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35. My Dad, Both of my FIL's, 3 of 4 uncles

Reply to Manifestor_of_Light (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2013, 04:41 PM

May 2013

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the other uncle had lost a leg to cancer when he was a little guy. My husband's grandfather, both of my husband's uncles. His Uncle Bill, and namesake, was lost in the South Pacific declared missing on May 2, 1944.

He and his gunner (Anderson) were lost while on a strike on Tobera Airfield near Tobera, near Keravat, East New Britian, Papua, New Guinea. His plane, a Douglas SBD5 Dauntless, was hit by anti-aircraft according to the report. Uncle Bill was USMC and my dad, my current FIL and both uncles were NAVY.

Two of my uncles, and my former FIL were Army. And one of my favorite uncles was Coast Guard, canine corps.

As I said, only one did not enlist right after Pearl Harbor and that's because he couldn't.

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Check in if your dad was in The Big One! [View all] Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 OP

My dad was in the Army, served at the Battle of the Bulge mainer May 2013 #1

My dad used to say that, too! femmocrat May 2013 #57

Navy Volunteer 1942 bluemarkers May 2013 #106

Yes-served in Panama with 1200 other Army personnel Boomerproud May 2013 #2

Mine had five kids and worked in a shipyard during WWII lpbk2713 May 2013 #3

I had an uncle who died from asbestosis flyingfysh May 2013 #8

My dad was army air corp too. All i recall was that he was an aircraft mechanic in Africa geckosfeet May 2013 #4

My grandpa was as well OriginalGeek May 2013 #183

Mine spent the entire war in Arizona flyingfysh May 2013 #5

Artillery Marine. Baitball Blogger May 2013 #6

Semper Fi! gademocrat7 May 2013 #80

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Mine was WW1, infantry. nt bike man May 2013 #10

Mine too. zeemike May 2013 #77

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both parents, grandparents and just about everyone else who could hold a weapon or carry a message. loli phabay May 2013 #12

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WWII Navy legal officer @ Pearl Harbor, elleng May 2013 #14

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Aunt an Army (?) nurse in France, elleng May 2013 #16

Yup Bobcat May 2013 #17

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Mine too. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #24

father in law of blessed memory was at the Bulge too. irisblue May 2013 #30

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My dad was probably stationed with your dad! Samurai_Writer May 2013 #189

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Father in the NAVY, Pacific theater. Intelligence. Shrike47 May 2013 #42

It was not automatic nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #47

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A lot of people were injured in training or killed. texanwitch May 2013 #48

Served in Patton's army. edbermac May 2013 #45

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Second Armored Division YarnAddict May 2013 #50

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Mine did! PasadenaTrudy May 2013 #58

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Navy - oil tanker and then a mine sweeper starroute May 2013 #63

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My Dad, Marines............ mrmpa May 2013 #154

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Thank you....... mrmpa May 2013 #180

I will ask...... socalgal58 May 2013 #196

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356 Fighter Group, 8th Army Air Corps watrwefitinfor May 2013 #76

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Navy...Submarines 56miSSie May 2013 #124

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BOTH my parents! immoderate May 2013 #126

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... handmade34 May 2013 #164

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My dad is the reason your dads got paychecks. SheilaT May 2013 #157

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Mine was designated an essential war worker... Princess Turandot May 2013 #159

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My dad attained the rank of Captain in the Army, 3rd Armored Division under Patton steve2470 May 2013 #167

Proud to say mine was! Bonobo May 2013 #168

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kick nt steve2470 May 2013 #175

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Today of all days... cilla4progress May 2013 #185

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Hi, friend. See #190 lapislzi May 2013 #191

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6th Marine Division lapislzi May 2013 #190

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Operation Torch, Invastion of North Africa. kaiden May 2013 #193

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