Best Happy Few 506 Podcasts (2025)

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Welcome back Gavin Mortimer who talks LRDG 1:06:09

3d ago1:06:09

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Send us a text We welcome back author Gavin Mortimer, who on this episode goes into more detail about the Long Range Desert Group with us, about its formation, notable troops and their role in World War 2. We may need to invite him back as there was so much more to talk about. Support the show

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Author - Gavin Mortimer (2 SAS: Bill Stirling and the Forgotten Special Forces Unit) 1:14:47

24d ago1:14:47

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Send us a text Joining us this week is author of countless books on the SAS in World War 2 Gavin Mortimer as they explore the history of the Unit, its characters and what made them so special. An hour just wasn't enough time!! Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Andrew Dalton - Ken Burns Gettysburg Film Festival 57:18

1M ago57:18

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Send us a text Joining us this week is Andrew Dalton from the Ken Burns Gettysburg Film Festival, who gives us a brief history of Gettysburg and talks to us about this years Ken Burns Gettysburg Film Festival and how Ken Burns became involved and what will be happening at this years festival. Please visit the website using the link below for more i…

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Andrew Biggio - Author of The Rifle 50:49

1M ago50:49

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Send us a text Joining us this weeks podcast, we welcome back friend of We Happy Few 506, US Marine Corps veteran and the author of The Rifle and The Rifle 2, talks to us about the difference in his approach between the first Rifle book and the second, as well as the upcoming event in Boston and the Wounded Vet Run, and its purpose and why its impo…

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Elliot James Langridge (Life In Film Podcast) 1:31:39

2M ago1:31:39

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Send us a text Great show this week, joining us this week is actor and podcaster Elliot James Langridge of the Life In Film Pod, and they talk all things but this episode has a bit of back and forth with questions going both ways. Please go follow the Life In Film Pod, a fantastic podcast and you won't be disappointed. Support the show…

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Catch up with Matt and Doug 56:08

2M ago56:08

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Send us a text In this weeks episode, catch up with Matt and Doug. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Band of Brothers Director - Mikael Salomon 59:09

3M ago59:09

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Send us a text Joining us this week is Band of Brothers director Michael Salomon who reunites with Matt and Doug after nearly 25 years and talks about his new life in Denmark and how he got started with directing and how Steven Spielberg didn't want slow motion in Band of Brothers until he saw.....the shot!...... Support the show…

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Tony Rushmer talks about the real Reg Seekings 1:01:14

3M ago1:01:14

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Send us a text Joining us this week is author of SAS Duty before Glory, which talks about the real Reg Seekings during WW2, who is heavily featured in SAS Rogue Heroes, and they talk about his war time history and other aspects of his life that may be a little different from what we have seen on the television series. Join us on Patreon for tour di…

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Battlefield Tour After Action Report With Reg Jans 57:31

4M ago57:31

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Send us a text This weeks episode, we wanted to catch up with the brilliant tour guide Reg Jans. For those of you who have been on our tours, Reg has been our guide for several of them for very good reasons, and the last tour was nothing short of incredible because of him. We talk to him about how the memorial came to fruition and what background w…

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Catch up with Matt and Doug 57:51

4M ago57:51

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Send us a text Catch up with Matt and Doug this week, our first catch up Podcast in a while and the boys chat all sorts! Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Band of Brothers - Rick Warden (Lt Harry Welsh) 1:13:08

5M ago1:13:08

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Send us a text Joining Matt and Doug this week is actor Rick Warden, who portrays Lt Harry Welsh in HBO's Band of Brothers. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Masters of the Air and Gladiator 2 actor - Alfie Tempest 44:25

5M ago44:25

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Send us a text Joining us this week is Masters of the Air and Gladiator 2 actor Alfie Tempest, who talks about how he got the role on Masters of the Air and working with Ridley Scott on Gladiator 2. We also hear from Matt Mabe, who talks about Sam Hurry, who Alfie portrayed on screen in Masters of the Air. Support the show…

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Battle of the Bulge 80th Anniversary with Ben Mayne and special guest Robin Laing 1:28:02

6M ago1:28:02

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Send us a text Join the boys as we are once more joined by Historian Ben Mayne who talk about all things 80th anniversary with the Battle of the Bulge and we are also joined by Special Guest, actor Robin Laing. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Masters of the Air - Nathen Solly (Lt Hoerr) 52:11

