any relatives of yours that fought in WWII or WWI?[views:5191][posts:65]________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 11:33am - aril ""] Or Vietnam. I'm sure there's a bunch. My grandparents were both in WWII, grandmother as a nurse and grandfather as a gunner in a bomber. he was the guy that sat in the back of the plane in the pillbox/turret type thing shooting enemy planes down. great grandfather fought in the trenches of WWI, was mustardgassed and survived to tell about it. uncle was a paratrooper with a 'nade launcher in Vietnam, shot a nade on a cliff type thing, and took out a bunch of Viets in one hit. was shot and hit with nade fragments 4 or 5 times as well. still has flashbacks. i wanna start researching this crap because it's awesommme. on a side note, my brother in law's grandfather was a nazi soldier in germany.. haha. |
| ____________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 11:37am - dreadkill ""] my grandfather was in the air force but he wasn't sent over to the war. |
| _______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 11:39am - SkinSandwich ""] Ha, I found out a few years ago that a relative of ours was a SS officer in WWII. Kind of shocked really. but hey, what the hell. |
| ____________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 11:41am - dreadkill ""] aril said: uncle was a paratrooper with a 'nade launcher in Vietnam, shot a nade on a cliff type thing, and took out on a side note, my brother in law's grandfather was a nazi soldier in germany.. haha. my uncle was also a paratrooper in 'nam. he got shot down and wandered around in the jungle with a concussion until his guys found him and brought him back safely. he died back in '86. one of my exes had a grandfather who was some kind of high-ranking nazi in germany. her dad said when he was a kid, his family was one of the only families in their german town with a car. |
| ___________________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 11:42am - largefreakatzero ""] Paternal grandfather -- trained dogs to sniff out mines in WWII. Stationed in Italy, I believe. Maternal grandfather -- sharpshooter in infantry in WWII. I have his sharpshooter medal somewhere. My dad was drafted for Nam but narrowly escaped due to very bad knees. |
| _________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 11:43am - xmikex ""] My grandfather was a Master Sargent in the army. He was on Normandy beach during the D Day invasion. At my parents house I have a ton of WWII medals, and patches from my grandfather, and my father's uncles. The coolest of them all though is an iron cross, and a German patch with a knight on a horse, and swastikas in the corners. My father told me his father never really talked much about the war. But anybody who has studied WWII culture at all knows there's only 1 way an American soldier comes home with something like that. |
| _________________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 11:43am - DestroyYouAlot ""] My grandfather was Hitler, but he technically never saw combat - does that count? |
| _________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 11:46am - xmikex ""] DestroyYouAlot said:My grandfather was Hitler, but he technically never saw combat - does that count? nahh. move over n00b. I knew a guy who's father forced him to enlist in the army during the vietnam war when he was like 17. He was on 2 or 3 different missions where he was the only one who came back alive. He was younger than 21 when he came home, but his hair was completely gray. |
| ________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 11:47am - aril ""] dreadkill: that sucks. i can't imagine wandering around in enemy territory (especially the jungle) with a concussion. that would be an awesome video game or movie theme though. |
| ____________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 11:50am - dreadkill ""] aril said:dreadkill: that sucks. i can't imagine wandering around in enemy territory (especially the jungle) with a concussion. that would be an awesome video game or movie theme though. my uncle was crazy. he once drove a car home from boston in reverse because the transmission broke. after hearing that story and the nam story, i'm surprised he didn't live through the 1980s. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 12:08pm - ouchdrummer ""] my dad was in vietnam... actually a funny story..... He was in boot camp, and the were doing this drill where they would have to run a half mile with another soldier on thier back. My dad being a lot like me, in that he was a total wise ass, the drill sargeant made my dad run with a 300 lbs dude on his back. He ran the whole half mile, then rode back on the other guys back. The drill sargeant made them keep running another two miles.. and my dad colapsed. They got him to the first aid tent and found out he had shattered both of his heels.. and he had run almost 2 miles after he had done it. He's just so stubborn that he didnt really tell anyone, that is until he passed out from the pain... moral of the story is us fitzpatricks shouldnt be so damn stubborn... and that if you hurt yourself real bad in boot camp, they make you be an engineer in vietnam, and you dont get killed. So all in all, me being alive is all thanks to some asshole drill sargaent, and my dads complete pigheadidness... |
| _______________________________ [Apr 17,2008 12:47pm - Yeti ""] my grandfather enlisted in the Navy, and then found out he gets unreasonably sea-sick, so they had to dock and let him off. my grandfather who passed away was a sonar operator during WWII. he told stories about watching kamikaze pilots aiming at his ship, but they would miss and crash in the ocean next to him. |
