Pearl Harbor Veteran

Robert Greenleaf is Westfield’s only living survivor of the December 7th 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Greenleaf was just 19 years old when the attack happened, and he shares his memories of that...

World War II Pilot Bill Purple

Bill Purple of Petersham, MA was recently honored by the French Legion of Honor for his service in World War Two. Purple, who is 89, was a B-17 pilot during the War. Recognizing Bill’s acts of valor, France named him a chevalier or knight of the French Legion of...

Holocaust Museum

A local antique collector and appraiser is delving into his vast collection of World War II memorabilia to open a Holocaust museum. Darrell English of North Adams has opened his 650-square-foot space at 45 Eagle St in North Adams. He is displaying as many as 400...

Operation Castle

Operation Castle was a series of six hydrogen bomb tests by the United States in the Marshall Islands during the 1950s. It was declassified in the 1990s, and Holland, MA resident and U.S. Army veteran Ronald Benoit details his eyewitness account as an MP serving there...

Pearl Harbor Survivor

Robert Greenleaf is Westfield’s only living survivor of the  December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. A veteran of the US Navy, Greenleaf was just 19 years old when the attack happened.  He shared his memories of the event with producer Dave Fraser.    ...

WWII Veterans

Local World War II veterans Larry Batley, Lionel Brindamour and Bob Tyler will discuss their experiences in the military during the Second World War along with Elise Forbes Tripp, author of “American Veterans on War: Personal Stories from WWII to...