6M ago52:11

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Send us a text Joining us this week is actor Nathen Solly, who portrayed Lt Hoerr in AppleTVs Masters of the Air. Listen in and hear about his time on the show and how he only needed one audition to get his part on the epic production. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Rogue Heroes - Bobby Schofield 1:02:37

6M ago1:02:37

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Send us a text This week we have branched out into Rogue Heroes and joining Matt this week is actor Bobby Schofield, who plays Dave Kershaw in BBC Rogue Heroes. Bobby has appeared in productions such as The Covenant and Time, along with some other fantastic shows and movies. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Historian Ben Mayne 58:44

6M ago58:44

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Send us a text In this weeks episode, we have historian Ben Mayne join us to chat about how this year has been with battlefield touring and the 80th anniversaries, and what does the future and WW2 look like. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Rebecca Crosby Hutchinson, daughter of Harry Crosby 1:00:28

7M ago1:00:28

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Send us a text Joining us for this episode is Rebecca Hutchinson Crosby, the daughter of Harry Crosby, 100th Bomb Group, author of A Wing and a Prayer, which was used as part of the story for Masters of the Air, and joining us again is Matt Mabe from the 100th Bomb Group Foundation. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Chris Mowery from Vlogging Through History 58:28

7M ago58:28

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Send us a text Joining Matt this week as Doug got stuck at the dentist is Chris Mowery from Vlogging Through History, where him and Matt talk all things World War One. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Masters of the Air - Chris Lakewood (Col. Jefferies) 1:00:10

8M ago1:00:10

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Send us a text Joining the boys this week is Masters of the Air actor and dialect coach, Chris Lakewood, along with Matt Mabe from the 100th Bomb Group Foundation to give us some background history on th real life Col Thomas Jefferies. Patreon Please subscribe to us at www.Pateron.com/wehappyfew506 YouTube Please subscribe to us at www.YouTube.com/…

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Herbal Medicine with Sarah Richards 1:02:19

8M ago1:02:19

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Send us a text Joining us this week, something a little different, is Sarah Richards, who talks to Matt and Doug about its history and usage over the years. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Catch up with Matt and Doug in September 55:00

9M ago55:00

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Send us a text In this weeks episode, we take a little break from having a guest and the boys catch up on a few things with Matt being back in the UK and the upcoming and our first 8th Air Force Tour. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Patreon Exclusive Podcast Preview with Michael Cudlitz 5:29

9M ago5:29

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Send us a text Patreon Exclusive Podcast Preview with Michael Cudlitz Joining us for our 100th Podcast episode, which has seen us have a lot of change and development and to celebrate us reaching 100 episodes is Band of Brothers and Walking Dead (and many more) actor Michael Cudlitz. Michael talks to us about so many things, from his early work on …

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WW2 American Experience - Adam Buck 1:12:15

10M ago1:12:15

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Send us a text Matt and Doug have a much needed but quick catch up before WW2 American Experience curator Adam Buck joins them to talk about his museum and carrying on his fathers legacy with his work. Please support his museum by following the museums page on Facebook and Instagram - @ww2americanexperience. Support the show…

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Masters of the Air - George Webster (Lt Glenn Dye 1:05:16

10M ago1:05:16

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Send us a text Joining the boys this week is actor and comedian George Webster, who portrayed Lt Glenn Dye in Masters of the Air. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Composer Blake Neely (Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Masters of the Air and many more!) 46:30

10M ago46:30

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Send us a text Joining us this week is composer Blake Neely. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Band of Brothers - Alex Sabga-Brady (Cpl Francis Mellett) 43:24

11M ago43:24

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Send us a text In this weeks episode, we catch up Alex Sabga, who portrayed Cpl Francis Mellet in Band of Brothers to talk about his work with Currahee to Normandy, which documents several Band of Brothers actors going through jump training at Camp Toccoa and jumping into Normandy for the 80th Anniversary. A wonderful cause and please check out the…

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Masters of the Air - Jonas Moore (Frank Murphy) 53:01

11M ago53:01

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Send us a text Band of Brothers meets Masters of the Air. This week, Matt and Doug are joined by actor Jonas Moore, who portrayed Frank Murphy in AppleTV 'Masters of the Air'. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Patreon Exclusive Preview - Masters of the Air - Sawyer Spielberg (Roy Claytor) 10:36

