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re: Does anyone have a family member alive that served in WW2?
Posted on 4/2/18 at 5:43 pm to Brazos
Posted on 4/2/18 at 5:43 pm to Brazos
My grandfather was a pilot over Normandy on D-Day-- he died in 2010. He never really talked about things BUT we did interview him for my son's 6th grade history project one year. I remember asking him if he was scared and he said "oh no, the people were very nice to us -- they gave us tea and biscuits".
He flew Spitfires with the Royal Air Force -- still not quite sure how he got placed with them. Guess I need to ask his children to elaborate for me.
He flew Spitfires with the Royal Air Force -- still not quite sure how he got placed with them. Guess I need to ask his children to elaborate for me.
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Posted on 4/2/18 at 5:50 pm to tiger91
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He flew Spitfires with the Royal Air Force -- still not quite sure how he got placed with them. Guess I need to ask his children to elaborate for me.
There were American volunteers with the RAF in the early part of the war. After Pearl Harbor, they were given the option to transfer over to the US military. Some did, some didn't. There were also a few American squadrons equipped with Spitfires, for various reasons.
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