Four brothers who served
Nov 12, 2022 10:36:27 #
Nov 12, 2022 12:40:39 #
One of my wife's grandfathers graduated at West Point in 1902. He went on to become the Army armorer. His mark is still on the Garands, M1, M14 rifles and other weapons. One of her uncles was at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. He was one of the pilots in the second wave to go after the Japanese attackers. Her father was at the battle of the Bulge in Europe. Like their contemporaries, they went to defend the USA.
Nov 13, 2022 06:02:47 #
Nov 13, 2022 07:45:10 #
SteveR wrote:
One of my favorite photos. Fortunately, all came home safely. The one on the lower left flew 33 missions in a B-17 over Europe. The one in the lower right fought in the Philippines. Upper left is my Dad. You never met four nicer guys.
WOW! Steve that is something to be very proud of.
Nov 13, 2022 11:07:29 #
Wow. My dad flew a P-38 in the Philippines and survived, although he lost one brother on a battleship that was sunk in the Pacific and one brother who died in a plane crash during flight school. The post-war period was very interesting. Although over 400,000 Americans died, the war caused huge social and cultural shifts. Many volunteers were like my dad - straight off the farm, but after traveling around the country and going overseas, he returned to go to college via the GI Bill, and was the first in his family to ever go to college. That probably came at a good time, since it wasn't long until mechanization made it pretty impossible to support a family with a small (80-acre) family farm.
Nov 13, 2022 15:53:04 #
Jack_o wrote:
I thought they looked magnificent, John (uk)
Thanks for cleaning that up for me, Jack. It didn't post as clear as the original and when I tried to hit "store original" it didn't work for some reason. This looks pretty good. It had been taken by a news photographer when all the brothers were home. I've certainly saved your version and will pass it on to my cousins.
Nov 13, 2022 15:57:06 #
Stephan G wrote:
One of my wife's grandfathers graduated at West Point in 1902. He went on to become the Army armorer. His mark is still on the Garands, M1, M14 rifles and other weapons. One of her uncles was at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. He was one of the pilots in the second wave to go after the Japanese attackers. Her father was at the battle of the Bulge in Europe. Like their contemporaries, they went to defend the USA.
A proud history, to be sure!!
Nov 13, 2022 16:02:14 #
sb wrote:
Wow. My dad flew a P-38 in the Philippines and su... (show quote)
For families like ours who were fortunate to have everybody come home, there were many, like yours who could not say the same. For those, and for those severely wound in action, we especially give our thanks.
And yes, there was a great change after the war. I watched a movie one time, though, called Let There Music, which featured Jasha Heifetz and some talented young musicians and actors. It made me wonder just what this world would have been like had there NOT been a war.
Nov 13, 2022 16:03:54 #
samantha90 wrote:
WOW! Steve that is something to be very proud of.
Thank you, Samantha. We were always proud of these great men. There weren't any nicer.
Nov 14, 2022 09:42:12 #
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