Dec.7,1941

[WH854 45]

Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor!!!!. I was 7 years old when it happened.

Chas :hide:

[BairleaFarm 340]

10 years ago tomorrow I Joined the military.

Do you remember it?

[Sparky-(Admin) 23,138]

Everytime I go to Hawaii I end up on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor and visit the USS Utah. Its in a restricted area where the public cant go on the opposite side of the island from the Arizona and its allways nice and quiet. Most of the ship is underwater and is rusting away, but some of it is sticking out of the water and its an awsome sight.

Mike.........

[WH854 45]

I made two trips there at government expense I was a tincan sailor 1952 to

1960.

Chas :hide:

[KyBlue 655]

My grandpa was there, was injured too, I ended up with all his medals. I really need to make a nice display for them and put them out for others to enjoy, maybe his picture and birth/death dates.. I wish he was still alive, would like to sit and talk with him about history, and my dad.

[Butch 194]

I made two trips there at government expense I was a tincan sailor 1952 to

1960.

Chas

Does that mean your ship had sails? :D

[WH854 45]

No sails! we called them tincans because we were always protecting bigger

ships. They were almost the size of a tincan(Destroyer hunter Group). We chased

Subs.

Chas :hide:

[jerrell 1]

:hide: i was 6 days old, Nov 1, 1941, last of 14 brothers and sisters, one brother was already in the Army air force, after Nov 7 all brothers except one joined the military when they became old enough, fought in Europe and in the Pacific, Korea, Vietnam, the one brother who did not join, my dad kept him home to help run the rice farm, the brother that was in the army air force was shot down over burma and survived , he a two more made their way into siam and was reunited with the u s military, one brother was in the navy and carried little boy to tininan (ms) one brother was in Korea, went past the 38th parelle(ms) and had to withdraw, i was in vietnam for three tours, shot down on dust off and was medically retired from the air force, i have a nephew in the army national guard and his wife was in Irak and sufffered a broken back and legs from a roadside bomb, she is medically retired now,

we have all been proud of our service to this country,, THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD... :omg:

[WH854 45]

THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

Ditto

Chas :omg:

[Teddy da Bear 11]

That date lived in infamy.....and still does.

Very historical date in my family history. My uncle (Dad's brother) was born that day. Grandma and Grandpa were dumbfounded to hear the news as they spent quite a while in hospital. They did not learn the news until my uncle was delivered.

My Grandpa had a broken leg at the time and could not serve. My father went to enlist (he was 18). Was told he had sugar diabetes and could not serve. Later that was found not to be true and served two tours of duty.

My other uncle had ran away from home and enlisted in the Navy.. Lied about his age at 17. Saw action at Iwo Jima and Saipan. Spent a lot time in the Honolulu jail for fighting.

My Dad's first cousin was killed by a sniper during the Battle of the Bulge. He had been married all of two weeks before shipping out in 1942. His folks (my great uncle and aunt) were in denial all of their lives about his death.....always saying he was going to come home one day.

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[WH854 45]

My dad was on his way to the army in world war 1(but it was over with that

day so he didn't have to go.World war 2 he was a little to old,I think 30

was the cut of age. So he was asigned to watching bridges in our area. I remember every body had to cover the windows,no lights on at night on

cars etc. No new cars till 1946 I think, no butter, no sugar. they passed out

ration stamps for most essentials. Thats all i can think of right now.

Chas :D

[oldandred 15]

Well I w asnt born untill 1946 so I guess Im a after the war baby Dad was on the J Richard Ward when pearl was hit and they were put up at the canal the freash water converter had broken down he maned the fifty cal, machine gun did see some action He also worked for the shoe factory before the war and after the war untill they went out and guess what yep you guess right shoes made over seas six plants in and around Lynchburg Va, :omg:

[Duff 206]

Both my folks served in WWII. Dad was a MSgt., tail gunner on a B-26 over Italy and Germany. Flew 40-some missions and came home in one piece. He would never talk about it when he was alive, but after he passed I found a pocket diary he kept (probably totally against regs.) that listed the missions, where they flew and the tonnage they dropped. Pretty educational - and damned scary.

Mom was the equivalent of a MASH nurse in the Phillippines, regular Army, 2nd Lt.. She also served aboard the hospital ship USS Hope. She is still alive and well, and not at all reluctant to talk about her time in the service. She really enjoyed the movie and series MASH...says whoever their techinical advisors were really knew their stuff, as much of what is portrayed is very close to the way they did things...and the characters she worked with!

I tried for the service but the Air Force wouldn't have me because my vision sucks, and the Army flunked me out for a bad back I didn't even know I had.

God Bless Our Troops!

Duff :hide:

[chesbaycruiser 83]

Thanks to all for sharing their stories, and especially to those who have sacraficed and served....

Chris

[jerrell 1]

:hide: hey duff, i was a medic in the air force in viet nam and my uinit was so much like mash you wouldn't believe it, It was grisley duty but the macarb humor kept us going ,, just as i know it did your mom, god bless her, and keep her strong... i will never forget the people i worked with , the sad truth is that most aren't around any longer, and the ones that are don't want to remember it. it's sorta funny over there we was so close and back here , well we just don't talk about it or even see one another . every once in a while i will just go back there in thought and i can see every face i knew ....

[Duff 206]

every once in a while i will just go back there in thought and i can see every face i knew ....

That's what my Mom says, too, Jerrell......amazing bonds you make with people under those conditions!

...and thank you for YOUR service!

Duff :D