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Siwsan

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7. I have a whole collection of medals from both uncles who served in combat in WWII

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 21, 2020, 04:22 PM

Oct 2020

My other uncle joined the Navy, right after Pearl Harbor. He was on two ships that were hit - one by a torpedo and one by a Kamikaze. He never fully recovered and also died years before his time.

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The things one finds when going through family memorabilia. From my uncle's WWII keepsakes [View all] Siwsan Oct 2020 OP

WOW! Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #1

For true service In the police... Harker Oct 2020 #2

If my high school German grumpyduck Oct 2020 #3

Frau Sargent and Herr Hubbard your teachers? Harker Oct 2020 #4

It's been a long time since high school German. grumpyduck Oct 2020 #10

Gern! Harker Oct 2020 #11

It was and she was. Thanks for the post. grumpyduck Oct 2020 #13

Likewise. n/t Harker Oct 2020 #14

My uncle was in the Battle of the Bulge, too, and never talked about it. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #5

I have a whole collection of medals from both uncles who served in combat in WWII Siwsan Oct 2020 #7

Dad was in the Battle of the Bulge. safeinOhio Oct 2020 #9

I had an uncle like that. Paladin Oct 2020 #6

I too had a silent uncle ironflange Oct 2020 #8

A friend of mine's Dad was in the Pacific grumpyduck Oct 2020 #12

Service medal for the police. malthaussen Oct 2020 #15

I have no doubt it was brought home by my uncle. Siwsan Oct 2020 #16

The ribbon may have been sewn to the uniform blouse. malthaussen Oct 2020 #17