My father served with the thirteenth Air depot Army AirCorp in the South Pacific. Although he never flew in a plane he received two bronze stars for the work his base accomplished in the war effort
My father, a B29 pilot, was shot down over Tokyo and was a POW. Never talked about it.
My uncle was a pilot in WWII. They made a dress out of his silk for me (age 3). I wore it as flower girl for his wedding.
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About time.
God bless all of these men.
Now pajama boys simper and prance across the land.
I hope our country can come back someday but I’m not holding my breath.
My great-grandpa flew C-47s dropping paratroopers and supplies in WWII. His plane went down in flames less than two months before the war ended. :-(
You would have thought that Goering when he saw those four engined bombers over Berlin that he would have made mention of the fact that “Lookie here, we’re in big trouble” but instead he said it was good they were so large because it made it easier for their fighters to shoot down. The B17 was responsible for more shot down fighters than any other war plane.
One of the facts that shocks most people is that the 8th Air Force during WWII over Germany lost more men (26,000) than the Marines lost in WWII(19,000).
That’s just the 8th Air Force; there were many other air force units and they lost massive amount as well.
He came home raised a family and enjoyed life. Also had a brother in a combat engineering unit in Europe. A sister was a WAC but stayed stateside. A brother in law was in a engineering unit in the 9th Air Force and his unit built the first dirt air strip behind Omaha Beach for P47s. Another BiL was in the Navy in the South Pacific and they all came home to marry and raise families.
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