Beyond the Call: Private First Class Harold Gonsalves at Okinawa Shima, 1945

Beyond the Call: Private First Class Harold Gonsalves at Okinawa Shima, 1945 follows a nineteen year old Marine artilleryman into the brutal fighting on the Motobu Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II, tracing the path that led him from California to a forward observation team under heavy fire and the split second choice to shield his comrades from a grenade. Listeners hear the story of the wider battle, the terrain and tactics of the campaign, the work of Marine artillery observers, and how one young man’s sacrifice shaped both the fight in front of him and the memory that followed. Beyond the Call is the Monday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.