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re: If you had to fight in WW2- Europe or Pacific
Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:30 pm to bott18240
Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:30 pm to bott18240
My granddad fought in Europe (D-Day and Battle of Bulge). He went through a lot, saw a lot of bodies piled up, etc.
My great uncle fought in Pacific and was killed by a sniper so I have no stories from him. I know my grandmother hated Japs because of it.
As for me, I guess I'd rather be in Europe. As others said, I think the Germans were a bit more civilized as far as combat and POW's went. Although landing at the beach at D-day was almost a death sentence with all the machine gunning. My granddad landed at Normandy and talked about how people were just being mowed down.
My great uncle fought in Pacific and was killed by a sniper so I have no stories from him. I know my grandmother hated Japs because of it.
As for me, I guess I'd rather be in Europe. As others said, I think the Germans were a bit more civilized as far as combat and POW's went. Although landing at the beach at D-day was almost a death sentence with all the machine gunning. My granddad landed at Normandy and talked about how people were just being mowed down.
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Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:36 pm to bott18240
Europe. My dad was in the Anerical Division. Started at New Caledonia, Guadalcanal, New Hebrides, Tinian. He caught dysentery, malaria. He would have malaria flare up bout every 2 years. Would turn yellow. Prescribed hydochloroquine. He said it was beyond miserable. He spoke french. From Avoyelles Parish. Dont know why he wasnt sent to europe. Europe all the way.
Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:37 pm to bott18240
Europe without a doubt. Allied bombing raids and the eastern front had taken the edge off the German sword by the time the allies invaded. Not saying it was in anyway easy.
Fighting in the Pacific was pure hell. Japanese were a totally insane enemy with no mercy or human decency.
Fighting in the Pacific was pure hell. Japanese were a totally insane enemy with no mercy or human decency.
Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:38 pm to bott18240
Europe... no question about it
Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:42 pm to bott18240
Why did you completely leave out the African theater, racist?
Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:45 pm to bott18240
I wish EdwardTeach was still around to comment. He was a vet at Iwo Jima and posted here up until a few years ago.
Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:45 pm to bott18240
Pacific, P-38 Lightning pilot to be more specific...
Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:47 pm to bott18240
Europe. They had women and booze around.
Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:47 pm to bott18240
Father-in-law was give a choice of piloting bombers in Europe or dive bombers in the Pacific. He opted for the Pacific because he had more control over the mission. Shot up a few times, but never shot down. He was actually GHW Bush's flight commander and always noted that "George was shot down twice, but I managed to avoid even once." One of the best men I have ever known. We do have a great photo of him piloting his plane after a successful bombing raid with burning oil tanks in the background (taken from another plane in his group). Too lazy to figure out how to post a photo.
Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:55 pm to bott18240
quote:
I’m a big history buff about WW2.
Obviously not if you start a thread like this.
Posted on 4/4/20 at 9:15 pm to bott18240
1 Do well on the WWII version of the ASVAB
2 Be assigned some specialist job with a long period of stateside training
3 Wait for war to be over
2 Be assigned some specialist job with a long period of stateside training
3 Wait for war to be over
This post was edited on 4/4/20 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 4/4/20 at 10:06 pm to bott18240
European theatre. Specifically Sicily and Italy. Famiglia
Posted on 4/4/20 at 10:07 pm to bott18240
Europe - how is this even a question?
Posted on 4/4/20 at 10:13 pm to bott18240
As an American? Europe all day everyday. The Western European Front was far more civilized compared to the Eastern and Pacific fronts minus the carpet bombing. Hitler saw white Americans, British and French only a little under the Aryan race, so they didn’t treat us harshly by German standards.
My grandfather fought the Japs in the pacific. He survived the Bataan Death March and was a POW for a while after that. He never forgave the Japs, when he was in the hospital late in his life an Asian nurse came in and he lost his shite. That’s effed up. I had another one who chocked a German soldier to death and I thought that was badass.
My grandfather fought the Japs in the pacific. He survived the Bataan Death March and was a POW for a while after that. He never forgave the Japs, when he was in the hospital late in his life an Asian nurse came in and he lost his shite. That’s effed up. I had another one who chocked a German soldier to death and I thought that was badass.
This post was edited on 4/4/20 at 10:17 pm
Posted on 4/4/20 at 10:21 pm to bott18240
In the air - Pacific
On the land - Europe
On the sea - Mediterranean
On the land - Europe
On the sea - Mediterranean
Posted on 4/4/20 at 10:25 pm to bott18240
Pacific!!!!
Japs eat those bats too!!!!
Japs eat those bats too!!!!
Posted on 4/4/20 at 10:58 pm to bott18240
Obviously Europe. It would have been preferable to be in Western Europe liberating Western Europeans from Nazi occupation than the brutal island-hopping campaign fighting crazy Japanese in hot and humid jungles in the Pacific.
Posted on 4/4/20 at 11:09 pm to bott18240
Europe
Submarine would be my dead last choice. I don't know how everybody didn't go nuts getting depths charged or how they ever went through it more than once.
You can't see or hear it coming. You get hit and your entire world collapses on you.
Submarine would be my dead last choice. I don't know how everybody didn't go nuts getting depths charged or how they ever went through it more than once.
You can't see or hear it coming. You get hit and your entire world collapses on you.
Posted on 4/4/20 at 11:09 pm to bott18240
My grandfather, rest his awesome soul, fought in the Pacific as a Frogman. One of the very few in his division to survive the land mines. He never talked much about it, but we knew he went through hell. So give me Europe all day.
Posted on 4/4/20 at 11:09 pm to bott18240
Europe, easy answer.
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