11M ago10:36

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Send us a text Patreon Exclusive Preview Joining us this week is actor Sawyer Spielberg, who portrayed Roy Claytor, pilot of Alice From Dallas in AppleTVs 'Masters of the Air'. Sawyer talks to us about his move into acting and getting the role of Claytor. To listen to the rest of this podcast as well as a host of other benefits, including up to 15%…

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Forrest Gump - Michael Conner Humphreys (Young Forrest Gump) 59:06

12M ago59:06

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Send us a text Joining us this week is actor Michael Conner Humphryes, who portrayed a young Forrest Gump in the Oscar winning film of the same name. Michael talks about how he got his role and how it impacted his life over the years and his time in the Army. For early access to our podcasts, special events and battlefield tour discounts, subscribe…

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Masters of the Air - Dean Ridge (Richard Snyder) 1:03:02

12M ago1:03:02

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Send us a text Joining the boys this week is actor Dean Ridge, who played Lt Snyder in AppleTVs ‘Masters of the Air’. #wehappyfew506 #mastersoftheair #100thbombgroup #actor #stuntman #podcast #b17 #flyingfortress Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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YouTuber, Historian and Author - Jared Frederick 52:48

1y ago52:48

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Send us a text Joining Matt today is author and historian and host of YouTube channel @ReelHistory is Jared Frederick. He talks about his new book 'Into The Cold Blue', but they also talk about how his journey started in becoming a historian and his book about Easy Company's Ronald Speirs and the book he co-wrote with Erik Dorr. Support the show…

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Masters of the Air - Kai Alexander (William Quinn) 57:55

1y ago57:55

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Send us a text Joining the boys this week, along with historian Matt Mabe of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation, is actor Kai Alexander, who played Sgt Quinn in AppleTV's Masters of the Air. Listen in as they start off chatting about Kai's time working on Disney Plus 'Pistols' before jumping into Masters of the Air. Support the show…

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Masters of the Air - Jonathan Halliwell (Sgt William DeBlassio) 1:00:15

1y ago1:00:15

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Send us a text Band of Brothers continues to meet Masters of the Air In this episode, Matt and Doug are joined by actor Jonathan Halliwell who portrayed Sgt William DeBlassio in AppleTVs 'Masters of the Air'. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Masters of the Air - Ian Dunnett Jnr (Lt Ronald Bailey) 53:38

1y ago53:38

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Send us a text Band of Brothers meets Masters of the Air In this weeks episode, joining Matt and Doug is actor Ian Dunnett Jnr, who played Lt Ronald Bailey in AppleTVs 'Masters of the Air'. Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Masters of the Air - Ben Song (Maj Ben Spong) 52:08

1y ago52:08

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Send us a text Band of Brothers meets Masters of the Air continues... Joining Matt and Doug in this episode is actor Ben Spong, who portrayed Major 'Ollie' Turner in Masters of the Air. Ben has an incredible perspective of being a featured actor, supporting artist (extra) and body double, all in one show. #wehappyfew506 #bandofbrothers #mastersofth…

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Masters of the Air - Louis Greatorex (Lt 'Bubbles' Payne) 58:47

1y ago58:47

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Send us a text Joining Matt and Doug in todays episode is actor Louis Greatorex who portrayed Lt 'Bubbles' Payne in Masters of the Air. Tune in as we hear about Louis experience on the set of AppleTVs Masters of the Air. #wehappyfew506 #bandofbrothers #mastersoftheair #appletv Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Masters of the Air - Riley Neldam 1:08:47

1y ago1:08:47

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Send us a text Joining the boys is actor Riley Neldam, who played Sgt Michael Boccuzzi in AppleTVs hit TV show 'Masters of the Air from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. For more content from We Happy Few 506 follow us on the links below. Website and online shop - http://www.wehappyfew506.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wehappyfew506/ Faceb…

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Masters of the Air - Adam Long 58:39

1y ago58:39

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Send us a text Band of Brothers meets Masters of the Air continues... Joining the boys this week is actor Adam Long, who portrayed Captain Benny DeMarco in the smash hit show Masters of the Air, that is currently streaming on AppleTV, as well as Dunkirk, Happy Valley and many more! Support the showBy We Happy Few 506

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Laird MacIntosh (Band of Brothers and Masters of the Air) 1:00:45

1y ago1:00:45

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Send us a text Joining us this week is Laird MacIntosh, who was a Military Advisor on Band of Brothers and Masters of the Air. Laird is an accomplished actor but during this podcast, we hear him catch up with Matt and Doug they talk about his time on Band of Brothers and also working on AppleTVs Master of the Air. Support the show…

