re: Relatives that served in World War 2

My father served in the Navy in WWII. He entered in the Phillipines invasion and saw Okinawa and post war Japan. My dad died the month before Covid lockdowns hit in 2020. He was 95

My FIL served in the Army and was on the ground in Okinawa. He had full hearing disability from the shelling but did not claim any of it until he retired. He recently died at the age of 97. He was the last living combat vet from WWII in his town.

I had several other uncles and such that served as well. Almost all men of that age were drafted.