'National Geographic Magazine Honors Last Voices Of WWII': 75 Years Later
- June 2020 issue of National Geographic (on newsstands now) commemorates the 75th anniversary of the end of World War with profiles of men and women who contributed to the war efforts in their respective countries. - Military.com, by James Barber, May 6, 2020.
The magazine has also put an interactive version of the story online that features audio (and, in some cases, video) recordings of veterans' individual stories.
Here are five of the featured survivors with descriptions from the National Geographic story.
1. Harry T. Stewart Jr.
- Harry T. Stewart, Jr. U.S. Airman
A handcrafted model of a P-51 Mustang holds powerful memories for Harry T. Stewart Jr., a U.S. airman who flew 43 combat missions in just such an airplane. The grandson of a man born into slavery in Alabama, Stewart shot down three enemy aircraft while escorting American bombers and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. (Robert Clark/National Geographic)
2. Eugene Polinsky
- B-24 navigator Eugene Polinksy (Robert Clark/National Geographic)
Most of our operation was not to get noticed," says decorated airman Eugene Polinsky, who delivered spies and supplies behind enemy lines for the OSS, forerunner of the CIA. Polinsky was the navigator aboard a B-24 Liberator. He's now the last surviving member of his crew. (Robert Clark/National Geographic)
3. Betty Webb
- British codebreaker Betty Webb (Robert Clark/National Geographic)
Betty Webb, 97, was 18 when she started work at Bletchley Park, Britain's top secret code-breaking center. German leaders believed messages encrypted by their Enigma machines were all but unbreakable. Bletchley personnel proved them wrong. (Robert Clark/National Geographic)
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