re: Does anyone have a family member alive that served in WW2?

My Dad passed away in 2005. He was in North Africa in Patton's tank corp. Transferred to the French Army and was a translator in France. He talked about a lot of stuff. The one thing I remember was a newly liberated concentration camp he went to. The prisoners wouldn't leave because they thought it was the German's playing tricks on them. He said the smell was nauseating. Tomorrow I am getting the German helmet that he brought back. My brother has the Luger pistol holster and belt. He took it off a dead German soldier. The soldier's name was Petrick (SP?) who was maybe early twenties or late teens. My Dad was also called up for Korea but served in the Pentagon.