War. He has a recount citing Chinese Forces at the battle of joseph reservoir, where he was shot in the leg and shoulder. The interview project was underwritten by south koreas ministry of patriots and ministry affairs. And where were you born . It i was born in ohio, february 20, eight 1933. I parents of immigrants where did they immigrate . From italy. Any siblings . 80 11. 11 siblings . Are you oldest . Youngest . Youngest. Wow. So im looking here and it says that you are enlisted what made you decide to enlist. My mother died when i was, for my father died what i was seven. So i was raised by my brothers and sisters they would take turns. So by the time i was 15 i wasnt too happy about it, and all my brothers, all of my brothers served in the military, all five of my brothers were in the war as well. So i always would have liked to join as well. So i falsified might baptismal certificate and i went to work trying to enlist first in the marine corps. They knew i was under age and th
7 00 p. M. Eastern and 4 p. M. Pacific on American History tv. The korean war began 70 years ended june 25, 1950 and with an armistice agreement three years later in 1953. Next in oral history interview with joseph lewis grappo recorded in austin, texas in 2015 by the korean war legacy foundation. He talks about taking part at turn the tideat earlier in the war and recounts finding fighting Chinese Forces at chosin reservoir where he was shot in the leg and shoulder. The interview project was underwritten by south koreans ministry of patriots and veterans affairs. You were you born . Joseph east palatino, february 18 30 1933. Parents were immigrants. Where were they from . Joseph italy. How many siblings . Joseph 11. Are you the oldest or medical . Joseph youngest. Are 12 kids, but i am the youngest one. It says here that you were enlisted. What made you decide . Joseph my mother died when i was four and my father died and i was seven. I was raised by my brothers and sisters. They woul
Ivy where did they emigrate from . Joseph italy . Ivy any siblings . Joseph 11. Ivy are you oldest joseph im the youngest. Im the 12th one. Ivy oh, my goodness. Made you decide to enlist . Mother died when i was for, my father died when i was seven. Some brothersith and sisters that take turns and so by the time i was 15, i wasnt too happy. All my brothers, all my brothers served in the military. All five of my brothers were in world war ii. I always would have liked to join. So i falsified my baptismal certificate and went to work trying to enlist first in the marine corps. They knew i was underage and didnt let me in. And they to the army accepted me. Off to campy, i was breckenridge, kentucky. Ivy same day . Joseph yes. Wasnt aime, it school, it was just the 101st airborne. Ivy do your member what day . August 26. Ivy the day you enlisted in the day that you went . What year . Joseph 1948. Ivy were you going to school at the time . Joseph it was during Summer Vacation and i was a fr
Ii. And professor urwin is a long time friend of this museum project. It is one of the great advantages of being in philadelphia, that we can be close neighbors to professor urwin, whose work on the british army in the American Revolution is extensive, and nuanced, and is always inspiring of our exhibits, and publications, and the development of our core exhibition, professor urwin played a crucial role in the display of the story of enslaved runaways, weighing the promise of the phillipsburg proclamation, announced by general clinton in 1779, which offered somewhat vaguely protection and perhaps freedom of run aways who made their way through to the british lines through consultation with a number of historians, particularly of africanAmerican History in this period, it became a really an imperative that we do two very challenging, often seemingly contradictory things with our tableau in showing people facing this question of whether to trust the british on this promise. And one was t
Heros with, our veterans of world war ii. And we thank them for joining us this morning. My name is mike hydeck. Im honored to be here with friends of the world war ii memorial. And the foundation. Im the morning anchor at wusa channel 9 here in washington, d. C. And the goal of this discussion is to hopefully share some of their most personal stories from our greatest generation. The thought being their emotional firstperson accounts can help galvanize the stories of world war ii for you as teachers and students head back to the classroom and you can enhance your lessons, hopefully, and had a more personal understanding of what these gentlemen and their come patriots have gone through to make it here today. We know that the gentlemen sitting here in front of us and the is other events we do honoring world war ii veterans, we have a short time to connect with them and understand they made it through one of the most horrific experiences in the world history. Its amazing that theyre sitt