Calling out bloodline of WW2 Veterans

[Pluck904]

Grandpapa was a tail gunner aboard a B-24 from like 42-44 before his plane failed mid air and somehow survived the crash. Was later picked up by friendly submarine after floating in the water for about a day on a raft with 4 other guys.



Tens of millions of people participated in WW2, everyone on misc should have a story

[portman616]

Great granpa was an ally radio operator, not as interesting as your story but still played a part.

[Kahldris]

Grandpa shot 4 times in German trench, still survived.

[GraffiZy]

checking in

[Forest239]

Great grandpa became in a ace over Germany and then a double ace over Korea (also one of first 10 aces using sabre jets). ****ed up those migs like crazy I have pictures of his confirmed kills(when he opened fire a camera took pictures so they could determine if it was a kill)

[rspb]

Grandad worked in the Admiralty, his brother flew Liberators in the Far East, my great uncle on my Italian side was a partisan.

[Preban_AR15]

Didn't even know my grandfather was a WW2 vet till his funeral. He never mentioned it.

Would have been nice to hear some stories.

[SemperMachina]

Grandfather was in the airforce. Did all the training and **** and then was flying over to join the war then the war ended and everyone was flying back lol.

[ChernobylResist]

grandfather was Navy; was on a Destroyer in the Pacific circa 1944

[cadetduke]

Adopted, couldn't tell ya where my bloodline goes.

[Taktical]

Great uncle served in ww2 in Italy but I wasn't able to hear more.

In b4 Japanese, no *******s aware yourselves on 442nd 100th Battalion

[Ant918]

My grandpa was a POW in Sicily during WW2....was never told much more than that.

[T4NKER]

Grandpa was in the air force, worked on missile site in the pacific during WW2(srs)

[cdegn]

World War 1, but cool nonetheless:
Great grandfather on Mum's side was there when the Red Baron was shot down (contention on who shot the bullet) but he managed to grab the medical kit from the Red Baron's aircraft before officials surrounded the plane. It's still somewhere in my family, as well as all his diaries from war, interdasting stuff.

[jasonjb]

Great Grandpa- Survived WW1 and WW2, only 4 other people survived in the trenches along with him in WW1, even spent some time fighting in the beginning of WW2 in France, his younger brother was shot and killed by a French sniper in WW2

[Mozzzr]

Grandmother was a Psychiatric Nurse in New Zealand. She had Alzheimer's so never heard any stories.

[HellHaven]

Grandpa was Luftstreitkräfte pilot, was shot down and captured and was sent to a pow camp in Canada.

[Pluck904]

bump

[jubjubrsx]

my grandpa was in the army air corps, saw the pics he took when the japanese bombed pearl harbor, (he was there) also some pics of amelia airheart(sp?) when she stopped by...got shot in 2 or 3 times while he was at guadal canal and survived, then apparently on his boatride home a kamakazee smashed the back end of his ship, not to far from his bunk but luckily he was working in the front of the ship... alot of crazy chit apparently.

[Romanus122]

Grandfather was on dat enigma code breaking with Turing (srs)

[FilthyFew]

92 year old grandfather was a Army WWII vet, ended up on mainland Japan as the war came to a close... had many battles on his way over there. He has a 8mm handgun and a badass japenese sword from when they were confescating all the Japanese weapons on the mainland, the sword has been appraised at over 30k... but could easily be worth more. my parents are researching it now and plan on providing him the swords history on Xmas day. There is some writing on it where the sword seperates from the handle (hilt) that talks about who it was for (some govenor) and what prefect of Japan... it has an ivory and brass handle all hand carved.. it is awesome. i have pics, someone tell me how to embed and I will upload them.

Anyhow, Grandpa is a bad ass man, don't take now crap and has been beating back the grim reaper for several years. I love that man, would be satified if i grow up to be half the man he is. Self made millionaire too.

AMERICAS GREATEST GENERATION WITHOUT A DOUBT, EMBERRASSING WHAT WE HAVE BECOME.

