by "Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben)
Published 08/19/2017 at 14:59
by "Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben)
Published 08/19/2017 at 14:59
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my great grandfather served on this ship beginning in 1944. He lied about his age to be allowed to serve. He was a medic. Pic found in my great grandma’s room.
"CB" (jrcb)
08/19/2017 at 15:22, STARS: 1
It’s amazing how many people tried to get into the military who weren’t eligible (for age, physical, or mental reasons). My granddad tried to join the air force, but he’s blind in one eye. So he memorized the eye chart. Unfortunately, they switched it on him during his actual test, and he failed. Probably for the better, since he ended up working in a mine to help out and he’s turning 98 this year.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
08/19/2017 at 15:34, STARS: 2
My dad’s uncle joined the army when he was sixteen to fight in WWII. He was tough as nails, but would break down in tears any time he talked about WWII. He was proud of his service but said he regretted joining, as he was unable to forget the things he saw.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
08/19/2017 at 16:22, STARS: 1
My great uncle was too young but he asked his parents and they let him sign up. He died on the Oklahoma at Pearl so nobody alive ever knew him except my grandma. I think he was 22 when he died though.
"Svend" (svend)
08/19/2017 at 16:29, STARS: 1
That was quite common after WW1 and WW2. The number of personnel that came back from war and never spoke of anything that happened or broke down either when talking about it, shown images or experienced a trigger.
The things that people will do to each other shocks me, but to live through it must of made them question humanity every moment of the day.
"TrackDayIdiot" (trackdayidiot)
08/19/2017 at 16:33, STARS: 0
My grandpa lied about his age and the fact that he couldn’t swim (had a friend take the swimming test for him) to join the Navy. Served on the USS Essex as a radioman. His time in the Navy and his work as a carpenter after the war lead to asbestos exposure and his premature death to Mesothelioma. I wish I would have talked to him more about his time in the Navy.
"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
08/19/2017 at 16:56, STARS: 0
My dad was on USS Bugara SS331 which saw action in WW II but he wasn’t on it until the 60s. My uncle was on a nuke sub that did a lot of espionage in Soviet harbors but I don’t remember the name.
Found it USS Halibut.
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
08/19/2017 at 23:28, STARS: 0
Both my grandfathers served in the Navy. Dad’s worked in the engine room of a destroyer, and moms was an anti aricraft gunner in the north atlantic spending most days looking for Uboats. He signed up at 17 thinking it was a better option than drafted for the army. A few crazy stories he volunteered for Tanker service due to the extra pay. Figured it was the danger of the thing exploding, it was..except not from accidents but being the no2 target of Uboats after capital ships.
Also almost stated an incident when him and a bunch of sailors thought after being bottled up for weeks, should steal a soviet tractor and plow a baseball field in the snow. when the soviet troops showed up my grandfather threw a snowball only to have the guy cock his PPSH and march them back to thier ships.