Same here, my Dad and five of his brothers were all in the military during WW2. My dad joined at 16 (yes they took him at that age) and he was stationed in Nagasaki after the bomb was dropped.
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Uncle Bob had a DFC flew 25 missions in the Pacific and 56 in Europe. Uncle Johnny landed on Omaha Beach with 29th Division on June 6, 1944. I appreciate your Dad's Service and all Veterans service. Have 2 friends that served as door gunners on Huey's in Vietnam.
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I just followed you. Il Dad in New Guinea, uncle Bill in 1st Marines Guadacanal to Okinawa I was on the board that built National D-Day Memorial. I ook hundreds of oral histories of WWII Veterans as well. Did a oral history of a radio corpsman in Nagasaki after the bomb. Jack Ruby was in his group.
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