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American History

bucolic_frolic

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1. My uncle served in the Battle of the Bulge.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 04:10 PM

8 hrs ago

Most WWII records were destroyed in the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, so only the little bit of lore he spoke of to one family member is known to us. But by today's diagnoses he would have some form of PTSD for the duration of his life.

I can't imagine.

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At 0530 on 16 December 1944, with a massive, 90-minute German artillery barrage, the Battle of the Bulge began. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 9 hrs ago OP

My uncle served in the Battle of the Bulge. bucolic_frolic 8 hrs ago #1

Thanks for posting this. appalachiablue 5 hrs ago #2