Anyone got Family thats been in fighting in a War?
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My grandfather fought in the Pacific Theatre during WWII, he flew p38 Lightnings.
[img]http://www.kelleycows.com/images/p38.jpg[/img]
My great grandma was a medic in WWII.
She lost her arm there.
[QUOTE=Leon;21783061]My dad was nearly drafted to the marines, so he signed up for the army, they said they had too many people or something, then he went to the air force.
AND ENJOYED A LONG LIFE UP TO 70 YEARS AND STILL COUNTING[/QUOTE]
Yea, but my dad was a long haired hippy and didnt like the idea of killing some Vietnamese people.
My father served in the Korean War when he was still a student.
From what he said to me, he was part of an unit that committed massacre among surrendering North Korean troops.
That's why he has discouraged anyone from my family into joining any military.
My Grandfather was in WW2. He was a Fallschirmjäger.
My grandfather fought in Korea. He still has a dent in his skull where an enemy cracked him over the head with the but of his rifle.
[QUOTE=MedicmanV2;21784697]Fallschirmjäger.[/QUOTE]
German paratrooper?
[QUOTE=-Jesus-;21784932]German paratrooper?[/QUOTE]
Yes. I just recently discovered that I am completely of German ethnicity. My Grandfathers brother sent me a book of our family history which was passed down through generations.
My uncle was in Vietnam grand father in WW2 and Korea.
My grand father fought in Winter war (1939-1940) and Continuation War (1941-1944)
he still got some Russian grenade shrapnel on his back
I made this thread a couple months ago.
I had a lot of relatives in wars but I'll just throw in my great grandpa.
Found an old picture of him in his uniform and figured out all his stuff.
Unterwachtmeister (sergeant major) in Luftwaffe, eastern front
[IMG]http://i42.tinypic.com/jq6owj.jpg[/IMG]
My Grandpa fought in the Korean War at the age of 16(lied about his age to enlist) and my Dad fought in Somalia and Desert Storm. That's about it.
[QUOTE=ScoutKing;21782226]My grandfather was a WW2 engineer.
Rank was Sargent.
He killed Germans, fought in both Europe and the Pacific.
Went into combat duty in Normandy France, around shortly before the battle of the bulge.
Participated in combat missions with the french resistance, the french saved his life twice, One gave him food when his platoon ran out of food.
2nd, seeing he was a engineer he was usually tasked with demolition, and diffusion of German mines.
One time he stepped on a "springing mine" definition can be found here
[url]http://www.militarydictionary.com/definition/springing-mine.html[/url]
It was designed to fly up 6 feet (average high of a soldier) and explode when you stepped on it.
Well the french resistance had sabotaged it in the factors, seeing the Germans used POW's and civilians to build their bullets, guns, and mines.
well instead of exploding at head level, it went up, just high enough not to kill him.
Another story was later on,nearing the battle of Berlin, a few weeks before it.
He spotted 5 soldiers, and one SS officer in the woods.
He organized a ambush, the plan was he jump out in front with a gun, and his men come in from behind and all sides ( I guess he didn't want to just blow them away)
He did the plan, the German soldiers dropped there weapons, but the SS officer he said was "acting funny, he was clutching his Luger, he pulled it up to aim at me, then I shot him twice in the chest, and my men from the back put one through his head, the 5 other soldiers were not really up to fighting, they quickly gave up"
Another story
He was going through a town which the Americans already had cleared, there was a death camp on the edge of the town, the platoon/squad that had cleared the town, saw the death camps and the crimes against humanity and went on a rampage, killing every German, and civilian that lived in the town they saw. So before my grandfather went through this town, his superiors made everyone give up there weapons and ammo, as they were afraid they do what there fellow brothers had done. Well good thing they did, because he and his men wanted to kill every German they found.
Another story is AFTER the fighting in Europe, the pacific.
He was on a island (don't know then name :( )
The war was almost over, he arrived in the pacific a week before the bomb, they dropped the bomb, japan surrendered, but that dosn't mean there wasn't fighting. Well if you know anything about the war in the pacific islands, you know about the fox holes and the tunnel complex the Japaneses had. Well the command post, the last area of the island that had not been cleared was crawling with Japaneses soldiers, all in this cave, only one way in. Well the war was over, so they told them, they refused to come out, refused to believe the war was over (they have not had any communications for awhile). They had translators come down and try to tell them, they still refused they said "you're gonna have to kill us, we won't come out". Well that was it, they had to kill them, they didn't want to risk going in the cave and having a blood bath, so they gave my grandfather the job to plant explosives at the mouth of the cave, and to bury them alive.
So yeah... had a grandfather that went to WW2 kicked some ass, killed some Germans, stepped on a mine, at some historical battles.
Also fun fact, my last name is a military name, his last name before he entered was "dick" well for obvious reason that dosn't make a great military name "sgt dick come over here"
for obvious reasons im not saying the name he changed it too, but it is a class A military name.[/QUOTE]
Lol nice series of lies. Either you just made all of that up or your grandpa was trolling you.
Seems overly unbelieveable
[QUOTE=Aman V;21787030]Lol nice series of lies. Either you just made all of that up or your grandpa was trolling you[/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/theres-the-door-now-get-the-fuck-out-500x454.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Strongbad;21782294]My grandpa was at the raising of the flag on D-day.[/QUOTE]
I hope to God you don't mean Iwo Jima.
My Grandfather fought in Korea and Vietnam. He was killed by a trucker who had a seizure at the wheel of his truck and crashed into my Grandpa's car before I was born, so I never met him. My uncle was in the Army in the Cold War, if that counts. I think I have an ancestor who was in the British Calvary way back then. Probably during the French-Indian War.
