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PatSeg

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23. Here's my dad in 1945

Reply to Bundbuster (Reply #16)

Sat Nov 11, 2023, 05:31 PM

Nov 2023

He was married with three children so he didn't get drafted until the end of the war. As a result, he never went overseas.

I just finished restoring and colorizing it a week ago. I had never seen the photo until this year. I can't recall ever seeing such a sad look on his face until after my mom died.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Bundbuster Nov 2023 OP

Even though you never knew him . . . CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #1

You're right, Peggy Bundbuster Nov 2023 #3

This makes me so sad. nevergiveup Nov 2023 #2

A grandson of mine is related to a Tuskegee Airman ggma Nov 2023 #4

My dad's first cousin was shot down by a German sniper... ananda Nov 2023 #5

What a terrible, senseless loss Bundbuster Nov 2023 #8

Yes, my mom's brother has a story too. ananda Nov 2023 #9

I think the St. Lo was an escort carrier COL Mustard Nov 2023 #13

That is right. ananda Nov 2023 #31

My Uncle Walter was a gunner on a B-25 in the Pacific. While on a night mission, cornball 24 Nov 2023 #6

Quite a legacy indeed. DFW Nov 2023 #7

An interesting, travelled family you have, sir. Bundbuster Nov 2023 #10

What a remarkable face PatSeg Nov 2023 #11

His legacy lives on - Bundbuster Nov 2023 #16

The photo blew me away PatSeg Nov 2023 #21

Just 22, not married Bundbuster Nov 2023 #24

Yes it does PatSeg Nov 2023 #34

Here's my dad in 1945 PatSeg Nov 2023 #23

My Uncle Albert was a B24 pilot KS Toronado Nov 2023 #12

A now deceased neighbor might have seen your uncle's plane shit down Kaleva Nov 2023 #27

My husband's uncle was lost on The Indianapolis. He had a pregnant wife at the time. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2023 #14

The Indianapolis - that was the worst, most agonizing loss. Bundbuster Nov 2023 #18

One of my Mom's step-brothers disappeared over the North Sea in an RCAF bomber OnlinePoker Nov 2023 #15

My extended family all came home Warpy Nov 2023 #17

There aren't many WW2 vets left Bundbuster Nov 2023 #20

Not many at all... WarGamer Nov 2023 #32

My dad was shot down while piloting a B-17 kskiska Nov 2023 #19

My cousin was a paratrooper, jumped on D Day, lost in France for a few weeks, turned up in Paris. CTyankee Nov 2023 #22

My mother's only brother was in the British Army malaise Nov 2023 #25

British soldiers paid some bloody hell in that war. Bundbuster Nov 2023 #28

That stiff upper lip worked wonders malaise Nov 2023 #30

My grandmother carefully kept track of my dad's and my uncle's points while they were overseas Attilatheblond Nov 2023 #26

My dad's cousin was killed in the Battle of Ortona. Swede Nov 2023 #29

The ones who never came back.... and the ones, like my father-in-law and uncle who came back 3Hotdogs Nov 2023 #33

My Maternal Grandfather was among the African American troops who Liberated the death camps in Germany The_REAL_Ecumenist Nov 2023 #35

For some families, war is truly Hell. Bundbuster Nov 2023 #36