[meyer]

That’s the phrase that stuck out to me, too. It’s true of most WWII vets I’ve known.

Yep - same with my dad. Never talked about the war itself. Much later in life, we learned (not from him) that he had jumped off the back of his troop truck with his BAR and neutralized an attempted ambush by the Germans.

So many heros did such heroic things. Mr. McLeod is one of them. All unappreciated by the latest generation, or a good portion thereof.

[wjcsux]

My dad said similar things. When he passed away several years ago, I was going through his personal affects and found his Silver Star.

[Galatians513]

My dad never talked about his experiences in WWII either. Then he was given an old computer back around 1990 andhe set to writing everything down. His story is on the web here:

http://bellsouthpwp2.net/e/a/ea_herr/WalkToForest.html

Several years ago, the Herbert Hoover Presidential library put out a request for veterans to come and be interviewed about their experiences, and those interviews would be added to the library of Congress. So I hauled my dad down to West Branch and he did the interview. They also added his written story to the Library of Congress collection.