When the War Got Personal:
The Story of the Men of the USS Hoel
(DD 533)

USS Hoel Reunion

 

movie poster **Poster is original artwork of
Randi Flint, a senior at PHS.

In October 2007, Mr. Engell and four students accompanied life-long Petersburg resident, Erling Husvik, to Tucson, Arizona. The documentary crew shot over 10 hours of video including interviews with survivors of the USS Hoel (DD 533) which was sunk on October 25, 1944. The interviews have been turned into a documentary entitled When the War Got Personal: The Story of the Men of the USS Hoel (DD 533). Please enjoy the photo album of the trip.

When the War Got Personal Full Feature

When the War Got Personal trailer

Behind the Scenes - by Justin Thorsen