Synopsis: This story describes the experiences of my husband’s grandfather, Hardie Bonner, in the U.S. Army, as part of the invasion of Normandy, and during his subsequent internment as a German prisoner of war.
Content & Creation: Much of the visual content for this project comes from existing family collections, and the remainder from online content that is in the public domain or available to be used with a Creative Commons license. The video was edited using iMovie for iOS. The credits slide was created using PowerPoint and uploaded into the project as a jpg file. The narration was recorded by Hardie’s grandson, Frank J. Wylie, III. The recording of President Roosevelt’s address to Congress is in the public domain, and the background music is available from freemusicarchive.org under the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC 4.0.
Audio Credits:
Voice narration provided by Frank J. Wylie, III (Trae)
Address to Congress asking State of War to be declared by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Public Domain)
Emotional Soundtrack by M33 Project (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Image Credits:
Items from the Henry Hardie Bonner Collection used with permission of Sandra B. Wylie
2018 photographs in Normandy, France from collection of Angela Wylie
Attention on Company Street at Camp Blanding by State Archives of Florida (Public Domain)
Battle of the Bulge by The U.S. Army (CC BY 2.0)
Battle of the Bulge by Rick Latoff/American Battle Monuments Commission (Public Domain)
Captured Japanese Photograph Taken during the Attack on Pearl Harbor by Department of the Navy (Public Domain)
D-Day: The Normandy Invasion by The U.S. Army (CC BY 2.0)
D-Day: The Normandy Invasion by The U.S. Army (CC BY 2.0)
D-Day: The Normandy Invasion by The U.S. Army (CC BY 2.0)
German Division, 560 Volksgrenadier Div, 1128 Regiment by War Department (Public Domain)
Joint Resolution December 8, 1941, Public Law 77-328, 55 Stat 795, which declared war on Japan by National Archives and Records Administration (Public Domain)
A lanky GI, with hands clasped behind his head by Department of Defense (Public Domain)
Tank Destroyers on D-Day by Department of Defense (Public Domain)
This is Not a Drill Dispatch by Department of the Navy (Public Domain)
USS SHAW exploding during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, T.H. by Department of Defense (Public Domain)