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Josh Bolt from Masters of the Air and Catch 22 1:03:03

1y ago1:03:03

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Send us a text Band of Brothers meets Masters of the Air (and Catch 22) Joining us this week is actor Josh Bolt, who played Lt Pappy Lewis in AppleTv Masters of the Air as well as Dunbar in Catch 22, which was directed by George Clooney. Josh talks to us about his time on Catch 22 and filming in Italy and the bond they created as well as his time o…

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John Clark of the 100th Bomb Group 59:21

1+ y ago59:21

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Send us a text Joining Matt and Doug this week is veteran of the 100th Bomb Group, John Clark, who joined the Bloody Hundredth in 1944. John talks to us about where he was when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour, where he did his training and travelling across from the U.S to the UK and landing in Valley, Wales. As John spoke to us about being on …

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Masters of the Air's Bailey Brook 49:33

1+ y ago49:33

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Send us a text Joining us for these weeks episode is a special one for us, hot on the tail of the latest episode release of Masters of the Air, is Bailey Brook, who played Sgt Charles Bailey, who we see as part of an escape and evasion story line in episode 4. Support the show

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Catch up with Matt and Doug 43:36

1+ y ago43:36

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Send us a text In this weeks episode we catch up with Matt and Doug, where Matt is now recording from the States and they talk about how life is for him settling back there and also our latest tour to Bastogne and......and a spoiler for what our next tour focus will be! For more content from We Happy Few 506 follow us on the links below. Website an…

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Henry Nixon From The Pacific 1:03:27

1+ y ago1:03:27

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Send us a text In this weeks episode, Matt is joined by Henry Nixon who portrayed Lt Hugh Corrigan in HBO's The Pacific, they chat sport, being an actor in Australia, the upcoming 3rd Segment of the Hanks / Spielberg Trilogy with Masters of the Air released soon after we air this episode. Henry also talks to us about how he got the role on The Paci…

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Rene Moreno who played Joseph Ramirez in Band of Brothers 53:48

1+ y ago53:48

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Send us a text Joining us this week is Band of Brothers actor Rene Moreno, who portrayed Joseph Ramirez in the show. Rene talks to us about how he got into acting and how he ended up on Band of Brothers and beyond. Incredible guy, that both Matt and Doug haven't seen in over 20 years! Support the show…

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Seth from SNAFU Podcast 1:08:44

1+ y ago1:08:44

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Send us a text Joining Matt and Doug this week is Seth from the SNAFU Podcast, who chat about the upcoming Apple TV Masters of the Air show, what inspired Seth into starting his podcast and Seth turns the tables on Matt and Doug by asking them questions about their time on Band of Brothers! For more content from We Happy Few 506 follow us on the li…

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Catch Up With Matt and Doug 47:38

1+ y ago47:38

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Send us a text Catch up with Matt and Doug as we start 2024! For more content from We Happy Few 506 follow us on the links below. Website and online shop - http://www.wehappyfew506.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wehappyfew506/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WeHappyFew506 Subscribe and support us and gain access to exclusive content …

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Patreon Exclusive Podcast (Preview) World War Two Veteran James Lee Hutchinson of the 490th Bomb Group 5:10

1+ y ago5:10

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Send us a text Preview of our Latest Patreon Exclusive Podcast We are incredibly honoured to interview another World War Two veteran, James Lee Hutchinson, who flew on B-17s as a Radio Operator with the 490th Bomb Group. James has written a number of books about his own time in the War but also capturing the stories of his comrades. These are avail…

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World War 2 Veteran Joe Parish of the 8th Air Force 52:56

1+ y ago52:56

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Send us a text This weeks episode is pretty special, we have joining us a World War 2 veteran and B-17 Top Turret gunner, Joe Parish. Joe flew with the 351st Bomb Group out of Polebrook, England and talks to us about his time during WW2. Joe flew 10 combat missions during the War as well as a number of recovery missions when the War ended returning…

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Peleliu 1944: Horror In The Pacific 57:34

1+ y ago57:34

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Send us a text Something a little different for this weeks podcast. The audio from the documentary 'Peleliu 1944: Horror In The Pacific'. This interview features members from K/3/5 that includes E.B Sledge, R.V Burgin, Bill Leyden, Jay De L'eau and Richard Kelly. On the 15th September 1943, the @usmarinecorps of the 1st Marine Division landed on th…

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