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

Great grandfather served, a few great uncles.

Csb that I’ve told on here once before. Two of my great uncles were Marines in different units on a troop transport at the same time. One night, over the loudspeaker of the troop transport, some body said “Pvt. So-n-so come to the quarterdeck”

Hearing that, both of them went up there. One because he was ordered to, the other because he just wanted to see if it was his brother that was called. Lo-and-behold, it was.

That was the first time they had seen each other since the older one left for boot camp. I’d have loved to be a fly on the wall for that encounter. Both of em made it out.