On this episode of Our American Stories being in the Army Air Corps in WWII was dangerous but necessary work and Steve Snyder's father Howard faced the full consequences of that when his plane the Susan Ruth was shot down over Belgium Steve tells the story of his survival behind enemy lines Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories flying for the United States in WWII was dangerous work and the numbers show for it In the Eighth Air Force alone men paid the ultimate sacrifice one half of the casualties in the entire U S Army Air Force It was only by sheer grit and a little bit of luck that Steve Snyder's father Howard managed to return from Europe alive as he and his crew had been shot down over Belgium Here's Steve to tell the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Emerich Juettner tells us how he was an upstanding citizen for most of his life Here is the story of how the choice to choose three then-minor league hockey players to play the Hanson Brothers in Slap Shot starring Paul Newman was made Steve Snyder tells us how his father Howard managed to return from Europe alive during WWII after he and his crew had been shot down over Belgium Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - The Best Worst Counterfeiter in American History - The Story Behind One [... more]