About Us


Heidi Mehltretter

Heidi serves as Livingbattlefield's Executive Director. She also worked on the American Road to Victory series as one of the cinematographers and editors. Heidi's passion for education began when teaching film making at the University of South Carolina. She has gathered numerous veteran interviews and is firmly committed to the cause of history. Heidi currently splits her time between Columbia, SC and Normandy, France. 




She may be reached at livingbattlefield at gmail dot org.


Veterans Featured in “American Road to Victory” series

THE AMERICANS ON D-DAY
  • Carl Beck, 101st Airborne - born in S.C., but living in Atlanta, GA
  • Gordon Smith (deceased), 82nd Airborne - San Antonio, TX
  • James T. Wynne, 82nd Airborne - Virginia Beach, VA
  • Mel Pliner, 9th Troop Carrier Command - Safford, AZ
  • Dennis Shryock, Navy Combat Engineers - Springfield, IL
  • Mike Fitch, 29th Infantry Division - Conway, SC
  • Harry Kulkewitz, 4th Infantry Division - New Jersey
  • Forest Guth (deceased), 101st Airborne - Nashville, TN
  • Earl Norwood, Navy Coxswain - Moorehead City, NC
  • Ray Tollefson, 2nd Rangers - Indian River, MI
  • Vinnie Vicari, 101st Airborne - Easton, PA

THE AMERICANS ON HELL'S HIGHWAY
T. Moffatt Burris, 82nd Airborne - Columbia SC
Carl Beck, 101st Airborne - Atlanta, GA
Ray Fary, 80th Airborne Artillery - Indianapolis IN
THE AMERICANS IN THE BULGE
  • John Kline, 106th Infantry Division - Minneapolis, MN
  • Harry Kulkewitz, 4th Infantry Division - New Jersey
  • Jim Martin, 101st Airborne - Dayton, OH
  • Doug Dillard, 551 Parachute Infantry Battalion - Washington, DC
  • Vinnie Vicari, 101st Airborne - Easton, PA