Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is a WWII documentary about Joe Burgess who served in the 15th Air Force as a gunner. In this video he talks about some harrowing experiences he had against the German forces and also the secrets to his longevity!
I spend all my time and resources interviewing WWII veterans and putting them on the channel. Please consider helping fund the interviews and go to patreon.com/rememberww2
Thank you and GOD BLESS the WWII Veterans!
OUR MISSION:
Remember WWII a mission to interview WWII heroes daily, to raise awareness of their enormous sacrifices, and to provide a proper in-depth filmed interview of their experiences in WWII.
Go to our website for more info : rememberww2.org
Founded in 2016, Remember WWII is a nonprofit 501©(3) organization. (EIN/tax ID number: 81-3064351). 100% of Remember WWII's expended resources are devoted entirely to interviewing interview with the vast majority of money going to travel costs.
This is a WWII documentary about Joe Burgess who served in the 15th Air Force as a gunner. In this video he talks about some harrowing experiences he had against the German forces and also the secrets to his longevity!
I spend all my time and resources interviewing WWII veterans and putting them on the channel. Please consider helping fund the interviews and go to patreon.com/rememberww2
Thank you and GOD BLESS the WWII Veterans!
OUR MISSION:
Remember WWII a mission to interview WWII heroes daily, to raise awareness of their enormous sacrifices, and to provide a proper in-depth filmed interview of their experiences in WWII.
Go to our website for more info : rememberww2.org
Founded in 2016, Remember WWII is a nonprofit 501©(3) organization. (EIN/tax ID number: 81-3064351). 100% of Remember WWII's expended resources are devoted entirely to interviewing interview with the vast majority of money going to travel costs.
![WW2 B-17 Gunner Shot Down Twice Plus Spent Years As German Prisoner of War[101 Year Old War Veteran]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JnnrKdghEJA/mqdefault.jpg "WW2 B-17 Gunner Shot Down Twice Plus Spent Years As German Prisoner of War[101 Year Old War Veteran]
Buy Walter Rams book here!
https://390thstore.org/products/helno-gal
Visit the 390th Memorial Museum
https://www.390th.org
This is the incredible story of WWII Veteran Walter Ram P.O.W. and B-17 Gunner!
The 94th Bombardment Group was a World War II unit of the U.S. Army Air Forces that flew B-17 Flying Fortresses with the Eighth Air Force in England, completing 324 combat missions from 1943 to 1945. The group, part of the 4th Combat Bombardment Wing, was stationed at RAF Earls Colne and Rougham (Bury St. Edmunds), and targeted German industry, airfields, and V-weapon sites. They flew critical missions, including support for the Battle of the Bulge and the strategic bombing of Germany, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations for their operations.
Stalag 17B
AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY
Prepared by MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE WAR DEPARTMENT 1 November 1945
Description:
The Americans occupied five compounds, each of which measured 175 yards by 75 yards and contained four double barracks 100 by 240 feet. The barracks were built to accommodate 240 men, but at least 4000 men were crowded into them after the first three months of occupancy. Each double barrack contained a washroom of six basins in the center of the building. The beds in the barracks were triple decked, and each tier had four compartments with one man to a compartment, making a total of 12 men in each group. Each single barrack had a stove to supply heat and cooking facilities for approximately 200 men. The fuel ration for the week was 54 pounds of coal. Because of the lack of heating and an insufficient number of blankets, the men slept two to a bunk for added warmth. Lighting facilities were very poor, and many light bulbs were missing at all times.
Aside from the nine double barracks used for housing purposes, one barrack was reserved for the infirmary and the medical personnel’s quarters. Half a barracks was the library, another half for the MOC and his staff, and half for the theater, a half for food distribution and a half for Red Cross food distribution and a half for the meeting room. In addition, one barrack was used as a repair shop for shoes and clothing. Four additional barracks were added in early 1944, but two other were torn down because they were considered by the Germans to be too close to the fence, thus making it possible for PWs to build tunnels for escape purposes. One of these buildings had been used a s a gymnasium, and the other chapel. Latrines were open pit type and were situated away from the barracks.
Two separate wire fences charges with electricity surrounded the area and four watchtowers equipped with machine guns were placed at strategic points. At night streetlights were used in addition to the searchlights from the guard towers to illuminate the area.
GOD BLESS EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING!
OUR MISSION:
Remember WWII a mission to interview WWII heroes daily, to raise awareness of their enormous sacrifices, and to provide a proper in-depth filmed interview of their experiences in WWII.
Go to our website for more info : http://www.rememberww2.org/
Founded in 2016, Remember WWII is a nonprofit 501©(3) organization. (EIN/tax ID number: 81-3064351). 100% of Remember WWIIs expended resources are devoted entirely to interviewing interview with the vast majority of money going to travel costs.")
