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re: Does anyone have a family member alive that served in WW2?
Posted on 4/2/18 at 6:16 pm to tonydtigr
Posted on 4/2/18 at 6:16 pm to tonydtigr
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Butch O'Hare
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just before he took off on his last mission
the first night mission off of a carrier, there is no current description in any language to describe the grit, dedication, and balls of this man and others like him
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Posted on 4/2/18 at 6:18 pm to Brazos
My grandfather was in Patton’s 3rd Army as an infantryman. My wife’s grandfather was a B-24 pilot in the Alutian Island campaign. The both recently passed away.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 6:30 pm to tonydtigr
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He was standing next to Butch O'Hare and his flight commander and heard their conversation just before he took off on his last mission and was shot down. Butch was and Ace and was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Butch O'Hare was the son of Al Capone's personal attorney. He got his son an appointment to the Naval Academy in exchange for turning state's evidence (and later getting whacked.) Butch singlehandedly broke up an attack on the Lexington, for which he was ordered the MoH. He later went on to pioneer night fighting tactics, and lost his life on once such flight, possibly in a case of mistaken identity/friendly fire.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 6:31 pm to Brazos
I have a great uncle that is a Bataan Death March survivor that's still alive.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 6:41 pm to Brazos
Not in WWII, but yes in WWI. My dad served in WWI.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 6:58 pm to fallguy_1978
My great uncle died a couple of years ago. He was the navigator on PB2Y 7009, the first plane to land in Tokyo bay, carrying Admiral Sherman, who told crew to land before Admiral Nimitz, who was there for surrender signing. The plane is on display at Naval air museum along with the navigational chart of my great uncle. One interesting thing about the chart is he marked where George Bush was shot down.
Here is interesting write up on the plane, and how after the war Howard Hughes used it to develop the Spruce Goose.
LINK
Here is interesting write up on the plane, and how after the war Howard Hughes used it to develop the Spruce Goose.
LINK
Posted on 4/2/18 at 7:08 pm to Brazos
Yes,My mother’s uncle. He fought under Patton in the European front. Proudly wears his veterans hat daily. He has put together a “book” with the help of his sons and grandsons. It contains his personal account while in Europe as well as letters he sent home and received, newspaper clippings, medals, photos etc.
It gets passed around the family and currently my mother has it until June when at our next family reunion it must be passed to another family member. One of my favorite photos is of him holding my son when he was 95 and my son was 2.
It gets passed around the family and currently my mother has it until June when at our next family reunion it must be passed to another family member. One of my favorite photos is of him holding my son when he was 95 and my son was 2.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 7:19 pm to Brazos
I had 6 uncles who fought in WWII. I've posted about them before, but here goes.
Two were Army infantry or engineers.
One uncle died last year, he was a P-47 pilot in the USAAF.
Another uncle was also USAAF, he was a flight engineer/top turret gunner on B17's in the ETO.
Two were US Navy, the only surviving one, in his mid-90's was a corpsman in the PTO.
Two were Army infantry or engineers.
One uncle died last year, he was a P-47 pilot in the USAAF.
Another uncle was also USAAF, he was a flight engineer/top turret gunner on B17's in the ETO.
Two were US Navy, the only surviving one, in his mid-90's was a corpsman in the PTO.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 7:20 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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Father in law was on the USS Mississippi during WW2
The father of one of my college roommates served on the Mississippi. He was one of the last few, he died late last year.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 7:23 pm to Brazos
The old man has been gone, but his ex is still around. Spoke to her earlier today.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 7:41 pm to Brazos
One of my kid’s in-law is a Corrigedor survivor.
IS
Born in early 1920.
“Worked” (as a slave) as a POW in a Japanese Copper mine for three years.
4th Marine Regiment
IS
Born in early 1920.
“Worked” (as a slave) as a POW in a Japanese Copper mine for three years.
4th Marine Regiment
Posted on 4/2/18 at 7:47 pm to Brazos
My Dad did, but he just passed away on November 30th. He would have been 96 on March 11th. In between my college years in the 70's I worked at a lot of construction or plant jobs with WW2 vets from the Pacific Campaign as well as Europe. Those were some tough hombres. On a different note, one of roommates after college, his grandfather served in the German Navy on a U-boat.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:20 pm to Tiger in Texas
think my dad got his draft notice on or around July 30, 1945 ...
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:24 pm to Isabelle81
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Not in WWII, but yes in WWI. My dad served in WWI.
you have a relative alive that served in world war I?
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:27 pm to Flame Salamander
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When I was 15ish in 1970 I used to get one of the town drunks to buy my alcohol for me. However, he used to want to drink some of my drinks with me and usually on his second one he would start in again on his role in lugging a BAR on his shoulder over hill and dale, up the length of Italy and into fortress Germany. He would usually start crying by drink 3 or 4. I guess that I felt sorry for the guy and did like listening to his tales.
how gracious of you ... felt sorry for a WW II vet ...
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:29 pm to tiderider
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you have a relative alive that served in world war I?
yeah, the math is a bit of a problem here
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:39 pm to AUCE05
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This is where everyone on the OTs grandfather stormed the beaches of dday. What they will leave out is the beaches were in Biloxi.
You ain’t lyin. Every OTer has two grandfathers and 6 uncles with Purple Hearts for Iwo Jima.
But this is nothing compared to the threads about the OT’s fathers. Those MFers are all ninja special forces bodyguards.
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.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:42 pm to 777Tiger
My Dad's dad told stories all the time when I was growing up about being in the war. So in like 9th grade we had to interview somebody who lived through a major event in US history. I call up gramps to talk about the war, but he was at the lodge and my grandma answered.
She goes, "well no, he didn't really fight in WWII. He had horrible back problems, and they just sent him to Colorado to be a pharmacist for a while."
She goes, "well no, he didn't really fight in WWII. He had horrible back problems, and they just sent him to Colorado to be a pharmacist for a while."
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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