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Shot down over Berlin

Name: Shot down over Berlin
Uploaded: 2014-05-03T16:27:49-0400
Duration: 1 min 46 s
Description: During World War II, Lou Tirado served as a B-17 gunner. When his plane was shot down over Germany, he became a prisoner of war. Tirado tells Lesley Stahl how he was freed not by the U.S., but by the Russians.

During World War II, Lou Tirado served as a B-17 gunner. When his plane was shot down over Germany, he became a prisoner of war. Tirado tells Lesley Stahl how he was freed not by the U.S., but by the Russians.