Welcome to the final episode of the Bill Sims series. In this episode Bill talks about liberating a concentration camp at Ohrdruf Germany, a pathetic experience he had witnessing a German citizen trying to fire a bazooka at them and a bad experience with a Russian soldier at wars end. 

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Welcome to Episode 3 of the Bill Sims series. In this episode Bill talks about action he saw pertaining to Gen. Patton, St. Lo, Aachen and the bridge at Remagen.

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Welcome to Episode 2 of the 4 part Bill Sims series. In this episode Bill tells a never before known story about Pattons "polite" way of interrogating captured german officers and we learned about Bill’s fighting across France all the way to Aachen Germany in Sept 1944. 

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Welcome to the Cpl. Bill Sims series, a Lineman in the Signal Corps in the US Army. In episode one we meet Bill and hear about his entrance into the Army and being in England on DDay watching the planes fly over. 

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Nothing makes us more determined to continue sharing these amazing stories than receiving feedback, good and bad, from our listeners. We wanted to share some of the feedback we've received in the first half of 2025 so that our listeners know we read every comment and that these are often a source of inspiration and change. Listen in!

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Can trauma experienced by a WWII veteran change his DNA? Can it be passed down to their children? Join us for our eye opening discussion with Eveline Konings, a TRE-Counselor and therapist from Belgium. 

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Join us as Charles Berglund, a medic and sailor, describes his experiences on the heavy cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32) as it fought its way across the pacific in some of the most pivotal battles of the War in the Pacific! 

After World War 2, Charles was part of the newly-established nuclear submarine fleet under Admiral Rickover that fought in the Cold War. He served on both attack and ballistic missile submarines and shares experiences that have only just recently been declassified!

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Join us as Charles Berglund, a medic and sailor, describes his experiences on the heavy cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32) as it fought its way across the pacific in some of the most pivotal battles of the War in the Pacific! 

After World War 2, Charles was part of the newly-established nuclear submarine fleet under Admiral Rickover that fought in the Cold War. He served on both attack and ballistic missile submarines and shares experiences that have only just recently been declassified!

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Join us as Charles Berglund, a medic and sailor, describes his experiences on the heavy cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32) as it fought its way across the pacific in some of the most pivotal battles of the War in the Pacific! 

After World War 2, Charles was part of the newly-established nuclear submarine fleet under Admiral Rickover that fought in the Cold War. He served on both attack and ballistic missile submarines and shares experiences that have only just recently been declassified!

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Join us as Charles Berglund, a medic and sailor, describes his experiences on the heavy cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32) as it fought its way across the pacific in some of the most pivotal battles of the War in the Pacific! 

After World War 2, Charles was part of the newly-established nuclear submarine fleet under Admiral Rickover that fought in the Cold War. He served on both attack and ballistic missile submarines and shares experiences that have only just recently been declassified!

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