Wounded On Board

[@talldude5841]

I just started seeing this podcast about 8 hours ago, and cannot stop. My late father was a WW 2 marine who fought on Iwo Jima among others and always admired him and now all these brave men. Great job.

[@markw4263]

This is an exceptional series of interviews.

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Thanks for the nice feedback. Much appreciated.

[@andrewvisser7972]

Yes. "Lest we forget them"

[@namcat53]

Always remembering thank the doctors and nurses who took care of these guys.

[@MrWahooknows]

How difficult it must be for him to remember his buddy Walt. God bless you, sir.

[@gunsaway1]

That was very hard for him. These guys were heroes. Everyone of them

[@JoeFootball55]

This was a bad ass generation. Much respect 🇺🇸

[@jroch41]

You see how difficult it is even now for him to talk about it. A heavy cross to bear.

[@keithc.5764]

Good man....great recount of what he lived thru....they ALL deserve a whole lot of medals and respect. Good vudeo...ty

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@budlawrence4847]

I’ve really enjoyed these interviews and all the stories. My uncle Wallace was a P-51 pilot near the end of the war and was shot down 3 times by flak and the French underground got him back to his base all 3 times. Those men and women where from a generation we could all use now. Just an unwavering team effort and no looking back just do your best. Bless you and thank you for keeping their true history alive and for us all to learn from.

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Thanks for watching.

[@grandadlovestheo2387]

I live near the USAF cemetery in Suffolk . Respect to all them young men that never made it back home 👍🇬🇧

[@dougstitt1652]

the saddness in his eyes at 14:00 hurts to see. glad you are here Mr. McFalone. thank you for your time

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Thanks for watching.

[@dougstitt1652]

@@raymondmcfalone26 the veterans of the world wars and all other engagements are our history more need to watch and learn about what makes this a free country . But sadly they are not taught enough about our history in this country . Again thank you .

[@peterforeman6085]

What strength of character. How he stopped himself from crying remembering his experiences?

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Even when I was editing this video, I was tearing up. Not just because of Bill's story but also because after we taped him he became a close friend. He was a wonderful person and very intelligent - a degree in economics from Harvard. He passed in 2015 at age 91 - wonderful wife, 7 children, 21 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren - all because a piece of shrapnel that tore through his shoulder kept him off a mission that surely would have killed him. His complete interview is in my playlist if you'd like to watch it - "MacVicar, William B-17 Co-Pilot". Thanks for watching.

[@2bigbufords]

Yes, and not for himself but for all the other wounded airmen. God bless this man.

[@timgelder4263]

@@raymondmcfalone26 I am so envious that you knew this hero

[@MrThebirddog]

That was a wonderful interview. What a man.

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Thanks for watching.

[@jameswebb4593]

All of these stories are about the USAAF , well here is a true experience told to me by an ex RAF Lancaster pilot. Returning from a night bombing mission , attacked and set on fire by a nightfighter on the French side of the English Channel . With flames in the cockpit he managed to ditch the aircraft , and all except himself got into the dinghy. I asked him at this point as to why he stayed in the water . The rear gunner had his arm practically severed by a cannon shell and the dinghy was full of the gunners blood. and he hated the sight of blood. Eventually rescued by the RAF Air Sea Rescue launch my pilot friend was Ambulanced to East Grinstead Burns unit. He was there for a considerable time having skin grafts on the back of his legs and buttocks. Being somewhat squeamish he initially found the gruesome sights of badly burned men hard to stomach. Eventually he returned to his squadron and ended the war as a Wing Commander DFC .

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Thank you for sharing this amazing story. And thanks for watching.

[@andyfredericks6205]

My mum was a young nurse (Civil Nursing Reserve) at East Grinstead during the war. She told us they'd take the guys to the pub to make them feel like normal people again despite their disfiguring injuries and what they'd been through.Who knows,maybe she met that gentleman too?

[@jameswebb4593]

@@andyfredericks6205 As he confessed to being squeamish , your mum may recall something he told me. One morning in bed in the ward he asked the nurse for his breakfast . She told him that the Doctor had said he must now eat in the main mess . Not eating in there , then go hungry. He said there were some gruesome sights , men using cutlery with only bones for fingers. But you soon get used to it . A part of war people would rather not see .

