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Posted on 9/4/21 at 2:01 pm to WolfPackers
Seeing a lot of wonderful stories here/ Thanks for the thread
Posted on 9/4/21 at 2:03 pm to WolfPackers
Maternal grandpa - army infantry in pacific - Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and Tokyo (his two brothers were army as well - one in DDay and the other in England)
Paternal grandpa drove trucks for oil companies and was not drafted
Paternal grandpa drove trucks for oil companies and was not drafted
Posted on 9/4/21 at 2:12 pm to WolfPackers
Paternal Grandfather. Army, 82nd Airborne, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Certificate of Merit.
Posted on 9/4/21 at 2:51 pm to hogminer
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On a return trip from Linz, Austria they had to crash land in Yugo mountains and was captured for a short while and held in a barn but freed hours later by Yugo guerrillas
This happened to my paternal grandfather 2x in Yugoslavia. How did you get that report?
He was radio operator in B-24.
Maternal grandfather fought in Korea.
Posted on 9/4/21 at 3:41 pm to WolfPackers
father. lt in army during ww2. captain during korea.
2 silver stars. 10 or so bronze. 2 purple. 1 distinguished flying medal.
flew glider for 82nd airborne Normandy.
was wounded in b24 over Italy on 26th mission. those are the two he talked about. he loved flying. he taught flying during peacetime.
maternal grandfather was a commodore in ww2.
ship was sunk toward end and he and 3 guys survived 3 weeks on the north Atlantic. he got tb right after. died 6 months after.
2 silver stars. 10 or so bronze. 2 purple. 1 distinguished flying medal.
flew glider for 82nd airborne Normandy.
was wounded in b24 over Italy on 26th mission. those are the two he talked about. he loved flying. he taught flying during peacetime.
maternal grandfather was a commodore in ww2.
ship was sunk toward end and he and 3 guys survived 3 weeks on the north Atlantic. he got tb right after. died 6 months after.
Posted on 9/4/21 at 4:02 pm to WolfPackers
My mother’s adopted father - colonel pilot bomber. Served in North Africa, Europe, and Asia.
My dad’s father was a sailor though I don’t know any details.
My grand uncle was MIA’d on the Bataan Death March.
My dad’s father was a sailor though I don’t know any details.
My grand uncle was MIA’d on the Bataan Death March.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:37 pm to Larry Gooseman
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:48 pm to WolfPackers
Paternal grandpa on the San Francisco for most of the big battles. Pearl Harbour, Guadalcanal, through the Leyte Gulf I believe. He passed when I was 10 or so and I don't think he talked about it much. Especially Guadalcanal between the ship hit by kamikaze bomber and shooting the shite out the USS Atlanta.
Maternal grandpa was in the Marines and would have been in the bunch that would have invaded mainland Japan.
Maternal grandpa was in the Marines and would have been in the bunch that would have invaded mainland Japan.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:55 pm to holmesbr
All I know is my maternal great grandfather did some airwatch or worked a tower in grand isle watching for planes. He used to tell me about German submarines around there.
Maternal great uncle served in Europe. Got hit in a fox hole and paralyzed his left arm. He hand was always in a fist unless he was sleeping.
Maternal great uncle served in Europe. Got hit in a fox hole and paralyzed his left arm. He hand was always in a fist unless he was sleeping.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:57 pm to WolfPackers
One of my grandad's was a Navy pilot in the Pacific. He was hit by a kamikaze and captured swimming by a Japanese fishing boat. He spent 2 years as a POW on an island near Kiki Jima where the Flyboys book took place. He had some amazing stories to tell
My other grandad was in the Army and stationed on some island near New Zealand. He said they were there to guard a radio tower that didn't really seem to have much strategic value. He spent WWII shooting wild pigs and cooking them on a beach
My other grandad was in the Army and stationed on some island near New Zealand. He said they were there to guard a radio tower that didn't really seem to have much strategic value. He spent WWII shooting wild pigs and cooking them on a beach
Posted on 9/7/21 at 2:00 pm to WolfPackers
My maternal grandfather was a tanker in the 4th Armored Division in France, Belgium, and Germany. If you know anything about WWII and the M4 Sherman tank you know what those guys went through. And he’s the reason I became a tanker myself in 1988.
Paternal grandfather was in the navy, served as a radioman aboard the Fletcher class DD USS Conway in the Pacific.
