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My father was a WWll infantry veteran and Spam was banned from our house.Dad would not let Spam in our house because that was all they had to eat....
Dad was a grunt in the Pacific, serving at Guam, the Philippines, and Okinawa.
My StepDad was a Marine in the Pacific, serving at Tarawa, Saipan, and Okinawa.
The were Purple Heart and Silver Star recipients. My StepDad had a Bronze Star with Valor while my Dad received the Bronze Star as well.
An uncle flew a glider into Normandy in the pre-dawn darkness on D-Day.
My Mom's fiance was shot out of the skies over Italy and was killed.
My Mom's Dad was an Artillery officer in the Big Red One in France in WWI.
His father was a Sergeant in the Philippines during the Insurrecto in 1900 and 1901.
I will go first my grandfather landed on Normandy, it was Ohio beach, it was the third wave , he got hit in the fore arm and made his way up..
He was a tank mechanic during the rest of the war
When he died I was there so was the US military and gave him a 12 gun salute at his funeral.
I loved my grandfather alot.. we used to play ball together he took me to a bunch of Chicago cubs games ..one heck of a man.
I will go first my grandfather landed on Normandy, it was Ohio beach, it was the third wave , he got hit in the fore arm and made his way up..
He was a tank mechanic during the rest of the war
When he died I was there so was the US military and gave him a 12 gun salute at his funeral.
I loved my grandfather alot.. we used to play ball together he took me to a bunch of Chicago cubs games ..one heck of a man.
On my the male side, neither fought. One tried to join up but was rejected for being too important for the war effort to be allowed to fight.
On the female side my grandfather was enlisted but never made it to any war, though he ended up in a war like situation where he was part of an occupying force.
There are stories about others.
My great, great, great something fought at a major naval battle. We know the name of the ship he fought on as a marine.
There are rumors he went around the world in the Navy and met his father on the other side of the world.
Other stories that seem not to be true about people in WW1 and WW2, the latter concerning a guy who survived the war and then died once he got home from some disease. Still, might not be true.
Grandmother and grandfather were both in the Army Air Force, met there and were married in 1942 before my grandfather went over to Britain. Their wedding photo is one of my most prized possessions. The loss ratio on bombing runs was high my grandfather was very lucky. They were married for 67 years before my grandfather passed. I miss them both a lot. We used to call my grandmother sarge because she would overrule everything unless grandpa overruled her, which he didn't have to do much.I will go first my grandfather landed on Normandy, it was Ohio beach, it was the third wave , he got hit in the fore arm and made his way up..
He was a tank mechanic during the rest of the war
When he died I was there so was the US military and gave him a 12 gun salute at his funeral.
I loved my grandfather alot.. we used to play ball together he took me to a bunch of Chicago cubs games ..one heck of a man.
I'm curious, I know there is the guy on Youtube that does all those stolen valor videos for people that say they are Navy Seals. Is there anyone on here that knows how to check and see if someone was really an Army Ranger? I'd be interested to know if my step-dad is full of shit or not.
My Uncle (my fathers older brother) was a US Marine during WWll and fought the Japanese on several Pacific islands, including the horrific battle of Iwo Jima.
He looked like the big tough Marine that you see in the old WWll enlistment posters. He was one of the "Old Breed", a modern term used today to describe the battle hardened Marines of his era.
He hated the "Japs" until the day he passed away. I remember being around him as a kid, and hearing my Uncle a couple of times ranting about those damn "Sons of Tojo" when he got mad over something. I was just a young kid and had no idea what he was talking about? ...
I will go first my grandfather landed on Normandy, it was Ohio beach, it was the third wave , he got hit in the fore arm and made his way up..
He was a tank mechanic during the rest of the war
When he died I was there so was the US military and gave him a 12 gun salute at his funeral.
I loved my grandfather alot.. we used to play ball together he took me to a bunch of Chicago cubs games ..one heck of a man.
On my the male side, neither fought. One tried to join up but was rejected for being too important for the war effort to be allowed to fight.
On the female side my grandfather was enlisted but never made it to any war, though he ended up in a war like situation where he was part of an occupying force.
There are stories about others.
My great, great, great something fought at a major naval battle. We know the name of the ship he fought on as a marine.
There are rumors he went around the world in the Navy and met his father on the other side of the world.
Other stories that seem not to be true about people in WW1 and WW2, the latter concerning a guy who survived the war and then died once he got home from some disease. Still, might not be true.
It's funny how they never really wanted to talk about it, I guess not funny in a ha ha way, it was only around Christmas when the huge family got around and I would hear their conversations. I kept on asking my grandfather about the war and one day he finally told me .. and to this day i will never forget it ..when someone tells you first hand about WWII it gets burned in your mind
I will go first my grandfather landed on Normandy, it was Ohio beach, it was the third wave , he got hit in the fore arm and made his way up..