[@brownspot9]

To all the family members of this awesome hero, I would like to say; “y’all are so very blessed to have had spent time with William.” Plz feel free to DM me with brief memories. William reminds my of my father who fought in the Pacific Theater. Dad was my hero up until the day he passed. Thank you, and God Speed 🇺🇸

[@raymondmcfalone26]

If you would like to watch Bill's entire interview, here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2nJdKl_fbGabsU

[@mnpd3]

Only the dead have seen the end of war - Plato

[@ddtrahan]

Raymond I don’t know you but I just started watching your interviews. What you have is priceless! I truly believe you should write a book on WW2. You have more data than the History Channel. You have interviewed more WW2 veterans than anyone. Next to being in WW2, you have more knowledge & data documented than anyone. Everyone in the world should have access to this - even the one’s with no electricity - ie book! The world was in a crunch 75+ years ago and had to come together as one to live free. Thank you again for documenting history - I hope you prosper and have everything you ever wanted!

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Thank you very much and thanks for watching.

[@pup1008]

Good to see these guys looking so relatively young & in such good shape! May they all live to 300 they have so many stories to tell. Thank you for your help in both Great Wars America from the UK!

[@johnf8064]

Thank you, my father was a.t.c. WW2. Started out in the r.c.a.f., inducted army air corps in April 42, rank of first lieutenant. Full captain upon discharge. Never had a chance to speak to him, as he was killed in a c_46 crash in 64, at the end of the Congo Crisis.

[@burtthebeast4239]

Thank you Sir, God bless you ALL 🙏

[@gregorybathurst4326]

Liking the music thats used for the introduction nice choice .

[@richceglinski7543]

The kind act of his pilot Walt placing the extra blankets on him seems symbolic as if giving him extra protection in the days ahead.

[@georgebethos7890]

Great channel Raymond. Subscribed!!

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Thanks for watching and thanks for subscribing.

[@mickymantle3233]

God Bless & keep you all.

[@gerrygrzywinskl6135]

Men of honor

[@JohnDoe-tw8es]

Pretty emotional, got me in tears.

[@raymondmcfalone26]

I was tearing up when I was editing the tape. Bill was such a decent man with a compelling story. Thanks for watching.

[@JohnDoe-tw8es]

@@raymondmcfalone26 Enjoy all those interviews. Makes me thankful we live in a peaceful time right now. Speaking as a Canadian. Thanks for everything.

[@jeffsmith2022]

God Bless...

[@wattage2007]

Humble and unspeakably brave man. Tortuous to see the grief he's going through here with significant survivor's guilt although I'm sure with his survival, he made the world a better place.

[@abelincoln95]

Is there any account(s) of where the flak shrapnel went when it fell back to earth?? Surely it was peppering the houses & people on the ground.

[@scottcoffey5464]

Its not the shrapnel that you have to worry about as the terminal velocity of the metal isn't fatal. But you do have to worry about a flak shell not exploding in the air as it is intended and then returning back to the ground. Most likely it doesn't explode on impact but lays buried in the ground and presents a long term risk. If someone finds the unexploded shell, Bomb Disposal is called for safe removal.

[@tlt3921]

Great guy...a good look back.

[@cabininthewoods7326]

The 390th took a lot hurting on 11/30/44. Wonder who that navigater was on lead plane that overshot target leading to fly into horrible flack. Maybe that day might not have been nearly as bad.

[@samiam261]

incredible

[@luisortizgervasi3820]

How old was he when he was interviewed? And when the interview was made? It's an amazing account, very moving...

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Bill was in his late 70's when we interviewed him in 2005. You can watch his complete interview at the following link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2nJdKl_fbGabsU

[@luisortizgervasi3820]

@@raymondmcfalone26 Thanks, Raymond. He couldn't be more than 18 years old when all that happened (assuming it was 1944)

[@charlieabercrombie8933]

Dad in the navy {Mine Sweeper} and Uncle in SW Pacific {Combat Enginner}.......GO TEAM U.S.A.

[@johna1160]

ATTENTION WANNABE INTERVIEWERS!!! This is how you do it.

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Thank you for the compliment. I always felt a good interviewer is someone who stays out of the way.

[@adrienneahern181]

My uncle was in the army air in ww2. He was shot down over Holland in 44 He was captured by the Germans and spent the rest of war as a pow. He was liberated in 45 by Patton

[@peterbrown6224]

Just look at this man. He's cut from a different cloth.

[@jamesmcgee1311]

Visit the 390th bomb group museum, at the Pima AIR and Space Museum, in Tucson AZ. It is well Worth The trip[.

[@charlieabercrombie8933]

Buddies........Hard,....This Is What Makes Us Human,...Like The Marine that jumped on the Grenade,........HE {Jesus} IS IN US,....Those of us that are normal, of course

[@ThePbird1]

The mortality of the air corps was more than ten times that of the infantry.