The Filthy 13 & the Beacons of Bastogne | American Artifact Episode 116

[@brianb7701]

There is nothing better than sitting down after dinner watching a new History Underground video. The amount of time, effort and quality that’s put into these videos is unmatched. Thank you JD and Erik!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@kdcowboy9478]

Thanks JD and Eric for keeping the memories of these brave men alive.

[@MrCraiglj]

I wish I could have had JD as a history teacher in High School. I would look forward to class every day. Great videos!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks. You’d probably have a different opinion if you actually had me as a history teacher though. 😅

[@only1dutchgirl]

History was my favorite class in Highschool together with Dutch and English ..... I got my highest grades on WWII subjects... that's were my interest in WWII started.. so I guess I have to thank my History teacher way back in 1982

[@hansbuls6109]

I have met Jack Womer from the Filthy 13 in 2012 in Holland during the Market Garden commemoration. He was a great storyteller. Great respect for these guys!

[@robstark6899]

I met Jack a few times and hung out with him and his daughter in Carentan. Funny guy

[@anthonydm2947]

Words can’t express the gratitude I feel for you keeping our true American History alive… being it’s a forgotten subject in schools… 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@terryeustice5399]

Erik has always got the best artifacts. And there are so many twists and turns to the Battle of Bulge. And of Bastogne. And Jack Agnew’s first Aid kit that he had on his jump.

[@philipcollins5440]

You two guys are just the best history teachers. Fascinating.😊

[@brutter602]

I was honoured to have met Jake McNeese in Normandy about 16 years ago. I will never him or that meeting. Another great video. Keep history alive and keep up the great work.

[@Wreckdiver59]

I was waiting for Erik to pull the beacon out of his magic bag 😅 The medical kit was definitely pretty cool 👍

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

😂

[@maureenbergin3453]

My Dad still had his years later

[@josehilberto8857]

I finally made it up to Erik’s museum this past weekend. I was truly speechless… I cannot wait for the upcoming expansion there are so many amazing artifacts!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Pretty wild. Thanks for visiting!

[@stephenrrose]

JD and Erik, you two are a great team! Thank you for keeping History Alive. As a Medic, I love that you brought back the Medical Kit! All of this video is pretty cool! Thank you again!

[@KaoretheHalfDemon]

Saw a video from a guy I will just refer to as tfe. Jake was a special kind of guy and the men he led were unorthodox but damn good. Great video you did and love the extra info on this part of Jakes story.

[@Chris-Nico]

Thank you JD and Erik! Very cool artifacts👍 💪 Jack Agnew is my hero! 🇺🇸 To clarify, the beacon wasn’t a light but a battery powered VOR radio signal…. The C-47’s then would home in on it regardless of the cloud cover with an accurate drop zone. To this day, US Army infantry has the Pathfinder corps. We call them the first of the first just as they were in WWII and Vietnam. Badass and their missions very dangerous. Jack was right…. Suicidal. God bless Jack and all of the Pathfinder’s. 🙏

[@nicojongeneel9734]

Had some good times with Jake Mcniece back in the days when he visited Normandy we had some drinks had lots of fun and he signed his book for me good times good memories 😊

[@timwirasnik5878]

Fantastic! To me The Filthy 13 do not get enough attention for the things they did and the succesful Missions they were apart of! Yet again JD You and Eric Hit it out of the Park, you and Eric really do make a Great Team !

[@edthered1971]

Wow another heroic story from the heroes that without doubt changed the course of history for the better, may they rest in peace for there galant service 👏👏

[@MrBradleyDavid]

With all that happened there in Bastogne and elsewhere like Malmedy with the destruction, it's nice to note they have recovered from those terrible days. A rebuilt city is what I would like to visit. Thanks for the on the ground tour JD, and loved the medic bag. I carry one about that size in my truck, and wouldn't want to be without one.

[@chadkeller2144]

Another fantastic edition of great content! Thank you, JD and Erik, for all you do to preserve our history and show it to the world!

[@skimmer8774]

I knew about the resupply drop and always wondered how it was done and you just explained it . Thank you so much.

[@larryburwell8550]

great history lesson of something else i did not know. thanks for educating me. great video.. Larry

[@davestran]

My Dad was in the 10th Armored Div, He always talked about Agnew (sp) and he told me that in the 10th Armor Div, there was a Spiro T Agnew ( The future Vice President of the USA ) Up until he passed away he always and never wavered his story, And he talked about the battles there was tank against tank, Great Story !!!

