Gordon, G.W. Pappas, beloved grandpa, who passed away at the age of 95 in 2017, sat down in July of 2007 and told his grandchildren the story of his adventures in World War II. 

An incredible story.

Sorry for the quality of recording I ended up with. It's not as clean as I would like, but it's still a great archive, and a wonderfully told story. I did a little bit of editing, then added a bunch of music from WWII that I thought you all would get a kick out of, and music that Grandpa references in the story.

G.W. Pappas WWII story. as told on July 25, 2007 at the Mattson Family reunion. Version with Music



The picture is Grandpa in front of his childhood home in Duluth.  Taken a day or two before he told this incredible story.