He was a tank mechanic during the rest of the war
When he died I was there so was the US military and gave him a 12 gun salute at his funeral.
I loved my grandfather alot.. we used to play ball together he took me to a bunch of Chicago cubs games ..one heck of a man.
On my the male side, neither fought. One tried to join up but was rejected for being too important for the war effort to be allowed to fight.
On the female side my grandfather was enlisted but never made it to any war, though he ended up in a war like situation where he was part of an occupying force.
There are stories about others.
My great, great, great something fought at a major naval battle. We know the name of the ship he fought on as a marine.
There are rumors he went around the world in the Navy and met his father on the other side of the world.
Other stories that seem not to be true about people in WW1 and WW2, the latter concerning a guy who survived the war and then died once he got home from some disease. Still, might not be true.
It's funny how they never really wanted to talk about it, I guess not funny in a ha ha way, it was only around Christmas when the huge family got around and I would hear their conversations. I kept on asking my grandfather about the war and one day he finally told me .. and to this day i will never forget it ..when someone tells you first hand about WWII it gets burned in your mind
Talking about it does not bother me one way or the other. We had a uniform day at the VFW where we wore our old uniforms with medals and ribbons and my good friend was Airborne. I said that arm patch looks like a screaming eagle and he said that is a puking buzzard.
I will go first my grandfather landed on Normandy, it was Ohio beach, it was the third wave , he got hit in the fore arm and made his way up..
He was a tank mechanic during the rest of the war
When he died I was there so was the US military and gave him a 12 gun salute at his funeral.
I loved my grandfather alot.. we used to play ball together he took me to a bunch of Chicago cubs games ..one heck of a man.
On my the male side, neither fought. One tried to join up but was rejected for being too important for the war effort to be allowed to fight.
On the female side my grandfather was enlisted but never made it to any war, though he ended up in a war like situation where he was part of an occupying force.
There are stories about others.
My great, great, great something fought at a major naval battle. We know the name of the ship he fought on as a marine.
There are rumors he went around the world in the Navy and met his father on the other side of the world.
Other stories that seem not to be true about people in WW1 and WW2, the latter concerning a guy who survived the war and then died once he got home from some disease. Still, might not be true.
It's funny how they never really wanted to talk about it, I guess not funny in a ha ha way, it was only around Christmas when the huge family got around and I would hear their conversations. I kept on asking my grandfather about the war and one day he finally told me .. and to this day i will never forget it ..when someone tells you first hand about WWII it gets burned in your mind
My Uncle (my fathers older brother) was a US Marine during WWll and fought the Japanese on several Pacific islands, including the horrific battle of Iwo Jima.
He looked like the big tough Marine that you see in the old WWll enlistment posters. He was one of the "Old Breed", a modern term used today to describe the battle hardened Marines of his era.
He hated the "Japs" until the day he passed away. I remember being around him as a kid, and hearing my Uncle a couple of times ranting about those damn "Sons of Tojo" when he got mad over something. I was just a young kid and had no idea what he was talking about? ...
btw There is a great book written by a WWll Marine titled, "With the Old Breed: at Peleliu and Okinawa", and the author is one of the main characters featured in the TV mini series "Pacific", and his book was used as a reference work by the creators of the show. I bought my copy from Amazon.
As I said on post #16, my father was a career Army officer and a veteran of WWll and the Korean war. He was a Lt. Colonel with 26 years of service, when the Army offered him the rank of "full bird" Colonel, but he would have to got to Vietnam, and stay in the service until full retirement of 30 years
It was the mid 1960's and the Vietnam war was heating up. Gen. Eisenhower is reported to have said, "Never fight a land war in Asia", (although that quote has been attributed to other military leaders). And I once heard my father repeat that quote. He had fought the N Koreans and the Chinese to a stalemate, and finally a political settlement during the Korean War, and knew first hand the wisdom of Eisenhower's sage words.
So my father decided to retire, and forgo the promotion and a one year tour in Vietnam.
He once told me after he retired, that we were going to lose the Vietnam war. And I remembered those prophetic words when I received my draft notice a couple of years later.
A second prophetic thing my father said, was that America's wars in the future would be fought in the Middle East. ...
My father was unusual as an Officer because he was what's referred to as a "Mustang" in military slang. Meaning that he rose from the rank of lowly private to an Officer.I work and would never be a privileged officer and thank your dad for his service. Enlisted Men more times than not have more power than Officers including the Time Out.
My father was unusual as an Officer because he was what's referred to as a "Mustang" in military slang. Meaning that he rose from the rank of lowly private to an Officer.I work and would never be a privileged officer and thank your dad for his service. Enlisted Men more times than not have more power than Officers including the Time Out.
Mustang officers are generally more highly regarded by the enlisted soldiers than college graduate commissioned officers. Because the troops feel like they understand the plight of the average soldier better. ...