[@brucewood1827]

Guts! Pure American Airborne guts!! The Ranger's motto, "Rangers Lead The Way," can certainly be applied to the Pathfinder units. Great Great men! Thanks for another excellent video of a courageous man and unit.

[@rickseconds7676]

Pathfinder motto is "First In, Last Out" FILO.

[@brucewood1827]

Roger that. Airborne!

[@brucewood1827]

@@rickseconds7676 Thanks.

[@rickseconds7676]

​@@brucewood1827Sure thing, earned my Torch in 1982.

[@brucewood1827]

@@rickseconds7676 Never got the chance to go Pathfinder. Did go Airborne though...82nd Bragg, 8th Abn Germ., and 173rd Nam. Anyway, thanks for your service.

[@haydenbrantley]

So cool how you and Erik are able to bring back so many artifacts to where they originally had been so many years ago!

[@alternalife]

Keep up the amazing work 😊 If you ever get over to England, there's some amazing WW2 places to visit and of course medieval . There's the D Day museum in Portsmouth (South East ) and eden camp (North) . There are also many gun emplacements still remaining in the south east.

[@maureenbergin3453]

An amazing story. Thank you.

[@danw4471]

Hi, I met Jake McNeese and Jack Agnew in 2009 at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum World War II weekend in Reading, PA. It was interesting listening to them tell their story. I knew they jumped at Bastogne, while the other 101st soldiers were trucked in. I have a photo of myself with McNeese. Thanks for showing us the site where they set up the beacon.

[@Rodeojoneswa12]

Another great video and I appreciate all you guys do. Definately one of my favorite youtube channels.

[@moobaz8675]

That's so cool. Putting the material with the individual at a time and place is amazing.

[@d.g.n9392]

Great history and filming. I’ve been watching the Band of brothers this week. And the episode watched today was Bastogne, no supplies. Thank you for your channel and great content.

[@ROYNEPTUNE]

Jack Agnew comes out of WW2 with a Purple Heart and a couple of Bronze Stars. This is typical of the time. Nowadays these guys would have tons of decorations and medals galore. This fellow deserved more recognition but like others he was just glad to get out with his life.

[@camdodge9891]

JD thanks brilliant video and JD you Erik are a fantastic collab together I love it when you to team up and keep up the good work JD

[@Hangtough1944]

Without your Channel, WW2 TV and We Happy Few giving me inspiration for my channel it would not exist. Thank you so very much. Peace Hangtough1944

[@emilybazan1549]

That was very interesting. Thanks for the history lesson. The artifacts made it awesome

[@bramdewin8426]

Wow this was a great video, especially with the artifact! Truly awesome!

[@sharonthomas5357]

Great episode JD. You are right the artifacts really do make it more relatable. Love it, keep up the good work!

[@napalmIntheAM]

I truly appreciate your work JD every single video is always astonishing

[@jordytimmermans3029]

Thank you for another great video! I'm going to Normandy in May with my kids and show them how important these guys, hero's where back in that time. Love your episodes, keep going on!

[@ZWalk-Around]

History is a great teacher…and you, JD, are a great teacher of history!

[@Ash_P_]

What a great story. Thanks JD and Erik, for all you do.

[@rgerca1593]

The boys on the brickstacks! Awesome!

[@donaldhackler5242]

I really appreciate your videos and some were incredible help when I had the opportunity to visit Omaha Beach this last summer.

[@Danjones1330]

Thanks

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you!

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Jack Agnew may not have won WW2 single-handed but he certainly did more than his share!

[@viking2419]

Awesome. You guys let us see it all. Great info. Found a pic in one of my books with the med kits attached on the inside of a C-47 during Operation Varsity. I look at pics quite different because of your info about WW2.

[@mikemercer5808]

Thank you for more content from Bastogne. Awesome stuff!

[@irvinelawrence2733]

😮wow... I note the "jump stars" on his jump wings and the significance of him being credited with 3 combat jumps... Begs the question... Is there a difference between a supply jump and a combat jump or any such definition🤔 We know the Pathfinders leapt or leaped- let's stay with jumped- ahead of the main paras and set up similar beacons, for the DDay guys... Didn't realize they were deployed again... Another question...were Pathfinders also used in Operation Market Garden🤔 Nice to learn of some of these less known aspects of WW2... Good of you to spot some of the staged photography- reminds me of the 2nd flag raising on Iwo Jima in the Pacific theater(theatre)... The air support and supply drops for Bastogne, were grounded by that horrible wintery weather...so spotting the sno by the brick pile could be from previous snowfalls or subsequent snowfalls- because they certainly didn't fly in the snow or cloudy weather👍🏼 Thanks for the post... P.S. Hope the C47(Dakota) made it safely back and when it was checked, the replacement first aid kit was supplied😂

[@danferrell674]

Another great video you guys. This was great to watch while my wife was shopping. Made life more bearable!

