Yes, sadly they are. I lost my Dad a few years ago. He was a ball turret gunner on "The Silver Queen" B24.
Sadly, he fought fascism & now it's staring us in the face again.
Yes, sadly they are. I lost my Dad a few years ago. He was a ball turret gunner on "The Silver Queen" B24.
Sadly, he fought fascism & now it's staring us in the face again.
All I can say re: your Dad is...WOW!
My father was in the background. He drove supply trains around Italy. No actual combat, but still dangerous nonetheless.
Mom also helped the war effort...she was one of those who worked in a factory that was converted to providing materials for the war.
In that generation, I did not hear of the whining and politcal correctness we have today. People worked together to fight a common enemy. They knew who the enemy was.
My parents are both gone...as are their siblings, except for my mother’s youngest sister. As they all fade away, the world is a little dimmer.
My dad was on the Silver Queen when it went down over Zagreb, Yugoslavia, Oct..16, 1944.The crew bailed and saw it hit, but no explosion. Fuel tanks had been hit and they were out of gas. All ten crew members made it back to US. Eight were captured. My Dad and one other, with help of the Partisans, finally got back to Bari, Italy after 94 days. The turret gunner on that flight was Gensel (sp) from Chicago. Dad is 90 and very proud to be part of the Greatest Generation. Only last summer did he start talking about his experiences and I have written EVERYTHING down. He has mentioned Doolittle...gotta ask more about that. His memory is still a steele trap when it comes to WWII.