Uncle Chuck Goes To War

Uncle Chuck Goes To War
http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/
An American veteran of WWII talks about his experiences in the U.S. Army Air Corps (U.S. Air Force).
Charles Elbert Harris served as an airplane mechanic during the second world war in Europe, Africa, and western Asia.
These recordings are of MSGT Harris recalling his war days. If you enjoy these recordings, please considering contributing to help offset costs.

***NOTICE: There is occaisional occurences of words which may be considered racially insensitive. Otherwise, language is rated G. Subject matter is generally G or PG.

***STATUS: This podcast project is progressing in several steps. 1) Digitize and upload the recordings. 2) Properly describe and tag each episode.
3) Create a dynamic feed of the show. Once all episodes are digitized, that will be it. What I plan on doing is to build an online application
that will build a custom rss page just for you. It will be designed to send you previously-loaded episodes in order at a schedule of your choosing
(daily, weekly, monthly, etc).

***HELP WANTED: If you would like to help in the publication of this podcast by writing down episode main points and key words, please email me at brian.berlin@gmail.com

Uncle Chuck Goes To War - Episode 12 - The Army2008/06/13
An American veteran of WWII talks about his experiences in the U.S. Army Air Corps (U.S. Air Force).
Uncle Chuck Goes To War - Episode 11 - The Army2008/06/13
An American veteran of WWII talks about his experiences in the U.S. Army Air Corps (U.S. Air Force).
Uncle Chuck Goes To War - Episode 10 - The Army2008/06/13
An American veteran of WWII talks about his experiences in the U.S. Army Air Corps (U.S. Air Force).
Uncle Chuck Goes To War - Episode 9 - The Army2008/06/13
The conjugal flight cont'd. Steam train. Sonny's Circus. The cocky drill instructor. Airplane mechanic school. The war done started.
If you wasn't working, you was playing volleyball. Pvt Hogan. Quarantined. "A Girl's Thoughts On War" by Rita Hogan. England. Flying at night.
Travelling in England -- a penny a mile. The Hobbs family of Canterbury.
Uncle Chuck Goes To War - Episode 8 - The Army2008/06/13
Service record recap. Air Force Reserves. Combat crew. Getting lost in bad seather. Nurse Willa Harris. Arguing captains.
Landing gear up. Dead silence. CDN flying sergeants. Boxed in a mountain valley. Co-pilot loses his nerves. Mile high club.
Uncle Chuck Goes To War - Episode 7 - The Army2008/06/13
Playing it right down the line. Small differences at home. Reassignment. Lavida Turner. One way street in New Orleans. Furlow in Miami. San Marcos, Texas.
Demobilization. Point system. Clearing accounts. Four new tires. Dicharged July 4, 1945. Recap: service summary, promotions, and awards.
Uncle Chuck Goes To War - Episode 6 - The Army2008/06/13
Zig-zagging straight to Boston Harbor. Prayinf before missions. Pulling in static lines. Back in the states. Two thousand Second Lieutenants. Home on furlow.
Uncle Chuck Goes To War - Episode 5 - The Army2008/06/11
1944: The outfit moves to Rome. The missing airplane. The glider. France. The Air Rescue Outfit. Yugoslavia. Athens. Going home. U.S.S. Westpoint (again).
Uncle Chuck Goes To War - Episode 5B - Variable Speed Control2008/06/11
Uncle Chuck talks about his Variable Speed Control (VSC) on his tape player. Plays demonstration tape. This segment was originally part of Episode 5.
Uncle Chuck Goes To War - Episode 4 - The Army2008/06/10
Gliders and goalposts.
Uncle Chuck Goes To War - Episode 3 - The Army2008/06/10
The penny. The fat French prostitute.
Uncle Chuck Goes To War - Episode 2 - The Army2008/06/10
13 days on HMS Darbyshire in 1942. Africa from Oran to Tunis. Cold mutton stew. Hitching a ride. Paratrooper and glider training.
Bunking, mess, and post organization. The motorcycle. Chickens and eggs. Camels and donkeys. Wasps in the ammo box. Haggling. Yvette.
Uncle Chuck Goes To War - Episode 1 - The Army2008/06/10
There's going to be a war on. Registration day October 16, 1940. The Rock Island Line.
KP duty. Marching. Airplane mechanic school. Sick call and castor oil. USS West Point (ex SS America). Crossing the Atlantic. Rosie O'Day. A pair of limey bicycles.
Tea and tarts with the Hobbs family of Canterbury. The famous London bridge?