Aldo Giannini
- 2014
- 12m
Aldo Giannini signs up for the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943. Training first in San Diego and then in New Zealand, Aldo is part of the Battle of Tarawa, one of the bloodiest battles of WWII. End... Read allAldo Giannini signs up for the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943. Training first in San Diego and then in New Zealand, Aldo is part of the Battle of Tarawa, one of the bloodiest battles of WWII. Enduring a shrapnel injury and witnessing a staggering 3,250 U.S. casualties, Aldo reflects o... Read allAldo Giannini signs up for the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943. Training first in San Diego and then in New Zealand, Aldo is part of the Battle of Tarawa, one of the bloodiest battles of WWII. Enduring a shrapnel injury and witnessing a staggering 3,250 U.S. casualties, Aldo reflects on a battle which gained the U.S. very little in the war. Aldo was hospitalized for three m... Read all