| ______________________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 1:30pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] My grandfather enlisted in the Marines after his merchant marine brother died in a U-Boat attack. Though he enlisted to "kill some krauts" he ended up fighting at Guadalcanal, stationed in China until the end of the war and spent another year in the US occupation zone in Germany. He's never really talked about his experience in the Pacific but can talk for hours about wanting to shoot every German who told him to go fuck himself or spit at him but still took the bread he was ordered to deliver. |
| __________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 1:32pm - brian_dc ""] my children will die in WWIII |
| _________________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 1:34pm - Ctb0rderpatrol ""] great gramps's on my fathers side fought in both WW-1 and the polish-soviet war. the one that wasnt in america disapeared some years later, we suspected during the katyn massacre when he was nearing the end of his military career. he's probably in the ground with many of his comrades somewhere in belarus. |
| ____________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 1:43pm - Kinslayer ""] my great grandfather actually died in Auschwitz... ...he fell off the guard tower aaaahahahahaa jkjk Lolz!11 |
| _______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 1:53pm - Y_Ddraig_Goch ""] had two uncles in korean war |
| ________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 2:06pm - xmikex ""] Guadalcanal was ridiculous. Did anyone watch any of the Ken Burns WWII doc series? It was absolutely incredible. I heard that he wasn't even going to make it a documentary, it was only supposed to be a book, and then he read that like 60% of American high school kids thought Germany was America's ally in WWII against the Russians. |
| ______________________________ [Apr 17,2008 3:18pm - Yeti ""] egad. |
| _______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 3:22pm - Y_Ddraig_Goch ""] xmikex said:Guadalcanal was ridiculous. Did anyone watch any of the Ken Burns WWII doc series? It was absolutely incredible. I heard that he wasn't even going to make it a documentary, it was only supposed to be a book, and then he read that like 60% of American high school kids thought Germany was America's ally in WWII against the Russians. Oceania is at war with Eurasia, we were always at war with Eurasia. Isn't it scary how Orwell is so real... I'm writing a book one day on the parallels between 1984 and post-industrial western society. |
| _________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 3:59pm - W3 nli ""] my great uncle clinton was a marine landed in france and fought on dday uncle jimmy for the navy and uncle bobby for the army fought in korea my sister jen is in iraq right now |
| __________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 4:01pm - pam nli ""] Both of my grandfathers were in the Navy. The paternal one saw a lot of action, I don't know too much about it though. Been meaning to rummage through all the logs and photos he gave my dad. |
| __________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 5:34pm - bradmann ""] my grandfather was a fucking meteorologist in WWII. boring. |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 5:42pm - AUTOPSY_666 ""] Grandfather in the Navy during WWII. |
| ________________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 6:46pm - DomesticTerror ""] paternal gf was in the navy during WWII. when he came home he took off to Alaska to be by himself for a few years. maternal gf was in the Battle of the Bulge. he would never talk about it. |
| _________________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 6:49pm - Conservationist ""] Both sides of the family served in WWII, each with members on both sides. I pity those who fought for the wrong side. |
| ________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 6:53pm - tylor ""] grandfather was in the navy during WWII, was also at pearl harbor when it was attacked my great grandfather was hot shit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_D._Leahy |
| _______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 7:33pm - punk potenza ""] my grand pappi was in WWII he fought in africa and then in italy. he was gonna be apart of the invasion in italy but broke his leg during a company football game, when his unit was on leave before the invasion. The guy that replaced him got shot in the face! |
| __________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 7:34pm - dertoxia ""] my grandfather was in the pacific theater in WWII. He was a Commander in the navy. Flew PBY reconnaissance planes and B-24's. He got the Navy Cross in Guadalcanal for taking a hit in his PBY taking recon pictures. I guess they were running low on fuel so they dumped everything they could and made it back to base with no losses. Someone wrote a book about it. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 7:56pm - the_reverend ""] what about Wii? |
| _________________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 8:19pm - ancient master ""] my grandfather was in the air force in WWII, he survived a plane crash |
| _______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 9:40pm - The Revealer ""] My great uncle was a bombardier in the Air Force. They didn't use hearing protection back then, and in one ear the guy was deaf because of his time in the military. Incredibly proud man though. That generation was incredible. |
