Family World War 2 Veterans?

[Soviet Ace]

Not sure if anyone's made something like this, so if there's already something like it go ahead and close it. Anyway, this is a place to post who in your family (If any) had served in WW2.

I'll go first.

My Grandfather on my mothers side, was an Italian pilot who fought over Malta, and even got shot down twice. Gradually ended up on the Allied side because he became so disillusioned with what Mussolini was saying etc.

Then on my Fathers side of the family, my Grandfather flew American GI's home who were returning from the Pacific theater, and his brother was a Marine who fought and died on Sipan during the fighting climax, of battle.
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So there's my quick little list. What about yours?

[haitch40]

Not sure if anyone's made something like this, so if there's already something like it go ahead and close it. Anyway, this is a place to post who in your family (If any) had served in WW2.

I'll go first.

My Grandfather on my mothers side, was an Italian pilot who fought over Malta, and even got shot down twice. Gradually ended up on the Allied side because he became so disillusioned with what Mussolini was saying etc.

Then on my Fathers side of the family, my Grandfather flew American GI's home who were returning from the Pacific theater, and his brother was a Marine who fought and died on Sipan during the fighting climax, of battle.
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So there's my quick little list. What about yours?

my grandfather on my mums side served in burma and was in a tank dont know much else because he died when my mum was 11 so she told me stories she was told

[guiltyspark]

here is my great grandad

he was a huge part of what made D day a success , without him we would have had to land at existing ports losing alot more men

http://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/17/nyregion/edmond-j-moran-is-dead-at-96-admiral-led-tug-fleet-on-d-day.html

[irrelevant]

My grandfather was a medic in the Army and was part of the second wave of the Normandy invasion.

[OntheCrab]

My gramps was RAF mechanic for big Lancs with Bomber Command in England. He was French-Canadian, though his love of beer surely made the transition okay.

My great-uncle on the other hand was with the Royal Canadian Hussars an armoured regiment - though i'm pretty sure his only war wound was falling out of some frenchwoman's window. A character!

[Kamak86]

My Grandpa was a ParaTrooper with i believe the 507 Airborne (i could be wrong, i rememebr him saying 507 and he was a paratrooper) I do know he was the first out of his plane and then it was directly hit by flak and he didnt see anyone else get out. He always had the attitude of "Ill go first to get it done" He also was in the Battle of the Bulge.

[P-51]

Great grandad drove tanks in WW1 and 2! (Desert Rats) lived through till the 60's God bless him!

[Ju-87]

My grandfather was a mechanic in the Luftwaffe.

[peterdegrotere]

my grandpa got captured and put in a german camp, he was freed by allies and walk al theway from germany back to holland

[haitch40]

My gramps was RAF mechanic for big Lancs with Bomber Command in England. He was French-Canadian, though his love of beer surely made the transition okay.

My great-uncle on the other hand was with the Royal Canadian Hussars an armoured regiment - though i'm pretty sure his only war wound was falling out of some frenchwoman's window. A character!

lol did he land on a german?

[xNikex]

I only know of one person in my family who fought in WWII.

I never knew him, but I remember a story of how he and one other soldier survived an ambush while they were crossing a feild. He and the other soldier ran into a barn filled to the ceiling in potatoes and after digging their way through the potatoes, they discovered that it was a German hideout and stayed in the loft of the barn for four days while German troops conspired below them. At least they had something to eat!