Arlin White, machine gunner for the U.S. Army 97th Infantry Division, recalls the Allied advance into Germany, taking enemy prisoners, and what it means to lose friends in combat.

Note: Due to a shortage of personal photographs, the archival depictions of Arlin White in this episode are representations only, and not actual photographs of Mr. White. As Memoirs of WWII, we always do our utmost to accurately depict the veterans and their stories, both out of respect towards the veterans and our desire to preserve the truth. Some veterans have a large collection of personal photographs, while others have very few. In this case, Arlin’s personal World War II photographs were misplaced over time and were unable to be located for use in this documentary.

Memoirs of WWII Website: http://bit.ly/2w60kGM
Patreon: http://bit.ly/2HIebIN
Instagram: http://bit.ly/2FBGBhv
Facebook: http://bit.ly/2w5Lhgf
Twitter: http://bit.ly/2jlcp1A

Written and Directed by Joshua Scott
Filmed by Christian McLean
Edited by Christian McLean and Joshua Scott
Post audio by Lane Tarr

Special Thanks to Chris Lazor

Archive Footage Sources:
https://www.archives.gov/
https://www.archive.org/
Department of Defense
National Archives and Records Administration

Archive Photograph Sources:
National Archives and Records Administration
Auckland Museum
Imperial War Museums
schaerfsystem
Simon Q from United Kingdom
Austrian National Library
U.S. Army
Department of Defense
Saracen Exports

"Keep the HomeFires Burning ('Till the Boys Come Home)" composed by Ivor Novello and Lena Guilbert Ford 1915, performed by John McCormack.
Acquired from publicdomainreview.org

“Taps” composed by General Daniel Butterfield

Musical Score Source:
https://artlist.io/
Artlist Songs and Composers:
“Choice” by Borrtex
“Drifting Deeper” by Roland Bingaman
“Empty Room” by Max Herve
“The Depths” by Ben Winwood