| ___________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 10:23pm - dertoxia ""] ya i have nothing but respect for the veterans of that generation. My grandfather was a farmboy. He had 2 brothers. Only one of them could go to war because the other had to stay and help with the farm. Now we think about people doing everything they can to stay out of the military. My grandfather and his brothers fought each other to have the right to go and fight. |
| __________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 10:26pm - W3 nli ""] http://www.returntothepit.com/view.php?formid=49934 |
| _________________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 10:39pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] My other grandfather was Steve Rogers - you might know him as, oh, I don't know, Captain America? |
| ___________________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 10:43pm - thegreatspaldino ""] my great grandfather flew 52 missions in WWII. belly gunner and tail-gunner. |
| _________________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 11:00pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] My grandfather single-handedly almost defeated the Red Skull multiple times. TAKE THAT. |
| _______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 11:17pm - the_reverend ""] my kids will fight in WWIII, but not WWIV since pepelises are good with sticks and stones. |
| _______________________________________ [Apr 18,2008 2:36am - Y_Ddraig_Goch ""] the_reverend said:my kids will fight in WWIII, but not WWIV since pepelises are good with sticks and stones. einstien quote. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 18,2008 2:49am - the_reverend ""] thanks for ruining it... |
| ______________________________ [Apr 18,2008 4:43am - Uhh ""] Grandfather spent WWII in the navy flying around the Caribbean looking for Nazi U-boat parascopes. His brother was in one of the AA gun battalions in the Battle of the Bulge. Ordered to lower their AA guns to fire at the oncoming Panzers to cover the Allies' retreat. Panzer shot a telephone pole right above em, which shattered sending wooden shrapnel that decapitated him. |
| _______________________________________________ [Apr 18,2008 10:57am - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] DestroyYouAlot said:My grandfather single-handedly almost defeated the Red Skull multiple times. TAKE THAT. Was that in between fagging out with US Agent and Bucky? |
| _______________________________________ [Apr 18,2008 10:58am - the_reverend ""] world war me |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 18,2008 11:18am - unholy_dave ""] my grandfather was a B-29 pilot who flew missions over japan in WWII. for a brief amount of time, there was some confusion over whether or not it was his plane that dropped Little Boy on Hiroshima. it wasn't obviously, but he was friendly with Paul Tibbets (pilot of the Enola Gay). my dad was a medic in Veitnam, which led to his current occupation, orthotics (making braces and orthopedic shoes for the crippled and injured). |
| ________________________________ [Apr 18,2008 11:21am - aril ""] awesome how everyone's relatives were war heroes of some sort... and we're a bunch of musicians, stoners, theives and nerds. awesome generation change! |
| _______________________________________ [Apr 18,2008 11:49am - the_reverend ""] my uncle won't talk about his service and I don't think he ever took his shirt off from shrapnel wounds. must have been vietnam. I think my mom said that it was bad and basically everyone in his platoon was killed. most others were in other countries wars, they luckily weren't enlisted when a war was going on, or they got injured bad enough for a discharge before they would have been sent somewhere. |
| ________________________________________ [Apr 18,2008 1:06pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] BobNOMAAMRooney%20nli said: DestroyYouAlot said:My grandfather single-handedly almost defeated the Red Skull multiple times. TAKE THAT. Was that in between fagging out with US Agent and Bucky? In between, during, whatever. |
| ____________________________________________________ [Apr 19,2008 4:17pm - menstrual_sweatpants_disco ""] I have to read this thread in full when I get to a computer. I love hearing about shit like this. one of my grandfathers was a cook on a ship in the navy. the other was a navigator in the air force. he got shot down at one point. both were in wwII. my father fought in Vietnamn. he has a bunch of fucked up stories but doesn't talk about them a lot. |
| _________________________________________ [Apr 20,2008 3:22am - Hunglikeahorse ""] My grandaddy hung a blackie from a tree who fought in wwii. Then he did steel his metal he won. |
| __________________________________ [Apr 20,2008 3:31am - Samantha ""] My (maternal) grandfather was in the marines during WWII. He was stationed in China with the troops that were ready to move into Japan. Then, the U.S. dropped the bomb, and he didn't have to go to Japan after all. My grandfather is a ridiculously bad-ass old German/Austrian guy. He grew up on a farm, then joined the marines... so, even though he is 80 years old, the guy still has muscle definition and is over 6' tall. He singlehandedly pushed my old car down the street when he was in his 70s, and he refused to let me help him. Sometimes, he demonstrates his marine death moves on my boyfriend, and it's hilarious. I'm fairly certain that my grandfather is capable of beating the ever-living crap out of most people. I spent the night at my grandparents' house once a couple of years ago, and my grandfather was walking around the house with no shirt on. It scared the crap out of me. It was like seeing a skinnier version of Peter Steele... but all wrinkled and covered with liver spots. He had to put a shirt on because it was creeping me out. |
