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re: Does anyone have a family member alive that served in WW2?
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:39 pm to Brazos
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:39 pm to Brazos
My great uncle was the nose gunner on the B-24 named “Spirit of LSU”.
They were incapacitated on a bombing run over Germany and decided to bail over Belgium. He was picked up by Belgian resistance forces.
One of the better stories he told us was that the Belgians didn’t trust him and thought he may be a spy. So they brought him to the second floor of a building and faked that there was a German raid to see his reaction. His first instinct was to bolt and jump from the window. Broke both ankles. After that, they trusted him.
He made it back and passed away 2 months ago.
They were incapacitated on a bombing run over Germany and decided to bail over Belgium. He was picked up by Belgian resistance forces.
One of the better stories he told us was that the Belgians didn’t trust him and thought he may be a spy. So they brought him to the second floor of a building and faked that there was a German raid to see his reaction. His first instinct was to bolt and jump from the window. Broke both ankles. After that, they trusted him.
He made it back and passed away 2 months ago.
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Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:44 pm to fjlee90
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My great uncle was the nose gunner on the B-24 named “Spirit of LSU”.
They were incapacitated on a bombing run over Germany and decided to bail over Belgium. He was picked up by Belgian resistance forces.
One of the better stories he told us was that the Belgians didn’t trust him and thought he may be a spy. So they brought him to the second floor of a building and faked that there was a German raid to see his reaction. His first instinct was to bolt and jump from the window. Broke both ankles. After that, they trusted him.
He made it back and passed away 2 months ago.
damn!
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