http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/ en-us Copyright © 2008 Brian Douglas Berlin 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 brian.berlin@gmail.com (Brian Douglas Berlin) brian.berlin@gmail.com (Brian Douglas Berlin) no A U.S. WWII veteran talks about life in the U.S. Army. An American veteran of WWII talks about his experiences in the U.S. Army Air Corps (U.S. Air Force). Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin wwii, history, army air corps, air force Uncle Chuck Goes To War brian.berlin@gmail.com 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). Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:47:00 CST http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/Charles%20E%20Harris%20-%2012%20-%20Army.mp3 wwii, history, army, army air corps, air force Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin 0:46:30 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). Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:46:00 CST http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/Charles%20E%20Harris%20-%2011%20-%20Army.mp3 wwii, history, army, army air corps, air force Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin 0:46:31 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). Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:45:00 CST http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/Charles%20E%20Harris%20-%2010%20-%20Army.mp3 wwii, history, army, army air corps, air force Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin 0:46:23 http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/ 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. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:46:22 CST http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/Charles%20E%20Harris%20-%2009%20-%20Army.mp3 wwii, history, army, army air corps, air force Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin 0:39:44 http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/ 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. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:46:36 CST http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/Charles%20E%20Harris%20-%2008%20-%20Army.mp3 wwii, history, army, army air corps, air force reserves, tunis, sicily, dijon, tunisia, opera, mile high club, flying, war. Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin 0:39:44 http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/ 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. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:46:20 CST http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/Charles%20E%20Harris%20-%2007%20-%20Army.mp3 wwii, history, army, army air corps, air force, nola, miami, florida, san marcos, texas, flight chief, navigator, school, training Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin 0:39:44 http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/ Zig-zagging straight to Boston Harbor. Prayinf before missions. Pulling in static lines. Back in the states. Two thousand Second Lieutenants. Home on furlow. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:41:00 CST http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/Charles%20E%20Harris%20-%2006%20-%20Army.mp3 wwii, history, army, army air corps, air force, paratroopers, static lines, furlow, united states, uss west point, praying, spirituality, warfare, combat Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin 0:46:40 http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/ 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). Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:15:00 CST http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/Charles%20E%20Harris%20-%2005%20-%20Army.mp3 wwii, history, army air corps, air force, Rome, Italy, France, La Man,s Air Rescue, Yugoslavia, Athens, USS Westpoint, 1944 Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin 0:39:44 http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/ Uncle Chuck talks about his Variable Speed Control (VSC) on his tape player. Plays demonstration tape. This segment was originally part of Episode 5. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:00:00 CST http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/Charles%20E%20Harris%20-%2005%20-%20Explaination%20of%20Variable%20Speed%20Control.mp3 Variable Speed Control, cassette player, recording, playback, speed learning Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin 0:06:58 http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/ Gliders and goalposts. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:30:00 GMT http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/Charles%20E%20Harris%20-%2004%20-%20Army.mp3 wwii, history, army, army air corps, air force Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin 00:46:38 http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/ The penny. The fat French prostitute. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:00:00 GMT http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/Charles%20E%20Harris%20-%2003%20-%20Army.mp3 wwii, history, army, army air corps, air force Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin 0:46:31 http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/ 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. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:30:00 GMT http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/Charles%20E%20Harris%20-%2002%20-%20Army.mp3 wwii, history, army, army air corps, air force, shelter, desert, eisenhower, egypt, gliders, paratroopers, casbah, orchard, black market, algiers, bleta, algeria, ddt, arabs, camel cigs, french jew, casablanca, airplane, africa Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin 00:46:25 http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/ 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? Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.brianberlin.net/uncle_chuck/Charles%20E%20Harris%20-%2001%20-%20Army.mp3 wwii, history, army, army air corps, air force, draft board, basic training, military, rock island, deployment, overseas Charles Elbert Harris / Brian Douglas Berlin 0:46:29