The Warrior Next Door Podcast

Apr 14 2024 51
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We explore the oral histories of World War II veterans from interviews conducted by your hosts Tony Lupo and Ryan Fairfield. We play selected clips from these veteran interviews to explore their experiences in their own words with the hosts providing compelling commentary and historical context. Be ready to get some mud on your boots!

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John "Lucky" Luckadoo - Episode 2 of 3, Series 38, WWII B-17 Co-Pilot in the "Bloody" 100th Bomb Group

Apr 14 2024 34 mins  
This series features an interview TWND conducted with Lucky Luckadoo, a B-17 co-pilot in the 100th BG, along with the author of his biography, Kevin Maurer, titled "Damn Lucky". This interview took place while Masters of the Air was being broadcast on Apple TV where Lucky was featured in the coda to Masters of the Air: The Bloody Hundredth, narrated by Tom Hanks. Listen i

John "Lucky" Luckadoo - Episode 1 of 3, Series 38, WWII B-17 Co-Pilot in the "Bloody" 100th Bomb Group

Apr 07 2024 45 mins  
This series features an interview TWND conducted with Lucky Luckadoo, a B-17 co-pilot in the 100th BG, along with the author of his biography, Kevin Maurer, titled "Damn Lucky". This interview took place while Masters of the Air was being broadcast on Apple TV where Lucky was featured in the coda to Masters of the Air: The Bloody Hundredth, narrated by Tom Hanks. Listen i

🔒 John "Lucky" Luckadoo - WWII PREMIUM SERIES 38, WWII B-17 Co-Pilot in the "Bloody" 100th Bomb Group

Apr 07 2024 122 mins  
Subscriber-only episodeThis series features an interview TWND conducted with Lucky Luckadoo, a B-17 co-pilot in the 100th BG, along with the author of his biography, Kevin Maurer, titled "Damn Lucky". This interview took place while Masters of the Air was being broadcast on Apple TV where Lucky was featured in the coda to Masters of the Air: The Bloody Hundredth, narrated

George Menkoff: Episode 3/3, SERIES 37, WWII Bomb Ordnance Officer, 385th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps, ETO

Mar 31 2024 43 mins  
Welcome to Episode 3, the final episode of the George Menkoff series: the story of a B-17 bomb ordnance officer stationed in Great Ashfield England as part of the 385th BG during WWII. We rejoin him in this episode as he tells us about the danger of arming the bombs mid-flight as well as the ever present danger of mid air collisions. Support the show

George Menkoff: Episode 2/3, SERIES 37, WWII Bomb Ordnance Officer, 385th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps, ETO

Mar 24 2024 45 mins  
Welcome to Episode 2 of the 3 part George Menkoff series: the story of a B-17 bomb ordnance officer stationed in Great Ashfield England as part of the 385th BG during WWII. In this episode we follow him to Great Ashfield England where he describes the daily routine of loading the bombs and ammunition on his B-17’s sometimes several times per day.Support the show

George Menkoff: Episode 1/3 SERIES 37, WWII Bomb Ordnance Officer, 385th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps, ETO

Mar 17 2024 45 mins  
Welcome to the George Menkoff series: the story of a B-17 Bomb Ordinance officer of the 385th BG stationed in Great Ashfield England during WWII. In episode 1 we meet George Menkoff as he enters military service and trains as an ordnance officer literally all over the US. We also meet his son David Menkoff who is our guest co-host for the series. Support the show

🔒 George Menkoff: WWII, PREMIUM SERIES 37, Bomb Ordnance Officer, 385th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps, ETO

Mar 17 2024 131 mins  
Subscriber-only episodeWelcome to the uncut George Menkoff series; the story of a B-17 Bomb Ordnance officer of the 385th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force stationed in Great Ashfield, England during WWII. We follow Mr. Menkoff as he trains to work in arms and ordinance and would eventually be an Ordnance Officer loading B-17's of the 385th in England throughout the entire war.

AIR RAID EDITION! Leo Westerholm's Grand Daughter Reaches out to The Warrior Next Door!

Mar 13 2024 24 mins  
TWND is honored to have the granddaughter of Leo Westerholm, Sarah Westerholm, as a guest on our podcast! For those new to our show, Leo was featured on TWND podcast in 2023. He was an 101st Airborne trooper who was captured on D-Day and suffered terribly in the POW camps.Sarah's google search to learn more about her grandfather brought her to our website, thewarriornextdoor.c

Our Conversation with Donald L. Miller - Author of Masters of the Air! Episode 4 of 4, Series 36

Mar 10 2024 39 mins  
This series features clips from an interview we conducted with author Donald L. Miller. His book, Masters of the Air, has been made into a mini-series produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and is being aired on Apple TV.This interview was conducted on Jan 17th, 2024, just a week before the series premiered! It covers a host of topics including his use of oral histories in his

Our Conversation with Donald L. Miller - Author of Masters of the Air! Episode 3 of 4, Series 36

Mar 03 2024 38 mins  
This series features clips from an interview we conducted with author Donald L. Miller. His book, Masters of the Air, has been made into a mini-series produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and is being aired on Apple TV.This interview was conducted on Jan 17th, 2024, just a week before the series premiered! It covers a host of topics including his use of oral histories in his