless him forever!

@SunnyIlha Жыл бұрын

Amazing. This Gentleman Veteran was at the Po Valley battles, Italy. Intense battles raged there. He was strafed. 99.9999 % of us will never know what it is to be strafed. Or to have 88 cannon fused shells detonate overhead and miss your body with bullet to plate sized jagged razor shards of shrapnel metal by feet or inches. Or trying to sleep with a hand grenade booby trap still live, an arm's length away from your head. To witness collaborators being summarily executed one after the other right in front of you which remains burned into your memory for life. To have your eardrums reduced to a third or less than normal hearing for the rest of your life from 18 years old and on.

@DocM. 11 ай бұрын

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@GarrettsGear Жыл бұрын

The struggles this man went through just for our current generation to throw it in the trash and replace honor and courage with blue hair and pronouns. Some of us will never forget. thank you for your sacrifice, Mr. Smith. God bless.

@SunnyIlha Жыл бұрын

Could a donation feature be included someday soon towards supporting your work? The icon with the heart to be able to send a donation?

@vintagevmax2410 Жыл бұрын

Candle for heat, how fortune we are.

@FerallHog 7 ай бұрын

Wise Christian Man. Wonderful interview.

@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 Жыл бұрын

I hope I look that good at 100.

@andymcnabb7999 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Smith, thank you so much for your sacrifice and your love for your fellow man. For greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for another. You and so many like you were willing to do so. God bless you! John 3:3

@RememberWW2 Жыл бұрын

GOD BLESS THE WWII HEROES

@georgielancaster1356 Жыл бұрын

Lol. A lot of people from Naples will be taken aback by his opinion of the people of Naples! He might have explained what he meant a little better.

@mykeromero7075 Жыл бұрын

Is there a address to mail a check ?

@qwerty-tf1jg Жыл бұрын

Use the website check it haaaahaaahaaa

@Nathand0992 Жыл бұрын

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@freeshrugs7069 7 ай бұрын

A point of criticism: the transitions (for lack of a better way to describe them) that play like action shots as the veteran speaks are very off color, or at the very least don't do it for me. Let the interview do the work for the video. All the same, keep doing the work you're doing. These are stories we won't get to hear much longer.