Paternal grandfather was in the navy, served as a radioman aboard the Fletcher class DD USS Conway in the Pacific.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 2:33 pm to WolfPackers
Maternal grandfather was Marine signal corps. Had a lot of dangerous work fixing comm lines in the thick of battle. Did a lot of fighting too. Never mentioned it once to anyone in his family. My uncles researched it all after he died.
Tarawa and Guadalcanal were among many of the battles he participated in.
Tarawa and Guadalcanal were among many of the battles he participated in.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 2:48 pm to WolfPackers
Paternal grandfather WW2 was a pilot and copilot in the 401st bombing company. I recently found a website dedicated to the bombing group with most of his mission debriefs.
Bombing missions
Bombing missions
Posted on 9/7/21 at 3:23 pm to WolfPackers
Paternal Grandfather - Army. Served in one of Patton's artillery battalion's in Europe. Also a French interpreter. Purple Heart. Story goes, he was riding in a jeep when a german fighter strafed or bombed them. Was hit with some shrapnel, non-life threatening. Per the story relayed to me from my Dad and Uncle, the German pilot was shot down and was captured, and was in the hospital bed next to my grandfather.
Another story, my grandpa had 2 brothers, both served. One was a bit of a wild man. My great uncle, no matter what country they were in at the time, would borrow a truck and find my grandpa, grab him, throw him in the truck, and bring him to whatever watering hole they could find.
Another story i was told, is my grandpa, being fluent in French, went into a french cafe/bar one time. Paw paw ordered a drink. Cafe server/bartender mumbled something derogatory towards my grandpa, in french, not knowing he could speak/understand french. My grandpa grabbed the French guy by the collar, shoved his thompson in his face, and cussed him out in french and told the french guy, without us, you wouldn't be a country anymore.
Maternal Grandfather - i believe he was army, but never was told any stories about him.
Both of my grandfather's died before i was born, or while i was too young to remember.
Another story, my grandpa had 2 brothers, both served. One was a bit of a wild man. My great uncle, no matter what country they were in at the time, would borrow a truck and find my grandpa, grab him, throw him in the truck, and bring him to whatever watering hole they could find.
Another story i was told, is my grandpa, being fluent in French, went into a french cafe/bar one time. Paw paw ordered a drink. Cafe server/bartender mumbled something derogatory towards my grandpa, in french, not knowing he could speak/understand french. My grandpa grabbed the French guy by the collar, shoved his thompson in his face, and cussed him out in french and told the french guy, without us, you wouldn't be a country anymore.
Maternal Grandfather - i believe he was army, but never was told any stories about him.
Both of my grandfather's died before i was born, or while i was too young to remember.
This post was edited on 9/7/21 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 9/7/21 at 3:38 pm to BugAC
Maternal grandpa - army infantry in Europe, nearly froze to death in the Battle of the Bulge, returned home with nearly every finger and toe deformed from frost bite. Worked the rest of his life as a carpenter, made his fingers fit around a hammer and skill saw and never looked back or talked much at all about his experiences. They don't make them like that anymore.
This post was edited on 9/7/21 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 9/7/21 at 3:39 pm to TxWadingFool
WWI count?
Grandfather came from Ireland thru Ellis Island
1911 and went to France. Arrived a month after war ended
Got to visit County Donegal on the way home
Grandfather came from Ireland thru Ellis Island
1911 and went to France. Arrived a month after war ended
Got to visit County Donegal on the way home
Posted on 9/7/21 at 4:22 pm to WolfPackers
Paternal Grandfather
Marines - Reconnaissance and spotter. Active combat experience. Joined at 17. GI bill got him a law degree and he became a prosecutor.
Fought on Guam.
Marines - Reconnaissance and spotter. Active combat experience. Joined at 17. GI bill got him a law degree and he became a prosecutor.
Fought on Guam.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 4:44 pm to WolfPackers
Maternal- Stormed the beaches of Normandy during D-Day. Later ended up meeting the girl that would become my Grandmother outside of Paris, France and brought her back to Texas. She passed away 4 weeks ago at 94.
Paternal- Drafted into the Army, suffered back injury during Basic in North Carolina, sent home.
Unfortunately both of them were gone before I was born.
Paternal- Drafted into the Army, suffered back injury during Basic in North Carolina, sent home.
Unfortunately both of them were gone before I was born.
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