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mitch96

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13. "never overcame his prejudice against the Japanese"

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 03:53 PM

Jul 2018

My father was like that with Germans.... On his side of the family all were killed in the Holocaust. He went nuts when I wanted to get a Volkswagen.. My best friend growing up, his mother was a kid growing up in Nazi Germany.. He did not care for her and made his feelings known. A gent I worked with was a pilot in WW2 in the Pacific.. Hated the Japanese also. I mean his whole affect would change and you could just see the personification of hate...
Grudges are very heavy things to carry around...

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USS Indianapolis: Survivor Accounts From the Worst Naval Disaster in U.S. History [View all] jpak Jul 2018 OP

So Sad mitch96 Jul 2018 #1

And the Captain GP6971 Jul 2018 #2

a relative of mine was on that ship hfojvt Jul 2018 #3

My partner's uncle was killed on The Indianapolis. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2018 #11

Very sad story of Japanese brutality. roamer65 Jul 2018 #4

Mt dad was in the first US landing of the war - Guadalcanal. Wounded, recovered, then Iwo Jima. tonyt53 Jul 2018 #5

Umm-a Japanese submarine on battle patrol flotsam Jul 2018 #6

True, but those who go through such events tend to be unforgiving in their tblue37 Jul 2018 #7

Yep flotsam Jul 2018 #8

"never overcame his prejudice against the Japanese" mitch96 Jul 2018 #13

I never let Dad know I had Japanese-American friends in college and even briefly dated a tblue37 Jul 2018 #15

It wasn't brutality. It was a military action, between armed opponents. NutmegYankee Jul 2018 #10

Not even remotely the worst naval disaster in US history. NutmegYankee Jul 2018 #9

my father was a radio operator on a PBY onethatcares Jul 2018 #12

"He said the crew he was with could only circle" mitch96 Jul 2018 #14

Very interesting. Thank you for posting this. K & R nt Persondem Jul 2018 #16