#5. The Heartbreaking WW2 POW Escapes of US Marines Sontag and Miller
US Marines Brooks Miller and Louis Sontag escaped Japanese forces 3 times -- brazenly defying their captors. But could they escape the consequences of their brave defiance?
#4. How Don Robins Miraculously Escaped the First B-17 Lost in WW2
On the morning of December 10, 1941, Captain Colin Kelly piloted his B-17 “Flying Fortress” Bomber into widespread public glory and the things of legends. But his co-pilot Lt. Don Robins' story is nothing short of miraculous.
#3. Ralph Brown — The First Chaplain Honored in WW2
While everyone else ran for cover, Chaplain Ralph Brown drove straight into the bombs, machine gunning, and destruction of Japan’s first attack on The Philippines. Those actions made him the first chaplain in WW2 to receive the Distinguished Service Cross – the military’s second highest honor.
#2. Lester Tenny’s 7 Decade Quest
Captured by Japanese forces in the early days of World War 2, Lester Tenney endured the Bataan Death March and spent 3 years and 6 months in POW camps. Then he spent the next 70 years seeking apologies.
#1. Frank Pyzick: The US Marine Who Announced World War 2
Major Frank Pyzick announced the war's start to the US Marines, then spent 40 months in POWs camps
-- Oh, yeah, and he also destroyed a navy base and survived 2 shipwrecks.