| _____________________________________________ [Apr 20,2008 2:17pm - infect sli sli sli ""] Y_Ddraig_Goch said: the_reverend said:my kids will fight in WWIII, but not WWIV since pepelises are good with sticks and stones. einstien quote. hahaha i totally thought it was a carnivore reference |
| ________________________________________ [Apr 20,2008 4:43pm - My_dying_bride ""] my gramps worked directly under macarthur, air force crew and he took care of his jerk kid sometimes. hes told me mind blowing stories of some personal stuff about that man and his fam. |
| __________________________________ [Apr 22,2008 3:00am - Samantha ""] infect%20sli%20sli%20sli said: Y_Ddraig_Goch said: the_reverend said:my kids will fight in WWIII, but not WWIV since pepelises are good with sticks and stones. einstien quote. hahaha i totally thought it was a carnivore reference I was thinking about Carnivore when I saw that, too. LOL! "A bomb hits the city all life instantly vaporized but I'm not so fortunate burning right before my eyes stumbling I trip over pieces of descending flesh leaving a pile of smoldering humanoid mess radiation coming in waves leading me to a nuclear grave Are you ready will you be will you fight WW III are you ready are you sure will you fight WW IV Humanity somehow stood up on its mutated feet reeling with pride man just would not accept his defeat into the missiles deadly disease and poison gas launching them off terracidal journey kills the last vomiting blood I choke on my tongue the gas from above is filling my lungs Silence and darkness the species of man is extinct the boiling oceans into which the continents sink gravity gone the moon collides with a dead earth flaming world out of orbit flying into deep space prey for your death if you survive you'll die in pain in world war V" |
| __________________________________ [Apr 22,2008 7:24am - Dankill ""] I had a great grandfather who skippered a supply ship during WWII. He spent the war cross the Atlantic 6596496 times dodging U-Boats and pitching up the sailors from the ships that weren't so lucky. Before the war, he once jumped of a cruise ship somewhere in the Pacific, in shark infested waters, to resuce the Captain's grandson who fell overboard. Francis O'Connell was both a gentleman and a crazy hard drinkin' irish bastard. My grandfather on my mothers side was an mechanic for the Army Air Corps. He fixed up fighters, bombers and all that during the North Africa and Italy campaigns all around the Middle East and Mediterranean. Anything further back then WWII, I'd have to do some serious research. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 24,2009 6:29pm - arilliusbm ""] bump because this thread deserves one |
| __________________________________ [Aug 24,2009 7:03pm - dertoxia ""] My uncle just found my grandfathers wallet in an old jacket that was hanging in his closet and gave it to me. Tucked in one of the flaps was his dogtag. It is now in my wallet. |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 24,2009 7:19pm - swamplorddvm ""] My grandfather was in Korea. His father was in the battle of Hoth but didn't make it. |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 24,2009 7:33pm - Dr. Sphincto ""] My paternal grandaddy fought in ww2, but was only stationed in England My dad fought in Nam, saw some crazy shit Some of my uncles have combat experience in Nam, aswell |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 24,2009 8:15pm - the_reverend ""] I found out at a family outing that my great-grandfather or my grandfather was on something like 3 different boats that were blown up. I need to find out more details about that. my grandfather came over as a 2-yo around 1912-1918 |
| _________________________________ [Aug 24,2009 9:08pm - sxealex ""] [img] |
| __________________________________ [Aug 24,2009 9:21pm - revvers ""] I <3 that one. |
| ____________________________________________ [Aug 24,2009 10:08pm - GRAVESIDESERVICE ""] My father killed in Vietnam quite a few and was wounded twice. First injury was a tank missile incident. Sent home after second injury (shot while being transported for heat exhaustion) never has been the same. Lead to my parents divorcing. He is insane, but rides with the Vietnam Knights Is vice president of the Mass chapter MC club... |
| ____________________________________________ [Aug 24,2009 10:09pm - GRAVESIDESERVICE ""] Look him up his nickname is woody, haha... |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 24,2009 10:26pm - tyler nli ""] my grandpa was in pearl harbor when it got attacked and my great grandpa was fleet admiral of the US in WWII and the first five star admiral in the history of the US navy |
| ______________________________________________ [Aug 24,2009 10:43pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] One grandfather fought in WWII and the other in Korea. My great great uncle fought for Italy in WWI. My uncle dodged the Vietnam draft by literally one person. |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 24,2009 11:03pm - trioxin_245 ""] my father was killed in vietnam before he could conceive any children |