[Forest239]

Great grandpa became in a ace over Germany and then a double ace over Korea (also one of first 10 aces using sabre jets). ****ed up those migs like crazy I have pictures of his confirmed kills(when he opened fire a camera took pictures so they could determine if it was a kill)

Made me relook into everything he died when I was 5 but I have his medals and awards.

Korea-In 8 months as the "Mayor of Sabre Jet City," he flew 86 combat missions and destroyed 10 MiG-15s to become the first double jet ace wing commander, damaged 9 others, and was credited with 3 probables.

WWII-The following March, with only 50 minutes training in the P-47 Thunderbolt, Johnson's group began combat operations from southern England in preparation for the Normandy Invasion. On D-Day plus 6, his group moved to airstrip A-5 in Normandy. He assumed command of the 48th Fighter Bomb Group, flying from Belgium in October 1944, and by war's end had accumulated 92 fighter missions and 1 victory against an Fw-190.

Ya you be mirin. Thought about going into airforce as a combat pilot when I was a kid but eyesight wasn't good enough.

Also the plane he used the most.

[Pluck904]

92 year old grandfather was a Army WWII vet, ended up on mainland Japan as the war came to a close... had many battles on his way over there. He has a 8mm handgun and a badass japenese sword from when they were confescating all the Japanese weapons on the mainland, the sword has been appraised at over 30k... but could easily be worth more. my parents are researching it now and plan on providing him the swords history on Xmas day. There is some writing on it where the sword seperates from the handle (hilt) that talks about who it was for (some govenor) and what prefect of Japan... it has an ivory and brass handle all hand carved.. it is awesome. i have pics, someone tell me how to embed and I will upload them.

Anyhow, Grandpa is a bad ass man, don't take now crap and has been beating back the grim reaper for several years. I love that man, would be satified if i grow up to be half the man he is. Self made millionaire too.

AMERICAS GREATEST GENERATION WITHOUT A DOUBT, EMBERRASSING WHAT WE HAVE BECOME.

Nice brah

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[turboface]

Grandpa was a pilot in the RCAF; didn't see much combat though. Best story was blowing up a whale by accident when they thought it was a submarine.

[shillie]

Great Grandpa was a paratrooper ww2

[Forest239]

92 year old grandfather was a Army WWII vet, ended up on mainland Japan as the war came to a close... had many battles on his way over there. He has a 8mm handgun and a badass japenese sword from when they were confescating all the Japanese weapons on the mainland, the sword has been appraised at over 30k... but could easily be worth more. my parents are researching it now and plan on providing him the swords history on Xmas day. There is some writing on it where the sword seperates from the handle (hilt) that talks about who it was for (some govenor) and what prefect of Japan... it has an ivory and brass handle all hand carved.. it is awesome. i have pics, someone tell me how to embed and I will upload them.

Anyhow, Grandpa is a bad ass man, don't take now crap and has been beating back the grim reaper for several years. I love that man, would be satified if i grow up to be half the man he is. Self made millionaire too.

AMERICAS GREATEST GENERATION WITHOUT A DOUBT, EMBERRASSING WHAT WE HAVE BECOME.

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[Pluck904]

Grandpa was a pilot in the RCAF; didn't see much combat though. Best story was blowing up a whale by accident when they thought it was a submarine.

i lost it

[tamaneri]

grandpa fought in France in WW2, infantry in the army. Got shot twice, and i'm sure did a lot of killin'.

Unfortunately that's all I've ever found out. He never even told me Dad much of anything.

[Pluck904]

Made me relook into everything he died when I was 5 but I have his medals and awards.


Ya you be mirin. Thought about going into airforce as a combat pilot when I was a kid but eyesight wasn't good enough.

It's amazing how easy it was to be a pilot back than compared to now.. You literally have to be a god to be a fighter pilot now.

Also the Air Force will allow you to have LASIK after your in the Force and if they allow it.

[OnTheVolley]

adopted, couldn't tell ya where my bloodline goes.

lmao