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re: World War 2 soldiers who went on to be famous
Posted on 5/9/22 at 8:04 pm to Ace Midnight
Posted on 5/9/22 at 8:04 pm to Ace Midnight
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GW Bush survived getting shot down at Midway and was lucky enough to get rescued by an American sub instead of a Jap ship where he would have been executed on the spot.
It wasn't Midway, that was June 1942. HW didn't even enlist in the Navy until he turned 18, about a week after Midway. He was shot down during operations around Peel Island (Chichijima) in mid-1944. Everything else is accurate (other aviators shot down during the same timeframe were executed by the Japanese).
the japanese officers would eat pows
Chichijima_incident
i believe i read somewhere the would only chop off what was needed to keep the meat fresh , if im wrong on that my apologies
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Posted on 5/9/22 at 8:04 pm to ZIGG
Truer words have NEVER been spoken. People are waaaaay to much up their own arses.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 8:19 pm to supadave3
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Read 2 books on that invasion and the one after on Pelileu. Awesome books, horrific conditions, unbelievably brave men. I don't know how they did it.
Can you please post the names of the books ? I'd be interested in that !
Posted on 5/9/22 at 8:33 pm to fool_on_the_hill
JFK was in WWII right?
Posted on 5/9/22 at 8:39 pm to OweO
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JFK was in WWII right?
Yes.. Drove PT109... He also had a brother in WWII - Joe or Josepth...
Killed Aug 12, 1944 while arming a remote control B-24 full of explosives aimed for Submarine pens... The ammo exploded pre-maturely
This post was edited on 5/9/22 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 5/9/22 at 8:41 pm to OweO
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JFK was in WWII right?
yes and his older brother joe was also who was killed training for a secret mission
Joseph_P._Kennedy_Jr.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 8:53 pm to fool_on_the_hill
Kurt Vonnegut
Posted on 5/9/22 at 9:05 pm to fool_on_the_hill
And this guy. Lyle Moraine
He wrote this...
And his biggest hit was Christmas Island... HE wrote a few other little diddies and had brief parts of movies and such... Mostly uncredited...
He wrote this...
And his biggest hit was Christmas Island... HE wrote a few other little diddies and had brief parts of movies and such... Mostly uncredited...
Posted on 5/9/22 at 9:32 pm to fool_on_the_hill
Thanks for this incredible thread, these people are true heroes. Save a spot for George McGovern, not my favorite politician, but a true hero...
When he campaigned as the Democratic candidate for the presidency on an anti-war platform in 1972, Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota would not allow his staff to publicize his wartime heroism. McGovern flew 35 combat missions as pilot of a B-24 Liberator in Italy during World War II, and received numerous combat awards.
He was the subject of the Steven Ambrose book "the Wild Blue"
When he campaigned as the Democratic candidate for the presidency on an anti-war platform in 1972, Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota would not allow his staff to publicize his wartime heroism. McGovern flew 35 combat missions as pilot of a B-24 Liberator in Italy during World War II, and received numerous combat awards.
He was the subject of the Steven Ambrose book "the Wild Blue"
This post was edited on 5/9/22 at 9:42 pm
Posted on 5/9/22 at 9:34 pm to fool_on_the_hill
Michael Corleone
Posted on 5/9/22 at 9:45 pm to mattz1122
Do one on Nam
Nam Vets are some of my most admired. I recall as a child my Dad twice met with families in our church that had son's missing/killed. We kept a pic of Mike in the Chruch office with the black ribbon on it til he left the Ministry , it stuck with me my dad talking about it
the pics isnt Mike, its a celeb
Nam Vets are some of my most admired. I recall as a child my Dad twice met with families in our church that had son's missing/killed. We kept a pic of Mike in the Chruch office with the black ribbon on it til he left the Ministry , it stuck with me my dad talking about it
the pics isnt Mike, its a celeb
This post was edited on 5/9/22 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 5/9/22 at 9:49 pm to OWLFAN86
Pat Sajak
Posted on 5/9/22 at 9:52 pm to mattz1122
yep
Don't believe he saw combat, but still being willing to go when so many did not
Don't believe he saw combat, but still being willing to go when so many did not
Posted on 5/9/22 at 10:00 pm to OWLFAN86
Comic book artist and creator of more superheroes than I can name, Jack Kirby, served in WWII.
He went ahead to draw maps and gather information, basically going behind enemy lines with no reenforces.
He went ahead to draw maps and gather information, basically going behind enemy lines with no reenforces.
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Kirby’s unit crossed much of Northern France and took heavy casualties. Sketching in a notepad was the only thing that could keep his nerves intact while he mapped out enemy locations. His unit even liberated a remote factory, turned concentration camp. This was one of the first provable concentration camps the U.S. came across.
His maps would play a crucial role in the Battle of Metz, which he also personally fought in. Frozen by Himmler’s Panzers, he still fought them, referring to himself as a “Human Road Block.”
It was the unforgiving winter that sent him home. His feet had become purple with jungle rot and frostbite. It was so bad that he was rushed back to Paris and the doctors considered amputation. He was discharged in 1945, but not before being awarded a Combat Infantryman Badge and Bronze Star for all that he did in Europe.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:12 am to SoFla Tideroller
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Bea Arthur ("Maude", "Golden Girls") in the Marines during WWII. Interestingly, she caught the clap and was docked pay for 5 weeks while she was unable to perform her duties.
I assumed you were joking, but I looked it up anyway and it's very true. Outstanding. What a naughty girl.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:24 am to andouille
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When he campaigned as the Democratic candidate for the presidency on an anti-war platform in 1972, Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota would not allow his staff to publicize his wartime heroism.
I think Dole and Bush were similar. It probably wasn't just modesty or political instinct; they had served with so many guys and lost so many of their own generation, and their own experiences were probably still touchy subjects. Dole in particular took a long time to recover from his injuries and come to terms with his experiences.
I've only known a couple WWII veterans well enough to hear a little about their wartime experiences, and they only talked about humorous moments or good times they remembered. Nothing at all about combat or sacrifice.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:47 am to OlGrandad
Ted Williams flew in the same sqadron with John Glenn.
Not sure which one was the other's wingman.
Not sure which one was the other's wingman.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 12:49 am to TheFonz
Warren Spahn was once asked how he got to bwe so much better after missing 3 years in the Army.
Spahn replied that pitching was easy, the o=worst you could do was lose the game. The Germans were trying to kill you.
And, yes, he was in the battle of the bulge
Spahn replied that pitching was easy, the o=worst you could do was lose the game. The Germans were trying to kill you.
And, yes, he was in the battle of the bulge
Posted on 5/10/22 at 8:53 am to tigernchicago
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Ted Williams flew in the same sqadron with John Glenn.
Ted Williams was a double war hero, no doubt, but he wasn't happy about it. He was very upset when they drafted him for Korea and interrupted his career. PBS has a biography on him, mostly on baseball of course.
Posted on 5/12/22 at 9:30 pm to mattz1122
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Pat Sajak
A man of the people
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