Veterans short stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection.
Argot: The Veterans Short Story Collection
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Veterans short stories from the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Collection.
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June 25, 2021
Argot: Audio Short Story Collection (Ep30): Joe Capone – That Happened
Joe Capone: That Happened<br /> <br /> On this episode of the podcast, WWII Army veteran Joe Capone of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania talks about being among the first soldiers with the 104 Infantry Division to discover concentration camps at Dora-Mittelbau (Nordhausen). </p> <br /> <img width="800" height="800" src="https://thesocialvoiceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Joseph-Capone-Collage-1024x1024-800x800-1.jpg" alt="" sizes="100vw" /> <br /> <p>In 1945, Joseph Capone’s outfit was the first to discover Dora-Mittelbau, one of thirty slave labor subcamps near the town of Nordhausen. Its inmates worked to build secret underground factories for the production of V-2 missiles. By 1944, nearly 12,000 slave laborers were confined underground in dangerous, unsanitary conditions. As they died or became too ill to work, the inmates were removed to Dora-Mittlebau and surrounding subcamps. It is believed that Dora-Mittlebau had one of the highest mortality rates of any concentration camp. In this audio short, listen as Mr. Capone gives witness to this horror.<br /> <br /> <br /> Recorded on May 9, 2012 by the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Music: Wonderful: Violins, by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/littlefishmusic">Little Fish (Oxford)</a> and “Meditation” (Princess Ylousha), by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/backbeat-candy">Backbeat Candy</a>.<br /> <br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37mzlnYAYko<br /> <br /> More Episodes<br /> <br /> [unitegallery argotshortstoriespodcast]<br />
September 20, 2020
Argot: Audio Short Story Collection (Ep30): Julia Parsons – Top Secret
Julia Parsons<br /> <br /> Top Secret<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In this episode of the podcast, WWII Navy (WAVES) veteran Julia Parsons of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania talks about her experiences as a top secret codebreaker during WWII and for decades later until the program was declassified in 1997.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Julia Parsons volunteered for the Navy WAVES—“Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service”—in 1942 after graduating from Carnegie Tech. She studied cryptology at Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School at Smith College, and then she was ordered to Washington, D.C. for top secret duty.<br /> <br /> She joined section SHARK, whose job it was to de-code German U-boat message traffic sent via the ENIGMA machine. Deciphering the messages involved working with “Bombe,” one of the first computers. For most of the war, Julia knew the locations of German U-boats in the North Atlantic and, because of the personal nature of many of these messages, had intimate knowledge of enemy crews’ lives.<br /> <br /> After the war Julia lost her job as a cryptologist, which was one of the best and most exciting she ever had, although “I never spoke about what I did for many years. Not even my husband knew what I did.” Julia finally broke her silence about her top-secret work in 1997.<br /> <br /> In August 2020, CNN in partnership with Ancestry featured Julia Parsons (then 99-years old) in their online series dedicated to WWII veterans.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/04/us/world-war-ii-women-codebreakers-nebraska-avenue/index.html">The little-known story of the Navy women codebreakers who helped Allied forces win WWII</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/04/us/world-war-ii-women-codebreakers-nebraska-avenue/index.html"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This audio short story is based on the <a href="https://vimeo.com/119926910">original oral history interview</a> of Julia Parsons recorded October 6, 2012 as part of TSVP's Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Initiative at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. © ℗ Argot: Audio Short Stories Podcast/The Social Voice Project, Inc. All rights reserved.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thesocialvoiceproject.org/argot/"></a><br /> <br /> SUPPORT LOCAL HISTORY<br /> <br /> Let’s keep local history alive for future generations! If you like our podcast, please help us continue this great educational program--for today and tomorrow. Show your support by making a financial donation, underwriting the podcast, or advertising your business or service on the show.