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My paternal Grandfather didn't fight, he built landing craft fot the U.S. Navy. My Mom's Dad was a Navy gun crewman stationed on armed merchant vessels.
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My great-grandad was a Sergeant, and he led a mission to liberate a concentration camp
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My dad flew with 101 squadron flying lancasters in the war, he was trained as 2nd pilot, navigator and flight engineer, one night he couldnt fly because he was sick and his plane and aircrew didnt return so he flew with the canadians after that, i have his flying jacket and medals.
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I had my great grandfather who fought in the Commonwealth for Canada. And three great uncles in the Wehrmacht, and one in the Kreigsmarine. My great uncle Heinz (Kreigsmarine) is now 86 and in great shape!
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RAF and Luftwaffe! Got both types of blood in my veins :)
(Careful people don't start saying this thread is racist, there are some fragile people on here it seems, based on other posts I've read tonight) |
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My grandfather was a field medic serving under patton in the battle of the bulge. He didn't talk much about it because he was a long time medic in Korea as well and just saw way too much action but one time when he was drinking he told the story of how he and about 200 guys were camped at night and were ambushed. Enemy slit the throats or gunned down at close range every guy except for him and one other dude. Don't remember if that occured in Korea or WW2, probably korea.
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