[@jamesrodgers8559]

Very well presented again. Have you ever covered the Slapton sands disaster? Where I believe over 900 American servicemen lost there loves.

[@dbach1025]

There is a movie on Tubi called D-Day Assassins about the Filthy 13. Been meaning to watch, but hesitant due to quality of a lot of these recent, independent newer movies. Might have to check it out now. Notably, or not, Jack White from the White Stripes has a part in this according to IMDB. Great job guys. This was a huge mission that deserves more notoriety.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Weird that anything about Filthy 13 would be called “D-Day Assassins”.

[@dbach1025]

@@TheHistoryUnderground Well, it's Hollywierd...So..... Plus, they needed to make sure at least 3 people including me heard about it. Lol. So, more than likely sensationalized the "Thumbnail" or it is a complete work of fiction.

[@loladavinci1243]

Mere words cannot adequately express how much I love this channel!

[@Chiller11]

Great story. I was unaware of this action. I really found the story of the glider insertion of medical personnel into Bastogne to be a courageous act. This jump is right up there as well.

[@gmb858]

My uncle was 101st Airborne 506 Charlie Company- one of the "battered bastards of Bastogne." The Airborne had participated in Operation Market Garden and were headed back to Paris for R&R after 6 months of front line battle, including a trip back to London. They were still in their "summer clothes" without heavy winter gear or provisions. They were low on ammo, low on rations and low on energy. Ordered to divert to Bastogne, the winter storm locked them in from receiving air support. I asked him if they felt desperate. He replied, "no, we knew there were 4 million Allied on the ground in Europe and it was only a matter of holding out." He didn't go deep into the stories but said that guys were improvising in the defense of the town. He spent his 19th Christmas (he had lied to enlist) in Bastogne drinking a cold cup of soup and eating a wafer. He smoked his last cigarette that day until the skies cleared and the planes parachuted supplies to the town. He said he still remembered, 50 years later, how cold it was and remembered sleeping in 6 inches of snow in a foxhole.

[@Nyllsor]

Really intresting episode, intresting to learn about this pathfinder! Jack Agnew, rest in peace.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@brodie661114]

Read or listen to the book The Filthy 13 by Jake Mcniece, he's mentioned heavily as they were very good friends and fought all through the war together.

[@Nyllsor]

@@brodie661114 Thanks for the good tip! I will add that to the top of my to-read booklist :)

[@gwaratron]

This channel is so awesome!

[@andysmith5876]

JD mentioned that he thought that photo was a recreation because of the snow. And originally there was no snow. I was under the impression that it was very snowy there the whole time the 101st was there. Anyone know? Excellent series!

[@thomasbullock6416]

This is one of the best video so far 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@helenabiesma5560]

brilliant and so informative - and this is new to me

[@dankorolyk5917]

Great job again JD

[@trentonmiley4855]

Jake McNasty McNeese is one bad mofo and is exactly the type of people that the US military complex lets in and deals with when SHTF. His whole story is just great. The Fat Electrician does a very good video on him.

[@pauldouglas3084]

Really enjoyed the video mate can't wait for the next one 👍🔥

[@1psychofan]

Wow! What a bring back item! Very cool!

[@thenikonjones]

This is really cool. I had no idea that this happened! Thanks for sharing!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@probuilder4980]

is there a set of GPS coordinates JD? Keep up the great work - love it

[@davidk7324]

Thanks for this gentlemen. As always, I learned.

[@bobgrewe988]

Balls of steel, these heroes had. Amazing.

[@stephenarno2032]

Clarence C. Ware of the filthy thirteen lived a few blocks away from me he's the paratrooper in the iconic photo applying face paint to a buddy before Normandy..R.I.P Mr.Ware

[@zombieromero8015]

JD your hard work & passion for history is inspiring 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@hotrod1984s10]

All members of the "Greatest Generation" God bless them!

[@geoffthiessen646]

Thanks again you guys!

[@gaylewilliamson9183]

I'm ashamed to say I knew very little about the 13,but my grandsons 28and 22yeaes old told me the story about them and the mohawk haircuts.They love history as I do but when I was in school they didn't teach this .They should though.Thank you .👍❤️🇺🇸

[@johnagnew229]

I would still like Jacks parachute. If you’re not going to display it, I’d like to keep it in the family.