<br /> <br /> <<br /> <br /> p style="text-align: center;"><br /> <br /> <a class='sa_slide_link_icon' href='https://thesocialvoiceproject.org/support-local-podcasting/' target='_self' title='' aria-label=''></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> jQuery(document).ready(function() {<br /> jQuery('#slider_3943').owlCarousel({<br /> items : 1,<br /> smartSpeed : 0,<br /> autoplay : false,<br /> autoplayHoverPause : false,<br /> smartSpeed : 0,<br /> fluidSpeed : 0,<br /> autoplaySpeed : 0,<br /> navSpeed : 0,<br /> dotsSpeed : 0,<br /> loop : true,<br /> nav : false,<br /> navText : ['Previous','Next'],<br /> dots : false,<br /> responsiveRefreshRate : 200,<br /> slideBy : 'page',<br /> mergeFit : true,<br /> autoHeight : false,<br /> mouseDrag : true,<br /> touchDrag : true<br /> });<br /> jQuery('#slider_3943').css('visibility', 'visible');<br /> sa_resize_slider_3943();<br /> window.addEventListener('resize', sa_resize_slider_3943);<br /> function sa_resize_slider_3943() {<br /> var min_height = '10';<br /> var win_width = jQuery(window).width();<br /> var slider_width = jQuery('#slider_3943').width();<br /> if (win_width < 480) {<br /> var slide_width = slider_width / 1;<br /> } else if (win_width < 768) {<br />
August 6, 2020
Argot: Audio Short Story Collection (Ep29): Paul Hanna: There Was Nothing There
Paul Hanna<br /> <br /> There Was Nothing There<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In this episode of the podcast, WWII Army veteran Paul Hanna of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania talks about visiting Hiroshima shortly after the atomic bomb destroyed the city in 1945.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Paul Hanna is among the very few Americans to have personally witnessed the atomic aftermath at both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Like many WW II veterans, Paul has little doubt that the bombing was justified. For him, it was necessary . . . or else. Had the invasion of Japan proceeded as planned, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of people on both sides would have died. In the late fall of 1945, Corporal Hanna was in the breach of this impending attack on Japan, prepared to follow orders.<br /> <br /> Paul Hanna grew up in West Newton, a small town fed by the Youghiogheny River some twenty-five miles southeast of Pittsburgh.<br /> <br /> The Hanna family was large and close. Patriotic. The Hanna’s contribution to the war effort was unselfish; four sons served simultaneously. Moe the oldest flew with the Army Air Corps as a navigator in North Africa; he eventually fulfilled his mission quota and returned home early in the war. Pete became a career naval officer, getting his start as a cadet at Carnegie Tech. Paul was drafted into the Army, as was younger brother David who saw extensive combat in both Germany and France. The youngest brother Donald would serve in the Army during the Korean War. In answer to their parents’ prayers, all of the Hanna brothers returned home to West Newton—one by one and unharmed.<br /> <br /> Paul speaks matter-of-factly about of his military service, as do a surprising number of WW II veterans. He calls himself one of the “unattached and unassigned” members of the Army. It was as if the Army needed him (he was drafted in 1943), but then couldn’t decide how. After induction he was sent to a half dozen different training bases to learn how to do a half dozen different jobs. As much a lowly corporal as anyone, he was even briefly put in charge of more seasoned, senior, but segregated “colored” troops during one of his stays in the Deep South. Back then, rank and race had its privileges.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://veteranvoicesofpittsburgh.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ulithi.jpg"></a><br /> <br /> Eventually the Army found a useful assignment for Paul and it shipped him across the Pacific to be part of a diversionary force that would attack Japan’s backside. He was to land on the main island and fight long and hard enough until US forces could make their main assault.<br /> <br /> Like many GIs hurriedly sent to the Pacific in preparation for the invasion, Paul witnessed one of the largest military assemblages of manpower and machines the world has ever seen. At the island of Ulithi, he says, “There were so many ships you couldn’t count them. Thousands of them.”<br /> <br /> After the atomic bombs were dropped and Japan surrendered, Paul finally made a landing onto Japanese soil in October 1945. He went ashore at Kure, about twenty miles from Hiroshima. There was nothing there. The city was just like you see it in pictures he says. The Army also told him that it was safe, as long as he didn’t stay too long in the city or pick up anything as a souvenir. Paul wasn’t about to. Not there or in Nagasaki, which he also visited.<br /> <br /> After only a few months in Japan, Paul was sent home. Without much fanfare, he was quietly discharged in February 1946. After arriving by train at Pennsylvania Station, Paul promptly got into his father’s waiting car and that was it. The war was over. Going to war was a necessary thing to do, but after it ended it was time to get on with their lives, Paul contends in that same matter-of-fact tone.<br /> <br /> Like many of his fellow veterans, Paul used the GI Bill after the war.
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