Quote Originally Posted by Kathianne View Post
Dad always said that the Pacific was the most gruesome of the two fronts. Dad got a purple heart, but also had to stay 5 months past when he should have gotten out, simply because he was in charge of keeping the 'points' of those overseas that were waiting to be sent home. He was in TX, still recuperating when he got the assignment. Since he was safe, they kept extending his discharge date. LOL! He was not a happy camper.
My grandfather joined and served for four years. His whole family moved to CA from Arkansas the day after Pearl Harbor and he and his 3 brothers all joined. They each picked a different branch.

Amazingly all four brothers made it home alive. One of them was supposed to be at D Day but broke his leg in a training exercise in England 2 days before. He felt guilty about that the rest of his life.

Truly the greatest generation. I can't even imagine if we tried to draft today' group of 18-20 year olds to send them to war. Bung of man bun wearing faggots would have a conniption.