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From Anzio to Dachau: A WW2 Infantryman Tells His Story
Manage episode 393988024 series 3318965
WW2 humble hero, Laurence "Sparky" Rector, was just a GI in the infantry when he was drafted as an 18-year-old. He ended up crossing Europe as "cannon fodder," including as part of Patton's army, participating in the battle of Anzio, and encountering the Siegfried Line. His unit was also the first to enter and liberate Dachau Concentration Camp. Decades later, his story feels like it happened yesterday.
Heroes Behind Headlines
Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com
Chapters
1. From Anzio to Dachau: A WW2 Infantryman Tells His Story (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] What It's Like To Be... (00:19:59)
3. (Cont.) From Anzio to Dachau: A WW2 Infantryman Tells His Story (00:20:37)
114 episodes
Manage episode 393988024 series 3318965
WW2 humble hero, Laurence "Sparky" Rector, was just a GI in the infantry when he was drafted as an 18-year-old. He ended up crossing Europe as "cannon fodder," including as part of Patton's army, participating in the battle of Anzio, and encountering the Siegfried Line. His unit was also the first to enter and liberate Dachau Concentration Camp. Decades later, his story feels like it happened yesterday.
Heroes Behind Headlines
Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com
Chapters
1. From Anzio to Dachau: A WW2 Infantryman Tells His Story (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] What It's Like To Be... (00:19:59)
3. (Cont.) From Anzio to Dachau: A WW2 Infantryman Tells His Story (00:20:37)
114 episodes
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