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Originally Posted by chinaski
My Paternal Grandfather survived Normandy, Belgium and Germany with the 332nd Engineers. He met my Grandmother in England at a dance and conceived my father.
My Maternal Grandfather was a Browning M2 gunner on a Douglas SBD Dive Bomber. He participated in pretty much every action post Midway in the Pacific until a Japanese Zero exploded so close to their airplane that he was partially blinded. He was grounded after that, but continued to serve in the military.
I am thankful for both of these men, and I think this is brag worthy.
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My maternal grandfather served in WWI. He never talked about it, but he got a Purple Heart.
My maternal uncle served in WWII in the pacific. He also never talked about it, but he also got a Purple Heart.