Shared Veterans Stories- Page 4

Krauter Brothers - Harold, Leroy, Johnny, Jimmy

shared by Juell Krauter Brown

The Krauter Brothers are Part II of Interviews by Juell Krauter Brown of her 8 uncles in WWII -the Reeh Brothers and the Krauter Brothers. Juell has many pictures and war albums, but not

Reeh, Bruno and Julia -Three sons and three sons-in-law

shared by Juell Krauter Brown

Interviews By Juell Krauter Brown In The 1990's

U.S.S. Biscayne

shared by Bobbie Rasnick

   NOTE;  My brother, James M. Goff died in March, 2007.  These notes that he had written years ago were found in the bottom of a drawer.  I will copy these notes&n

My Fathers Generation

shared by sunflower

My father, Alvin Lampe, graduated from high school in Beatrice Nebraska in 1940.  He had joined the Nebraska National Guard during high school. When they were activated he was stationed at Camp

South-West Pacific 1945 "Topsy" Kill

shared by chiefpeterb

   Reporting for duty on

Dad Away/Mom at home

shared by Nancy Provost

My Dad was stationed in Pueblo Colo. My Mom went to see him when she was pregnant with me--She sat on her siutcase all the way on the train. When she got there- she met Dad and then the brass closed

What Did Dad Do in the War?

shared by petersross

A little over two years ago I began to wonder what Dad did in the war. Dad passed away in 1983 having mentioned precious little to his family about his war experiences. With encouragement from my hus

WAR ZONES

shared by Venerable Veteran

Running SeekingHiding KillingScratching CrawlingBarely LivingBombs MisslesGuns AmmoBroken ConcreteBloodstained FoxholesDead ForgottenOr Never KnownAlways DangerIn War Zones   

Fevers of Unknown Origin: A Daughter's Story of Her POW Father

shared by AngelaS.Rodriquez

My father grew up poor in a traditional Mexican family in Henryetta, Oklahoma. He was born in a tent city in Mingus, Texas on November 26, 1922 to Jesusa Deloris Trevino Rodrigues and Genaro R

In Charge of Construction and Installing Three Pipes

shared by Kenneth C:Scalf

I was in charge of installing the Tank Farm,Pumping stations,installing 1960 Lin ft of three fuel pipes,1-6"/1-8"/1/4",into the South Pacific,from the Island of Tinnian.Marianas Island

Five brothers, WW II vets, still together

shared by nexxus

Jackson brothers honored by Philadelphia RotariansBy Brian LivingstonWorld War II veterans are dying off. Some experts say the nation is losing 1,000 of those men — commonly referred to as the

Firebase Ripcord

shared by ripolicz

In July of 1970 my company was to assalt a hill called 805. It was July 12. Iremember the day well. It was my 21st birthday. We took the hill without any opposition. Thought we had it made. Not hardl

After 57 years, WWII Corsair wreckage found (Major Quintus B. Nelson)

shared by narawhiz

Finding, mapping and identifying WWII U. S. Corsair fighter crash site, Malakal Harbor, 12-14 March 2003.        Maj. Quintus B. NelsonDr. Patrick Scannon Md. PhD t

It Needed To Be Done

shared by ruby porter

Eugene Eisenhauer was born august 13, 1924 in vergennes .Illinois. He grew up on the farm. The same area where his great grand father settled when he came to jackson co. il, in 1850 ,from B

I Love the Navy

shared by ruby porter

Alice was born 7th day of february, 1920 ,she found the small town in which she was born boring. She could hardly wait to enlist. She told me,"I love the Navy. I wish i could join again". a

Another short story about my bigger brother

shared by Old Blueeyes

My brother Clifton Bitgood was inducted into the Army April 18th 1942. After his basic traning at Fort George G Mead in Maryland. He became a member of Company C 121st engineers batallion in the 29th

My Dad - one of the Greatest Generation

shared by epdoherty

Dad rarely spoke of his experiences in World War II. The following is pieced together from the little he did tell family members over the years. Dad was drafted into the Army on November 18, 1943. He

3 Hameetman Brothers Meet On Guam- NOV., 1944

shared by hameetman

Reginald, Clarence and Edward Hameetman, members of various military units assigned to the pacific theatre, had a rare opportunity to reunite on Guam island.

Putting the pieces together

shared by LuAnne

I am the proud grandaughter of a WWII veteran with a desire to find out more about the war that my grandfather fought in.

Warren Connell

shared by C. D. McGrath

Warren A. Connell was drafted and inducted June 16, 1944 after graduating from Kemper Military Academy.