[QUOTE=lulzbocks;21787052][img]http://www.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/theres-the-door-now-get-the-fuck-out-500x454.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Well think about it.
1. How can you survive a bouncing betty? You don't most of the time, and even if it was underpowered he would have lost a leg.
2. Why is an engineer staging ambushes in forests
3. How does he magically get transfered over to the pacific in the span of a month and a half.
Might be true just doesn't sound like it.
My sister fights with my parents a lot, does this count?
[QUOTE=mastermaul;21787095]I hope to God you don't mean Iwo Jima.[/QUOTE]
You know they raised a flag pretty much everywhere they went. Not just that 1 time at Iwo Jima
Great-Uncle: Drafted, Vietnam, late 60's
A cousin: In Iraq (or Afghanistan) right now
Uncle: Joining Air Force, might be sent to Mid-East
My Uncle was drafted into 'nam, and my Dad was in the navy and fought in beirut during the early 80s. He's now contracted over in Afghanistan doing electrical work, but isn't military personnel.
Great grandfather was in Finnish winter war.
He lost his arm to Soviet machinegunner which used explosive ammunition.
[QUOTE=Aman V;21787118]You know they raised a flag pretty much everywhere they went. Not just that 1 time at Iwo Jima[/QUOTE]
The internet is full of people who think "hurp durp beach must be normandy hurp durp".
[QUOTE=Aman V;21787109]Well think about it.
1. How can you survive a bouncing betty? You don't most of the time, and even if it was underpowered he would have lost a leg.
2. Why is an engineer staging ambushes in forests
3. How does he magically get transfered over to the pacific in the span of a month and a half.
Might be true just doesn't sound like it.[/QUOTE]
To answer number one, you must not have read it correctly, because it said that the mine flew high over his head, and he was unharmed, as the shrapnel was too high.
Number 2 is also simple. He was probably on patrol duty, and came across the Germans by accident.
For number 3, there have been multiple accounts of this happening, especially at the end of the European Theater, when more men were needed in the Pacific.
[QUOTE=Aman V;21786950]I made this thread a couple months ago.
I had a lot of relatives in wars but I'll just throw in my great grandpa.
Found an old picture of him in his uniform and figured out all his stuff.
Unterwachtmeister (sergeant major) in Luftwaffe, eastern front
[IMG]http://i42.tinypic.com/jq6owj.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Interest is piqued. I'd kind of like to know more about this guy.
My dad was in the navy and almost got attacked by a fuckton of cubans.
[QUOTE=lulzbocks;21787187]To answer number one, you must not have read it correctly, because it said that the mine flew high over his head, and he was unharmed, as the shrapnel was too high.
Number 2 is also simple. He was probably on patrol duty, and came across the Germans by accident.
For number 3, there have been multiple accounts of this happening, especially at the end of the European Theater, when more men were needed in the Pacific.[/QUOTE]
im pretty sure if a mine detonated anywhere near his head, especially if a bouncing betty made to detonate up to head height, he would've gone deaf from the explosion and his brains rattled by shockwave. Explosives just don't depend on shiny flame explosions or sharp shrapnel, they depend on the energy/shockwave it causes as well.
unharmed my ass.
lets examine his claims
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Another story
He was going through a town which the Americans already had cleared, there was a death camp on the edge of the town, the platoon/squad that had cleared the town, saw the death camps and the crimes against humanity and went on a rampage, killing every German, and civilian that lived in the town they saw. So before my grandfather went through this town, his superiors made everyone give up there weapons and ammo, as they were afraid they do what there fellow brothers had done. Well good thing they did, because he and his men wanted to kill every German they found[/quote]
The only known massacre done by the US of any German surrendering troops because of the holocaust is of Dachau, even then, it was publically known and investigated.
So, I would like where this so-called slaughter took place, because if a mild slaughter/massacre took place, there would've been investigations of a slaughter of whole fucking town. Even the Soviets didn't do this, they raped them instead.
[quote]Another story was later on,nearing the battle of Berlin, a few weeks before it.
He spotted 5 soldiers, and one SS officer in the woods.
He organized a ambush, the plan was he jump out in front with a gun, and his men come in from behind and all sides ( I guess he didn't want to just blow them away)
He did the plan, the German soldiers dropped there weapons, but the SS officer he said was "acting funny, he was clutching his Luger, he pulled it up to aim at me, then I shot him twice in the chest, and my men from the back put one through his head, the 5 other soldiers were not really up to fighting, they quickly gave up"
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So, nearing the battle of Berlin, where the Germans took their last stand for their Fuhrer and country, they were somehow in the woods? With 6 men? Doing what? Patrolling? Patrols doesn't involve 6 men walking in the woods, it involves a Jeep or any vehicles, walking is in ineffective, and I'm pretty damn sure most Nazi soldiers were at Berlin fighting. If they were deserting, no point in raising a luger, they would just surrender seeing as they just lost the war. Besides, one of them is an SS officer, highly doubt they deserted.
[QUOTE=Shoupie;21787227]Interest is piqued. I'd kind of like to know more about this guy.[/QUOTE]
Sadly I don't know to much :frown: I can try to pry around for more info though.
He fought on the Eastern front in a Luftwaffe Flak unit, that picture was captioned "On leave visiting family, 1942"
He was eventually captured by the Russians, released in the end and lived through the war. I'll see what I can find.
Had a great uncle who was part of a Einsatzgruppen (death squad).
Other great grandpa was a "courier" that's about all I know. Pics of him:
[IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/28tgjlw.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/312bx8y.jpg[/IMG]
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