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Our WWII Dad shares the true story of PFC Louis Cangilla, told by Emmy® winner Chris Cangilla and his brother Ken. Follow his journey from Pittsburgh to Europe, through Aachen and the Battle of the Bulge.
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Before We Knew the Whole Story | Our WWII Dad on The American Veteran Show (opens the original)
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Before they knew the whole story, they were already searching for answers. In August 2023, Chris Cangilla, his brother Ken, and their mother Pat joined host Steffan Tubbs on The American Veteran Show to talk about Our WWII Dad and their journey to uncover the World War II story of their father, Army PFC Louis T. Cangilla. At the time, Our WWII Dad was still relatively new—and so was their understanding of their father's wartime story. Listening to this conversation today is especially meaningful
Why Our WWII Fathers Never Told Their Stories | Howard Mansfield (opens the original)
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Why did so many World War II veterans come home and rarely talk about what they experienced? In Episode 16 of Our WWII Dad, author Howard Mansfield joins Chris and Ken Cangilla to explore that silence through the remarkable story of his father, Pincus Mansfield, a WWII veteran whose wartime experiences remained largely unknown to his family for decades. Howard grew up knowing his father had served during World War II—but, like so many sons and daughters of the Greatest Generation, he knew very l
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