World War II Oral History

Prehistoric podcast studio found

My co-host and I revive the Kassel Mission Chronicles

Oct 24 • 

Aaron Elson

3

'Mission 34 to Politz'

A tragic day for the 492nd Bomh Group

Oct 16 • 

Aaron Elson

2

The dressing-down of doom

Battalion exec humiliated in front of the troops

Oct 8 • 

Aaron Elson

2

2

My grandfather was grandfathered

And I call myself a historian. I never even knew he was a hero in World War 2

Oct 5 • 

Aaron Elson

1

September 2025

More on the story of Dot and Eddie

The tragic consequences of an intersection of lives

Sep 21 • 

Aaron Elson

1

Where there's wool, there's a way

"The Longest Yarn" makes its U.S. debut

Sep 2 • 

Aaron Elson

2

August 2025

A picture, a thousand words, and the pre-O.J. Crime of the Century

I tend to overuse the word “iconic,” but as long as I can remember, I’ve been describing the above photo, of a column of tanks heading into the Battle…

Aug 22 • 

Aaron Elson

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A novena, deja vu, and a battlefield commission

Part 2 of my 1993 interview with Lieutenant Bob Hagerty

Aug 11 • 

Aaron Elson

3

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The medal nobody wanted

A veteran's reflections on the Purple Heart

Aug 7 • 

Aaron Elson

2

1

A hitch in the cavalry, a court martial, and a tank named Ann-Marie

Part 1 of my interview with Lieutenant Bob Hagerty

Aug 2 • 

Aaron Elson

1

July 2025

The "Eight Ball" Who Earned the Distinguished Service Cross

Buried in my archive is an account of an action I never thought I'd find

Jul 29 • 

Aaron Elson

3

Bob Hagerty's First War Story

With 11 months in combat and an encore in Korea, it wouldn't be his last

Jul 27 • 

Aaron Elson

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