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re: My dad told me about getting drafted in the army
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:29 am to go_tigres
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:29 am to go_tigres
My dad served in WWII. Wasn't drafted. Back then, boys lined up to serve.
He wanted to fly, but they had too many pilots. Signed up for navy instead.
He bought 1/3 of a share in a plane after he got out of the service and learned to fly anyway. Different time, different men back then.
He wanted to fly, but they had too many pilots. Signed up for navy instead.
He bought 1/3 of a share in a plane after he got out of the service and learned to fly anyway. Different time, different men back then.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:50 am to Bill Parker?
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My dad served in WWII. Wasn't drafted. Back then, boys lined up to serve.
Both of my mother's brothers served in WWII. Their father was a N.O. police detective and had been getting his hair cut by the same guy for years. One day while getting his hair cut, the barber's son, who was around the same age as my two uncles, walked into the shop, dropped off something for his father and walked out. My grandfather asked the barber, "What's your son doing here? Why isn't he fighting?" The barber said, "He's got bad teeth." My grandfather said, "Does he think he's going to have to bite the fricking Japs? The Marines will give him a rifle!"
My grandfather refused to get his hair cut there anymore. The poor kid probably really was 4F, but apparently my grandfather didn't give a shite.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 6:56 am to Bill Parker?
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My dad served in WWII. Wasn't drafted. Back then, boys lined up to serve.
According to the National WW2 Museum's website, 61.2% of US servicemen in WW2 were drafted. They put the number of draftees at 11,535,000.
This post was edited on 4/2/18 at 6:59 am
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