[@rwb_gary6355]

Thank you for these videos ♥️🍀

[@MrEaglesfan40]

Great video JD fantastic bit of WW2 history thank you

[@frankmarullo228]

Another good one JD. THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA....

[@Grumble_Jones_ASL]

Do we know what day Bastogne received its snow cover? I have not been able to determine at what point during the battle that the snow arrived. Just curious. Thanks!

[@1CUR5ED9]

Love all your videos but if i could reccommend a place, could you go to Dresden? Would love to see your input on that area as well.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Would love to visit there.

[@NDB469]

Awesome video

[@paulietrunzo4382]

What did they do after setting the beacon? Did they join the 101st? I’m sure they had no means of escape. Thanks!

[@xJamesLaughx]

Funny, I had just finished watching the Fat Electricians video about Jake McNeese and his group and now I got this one lol.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank You for your videos

[@KDERBY-hg3dj]

101 Pathfinder T-5 George Blain made 4 combat jumps. The 4th was Prum, Germany .

[@user-steve]

Great vid guys

[@justinweaver8107]

Hope all is well sir

[@MGB-learning]

Great video

[@williammatzek4660]

Interesting good to see one of your videos.

[@icypictures]

Is that building made from bricks from the pile!?! That would be cool.

[@4nthr4x]

Not gonna lie, the book about Jake McNiece, as told from his perspective: "The Filthy Thirteen: From the Dustbowl to Hitler's Eagle's Nest :The True Story of the101st Airborne's Most Legendary Squad of Combat Paratroopers" was my first and still most treasured book in my growing collection of war literature. Bought my own copy after getting one of a friend on loan. There's a whole lot of great stories, so let me pick one for you guys, about the pathfinder drop into Bastogne: He said he'd take black and orange smoke grenades on the jump. Black to signal he landed off target, and resupply planes need to find a different drop zone. Or orange to go ahead with the drop on his position. Understanding the perilous situation of the encircled troops, Quote: "...I did not have anything on me but orange smoke grenades. I did not take any black. I was going to look like an orange juice tank exploding. I thought twenty was better than ten under any circumstance when landing in the middle of 5 million Germans."

[@jimaustin9981]

The Fat Electrcian channel has a good piece explaining the "Filthy 13" and Jake McNeice, aka "McNasty". But it is not for young ears! Rated R for language.

[@kennethreese4659]

Another good video.

[@jetsons101]

That Medical Kit looks new, like the day it was assembled. Would love to see our country's leaders work together again to support and defend the constitution.

[@Ralphbo-u6l]

Not much chance of that with all the muck rakers in the media.

[@jetsons101]

Fake news and the globalist goal is to take down western countries and have one world government ruled by them@@Ralphbo-u6l

[@Hillbilly973]

Hey. Really like your presentation style and personality, but is there any danger, these days, of seeing anything not about the Americans in France?

[@mathewmiller8246]

Are all the bricks that where there used to build that church?

[@phillipgibbons386]

This is another, very cool video y’all put together. Through y’all’s efforts, we get to see parts of battlefields that otherwise we would never see. Thank you so much. 🫡

[@troplightn]

Just a thought, but was he maybe retrieving the beacon in the photo?

[@mr.tall-man1573]

Do you think he was doing maintenance or dismantling the beacon in the picture?

[@rons4297]

The Fat Electrician nailed this one.

[@jbl7092]

These videos should be shown in high school history classes. Sorry to hear about your troubles with KZbin censors. Apparently, the left hates truthful history. Keep up the good work!

[@LTKhuon]

Don’t forget about Facebook too

[@skunkstripe6074]

In my opinion, this is the best historical based channel on KZbin. Most of my political views are left leaning. Take your conspiracies and ignorant generalizations and piss off. Don’t want to see a great channel’s commentary reduced to a right wing jerk fest. Plenty of other channels for that.

[@jetsons101]

How was JD censored????

[@TylerTobin8675309]

It’s a sales pitch.

[@johnhadley7715]

There are few things as egregious as willful ignorance. People do live, do experience misery - and often have no one to champion them. Keep trying to educate the rest of us. After the EMT-experience which is sure, pure knowledge will once again reign.

[@only1dutchgirl]

Didn't Lewis Nixon have 3 stars on his jumpwings too... Normandy, Netherlands and Operation Varsity

[@briancooper2112]

Tough Bastards!

[@brandonpliskin2310]

I feel like the GMOH badge on erics hat should be bigger