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re: Does anyone have a family member alive that served in WW2?
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:49 pm to Brazos
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:49 pm to Brazos
All my grandparents are gone now.
When my grandfather died, the whole family was going through things just like families do. We found some letters from Grandpa to Grandma. We all had some laughs, because he wrote about buying a new bath tub that she liked at the store. She got super mad at us, and we all kind of realized it after. They were dirt poor farmers and had built their farm into a grade a dairy farm back when that meant something. A new bath tub was a huge deal for them. Those were different times.
He wrote me some letters about the war when I was in junior high. I've been looking for them ever since. I know and hope that they didn't get misplaced. Didn't realize how terrifying it was when I was 10. My mom is moving now, so hopefully we find them. I'll post them up if I do.
When my grandfather died, the whole family was going through things just like families do. We found some letters from Grandpa to Grandma. We all had some laughs, because he wrote about buying a new bath tub that she liked at the store. She got super mad at us, and we all kind of realized it after. They were dirt poor farmers and had built their farm into a grade a dairy farm back when that meant something. A new bath tub was a huge deal for them. Those were different times.
He wrote me some letters about the war when I was in junior high. I've been looking for them ever since. I know and hope that they didn't get misplaced. Didn't realize how terrifying it was when I was 10. My mom is moving now, so hopefully we find them. I'll post them up if I do.
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Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:52 pm to Brazos
My grandaddy and all my great uncles fought. One g-uncle is 95 and still lives in a condo on the water in Slidell, drives a convertible and has a girlfriend in MS. He was in the Pacific, was on 2 ships that sunk, saw buddies eaten by sharks, but survived til the end. Sumbitch can still tell a coherent story and keep everyone listening on the edge of their seats.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:53 pm to chinhoyang
Wish I could give your upvote a cluster. BTW, he still looks like a bad arse in that pic.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:54 pm to Brazos
No. My grandfather and five great-uncles all served in various theaters in various branches in World War II. They all passed between 1990 and 2010. It was an honor to have known all of them. Three close family friends who served in the war are gone, too. My only relative who served in Korea passed two years ago, and an uncle who served in Vietnam has passed. Come to think of it, the only close relative I have left who served in a conflict in another uncle who served in Vietnam (twin brother of the one who passed.)
This post was edited on 4/2/18 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:10 pm to Brazos
I had a great uncle that was in the Pacific in WW2. Was kind and quiet mostly. Became ill in his later years and finally told my brother and I just a couple of stories about his experiences. They were bloodcurdling. He wanted us to know it wasn’t like a war movie. Told us everything you read about how vicious the Japanese were was true but we were worse after we saw what they did to our boys. Won several commendations including Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He was the bravest man I have ever known and I think about him often and try to live up to his standards as best I can. When he returned from the way he never hunted again. Great man!
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:26 pm to tiderider
My grandfather passed 21 years ago, come June. He served, but unfortunately I do not know his war stories. I do know my dad has his photos from a victory parade in Hawaii and wedding photos in his Marine uniform marrying my grandma in 45.
I do have 2 great uncles that both lived to 100 and passed 20 years ago or so. One, who is Jewish, fled Germany to the US after WW1 as a stow away on a luxury cruise ship. All his family would eventually be murdered in concentration camps. My other great uncle served in the Navy both in WW1 and WW2.
All were great men. I wish I knew more of their stories.
I do have 2 great uncles that both lived to 100 and passed 20 years ago or so. One, who is Jewish, fled Germany to the US after WW1 as a stow away on a luxury cruise ship. All his family would eventually be murdered in concentration camps. My other great uncle served in the Navy both in WW1 and WW2.
All were great men. I wish I knew more of their stories.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:31 pm to Brazos
My 91 year old grand father was in the navy.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:42 pm to lsuhunt555
My grandfather was in WW2, he made 92 a couple of weeks ago.
Last week I cam across a file folder labeled army papers.
I plan to look at them this weekend & get some stories.
Last week I cam across a file folder labeled army papers.
I plan to look at them this weekend & get some stories.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:47 pm to upgrayedd
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I have a great uncle that is a Bataan Death March survivor that's still alive.
That's an extraordinary feat of human endurance. All POWs in the Pacific suffered, but the Bataan prisoners had been suffering before their capture and spent some of longest time imprisoned by the Japanese. Your great uncle is a tough old bastard.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:48 pm to LSUJML
Just want to add this because it interests me, the math works out, if our grandparents had the internet, they would have had the same discussion about the Civil War.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:56 pm to White Roach
Posted on 4/2/18 at 10:08 pm to lsuhunt555
My old man joined the marines just prior to WW II. See the world! Was in central america and for a time was in Cuba. Came back home and was in the unit that guards the tomb of the unknown soldiers.
Then the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. He could type reports and add/ subtract had spent 2 1/2 years at LSU, which had a strong ROTC, which meant he also knew how to march/ count cadence . The military had to get bigger faster. Dad was sent to Quantico for OCS and then joined the 1st marine division as a 2nd leiutenant in artillery. Took a tour of the pacific starting on Guadalcanal and ending in Australia. He came back to Pendleton in a new unit and was on a troop transport to invade Japan when the bombs were dropped. They became the occupational force. He marched thru the aftermath of Nagasaki.
He would never talk about it. Bothers me that I never made more of an effort to talk to him about it.
He didn't care for John Wayne and would leave the room during WWII movies. He said they didn't even come close to how it really was
Mustered out as a Colonel. Had the opportunity to go to Annapolis if he wanted to make the military his career. Instead he went LSU on the GI bill
He passed in 99. I miss him.
Then the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. He could type reports and add/ subtract had spent 2 1/2 years at LSU, which had a strong ROTC, which meant he also knew how to march/ count cadence . The military had to get bigger faster. Dad was sent to Quantico for OCS and then joined the 1st marine division as a 2nd leiutenant in artillery. Took a tour of the pacific starting on Guadalcanal and ending in Australia. He came back to Pendleton in a new unit and was on a troop transport to invade Japan when the bombs were dropped. They became the occupational force. He marched thru the aftermath of Nagasaki.
He would never talk about it. Bothers me that I never made more of an effort to talk to him about it.
He didn't care for John Wayne and would leave the room during WWII movies. He said they didn't even come close to how it really was
Mustered out as a Colonel. Had the opportunity to go to Annapolis if he wanted to make the military his career. Instead he went LSU on the GI bill
He passed in 99. I miss him.
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