Charles King
WWII Veteran Charles A. King, 2007
Charles A. King, 2007
- Branch of Service: 34th Infantry Division, British Commandos
- Highest Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
:06 - Enlisted in 1940 at the age of 20
1:06 - Pearl Harbor
1:45 - Ireland and Scotland
2:48 - POW and the escape
5:54 - Not all of the escapees made survived
6:34 - Back in the USA in 1944
7:39 - War injury
9:04 - Atomic bomb on Hiroshima
10:06 - Got married when he returned from Europe in 1944
11:39 - Sharing stories with his family
13:50 - WWII was not a good war
14:50 - Prison camp story
16:42 - Feelings toward the enemy
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