Originally Posted by jdv69z (Post 1403498)

I had several uncles and a father involved in that war. One uncle was a captain under Patton, another flew 30 missions into Germany for the mighty eighth in a B17, another spent 8 months as a POW near Munich. Still another in the navy. My father was in the army engineers and was transferred out of an infantry division that was mauled at the battle of the bulge before that battle. Funny how they all seemed to know what was really important in life.

Here's a link to my Uncle Tom relating his POW experiences.

https://www.pbs.org/video/cet-histor...eman-wwii-pow/

Originally Posted by jdv69z (Post 1403498)

I had several uncles and a father involved in that war. One uncle was a captain under Patton, another flew 30 missions into Germany for the mighty eighth in a B17, another spent 8 months as a POW near Munich. Still another in the navy. My father was in the army engineers and was transferred out of an infantry division that was mauled at the battle of the bulge before that battle. Funny how they all seemed to know what was really important in life.

Here's a link to my Uncle Tom relating his POW experiences.

https://www.pbs.org/video/cet-histor...eman-wwii-pow/

Originally Posted by BJCHEV396 (Post 1403497)

Three of my uncles landed on Juno Beach.They were combat engineers.All three made it home but were changed men.I had the honor to visit Normandy in 2010 and we toured the beaches and cemeteries.God bless them.

Originally Posted by mockingbird812 (Post 1403540)

My father-in-law was a combat engineer at the Juno landing. Wounded and recuperated in England.