Veteran Relatives

>>34429679
My grandpa served in the Navy during WWII. He served aboard the Destroyer Escort USS Slater. He participated in the capturing of the German submarine U-505, which is now on display in Chicago he also has his name listed among many others who helped in the effort of capturing the U-505. The ship is also a museum ship located Galveston, Texas.

Not entirely sure what he did on the USS Slater. Dad told me he was a Cook, and Gramps told me that was BS. Never did find out for sure. But my family visited the U-505 exhibit when it opened in 2004.

>>34429767
>The ship is also a museum ship located Galveston, Texas

Meant to say it was the shipped he served on that's now on display in Galveston.

>>34429679
My mom was in desert storm.
Worked as a nurse/psyche tech for 10 years.
Convinced me not to join the army after highschool.
I want to die.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Knowlton
Was my great-great-whatever-uncle.

>>34430689
Shit, I wish one of my relatives had a wiki page, much less a damn statue

>>34429679
I'm a veteran.

I served from 2012 to 2016 in the army as a 68w. Am I cool?

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>>34430960
>Am I cool?
You kill any sand niggers?

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>>34429679
My great-great-great-great-great uncle.

>>34429679
Grandad (Dad's side)
>his dad died in jail
>when a new kid was born the oldest had to leave
>17 in 1945, missed his chance to enlist, and basically supported his house hold while great grandad was in jail
>fuck mill work, as soon as his brother is old enough to hold a job he joins the army
>mechanic in Korea when the Chinese were at the border
>Chinese restaurant opened across the street and I swear that brought out the racist in him <3

Grandad (mom's side)
>old as shit by the time WW2 came, had already been in the Navy and left
>had decades of construction experience, so he joined the Seabees.
>was working at a VA hospital in the 70s, fell off a ladder, had to be flown to another VA hospital where he died

Uncle (mom's side)
>spoiled Golden child of my grand dad
>would routinely need to be picked up drunk in highschool
>oh shit Vietnam
>oops I accidentally learned German so I could get sent to Berlin
>died of cancer last year, poor guy fucking went into a dying industry (film development) so he spent his last couple years working at Walmart

Bonus: GFs dad
>gulf war vet
>alcoholic
>survived cancer but hasn't recovered because he won't stop drinking
>seriously so much drinking

>>34429679
Grandpa was a tail gunner in a B-24 Liberator. Almost died several times. No pics on phone. I wish I could speak to him again. Lost him seven years ago.

I don't think I'm allowed to tell people about what my grandpa did.

>>34431200
>not posting stories
for shame

>>34429679
Great great great great grandpa:
> Joined 7th Kentucky Calvalry during the civil war
> Fights for Union
> Comes home and accidentally blows finger off
> "Wanna kill more rebs"
> Enlists as regular infantry
> Survives War
> 1890's
>Government denies him pension and so he has to prove he didn't go awol or anything

Great grandpa:
> Fights in World War Two
> Supposodely has an affair overseas with a German lady with black hair with a white stripe down the middle sort of like a skunk
> May have German relatives
> Dad always said he never talked about his experiences and moved through the woods like an Indian

Great Uncle:
> Fights in World War Two
> Catches a bullet in April of '45
> Name on memorial in front of court house

Grandpa
> Gets drafted into 'Nam
> War is over before he goes to boot camp or something.
I never really got the full story on why he didn't get to go, but I know he would've went if he had to. He ended up serving as a deputy sheriff and before that he worked for the county grading roads and plowing snow in the winter

>>34431292
>Grandpa
>Nam

What the fuck how old are you

Grandfather drafted into Korean War
> Drafted, gets put in charge of his " squad " in basic
> Not racist at all, what so ever. Nigger in his " squad " thinks that he is
> In chow line, nigger stabs him in the gut. Nigger stabbed thick belt. Barely cuts grandpa.
> Happened so quick, Grandpa didn't know what happened... But other bystanders in chow line see
> Bystanders proceed to stomp nigger into the mud. Literally. Almost kill him
> Nigger spends 25 years in Levavenworth
> Grandpa finished boot camp, top of class. Gets sent to technical school to be mechanic.
> Gets promoted very quickly to Master Sgt.
> Put in charge of Tank Transport Unit ( 7th Infantry Division )
> Has to go out in middle of night, fish tanks out of battle field that were blown up during day to take back to base for repairs.
> Gooks show up and ambush him one night. He kills 2 of them, during fight, falls off cliff. Breaks both legs and arm. Crawls back to base
> Purple Heart
> Continues combat after healed.
> Completes 4 tours of duty ( I actually have that ribbon, with his Purple Heart in my safe )

He was a god among men. He never raised his voice, never laid a hand on me or any of us grandkids. Nicest person you would ever meet. Was scared to death of him till the day he died. Not scared, respect. He was a really big guy back when he was younger. He was 6'5 back in the 50's. His ring finger goes clear to the base of my thumb. One of the most amazing people I was ever lucky enough to have in my life.

>>34431570
18.

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>>34431274
I don't have them in detail, but here goes.

One time the plane landed with only one engine functioning properly.

One time a large hole was blown in the fuselage.

The one story I have details of follows:
>plane has taken some pretty bad damage (might have been in me of the two incidents I said, but might be desperate)
>pilot says "prepare to bail out!" Over headset
>grandad takes off headset and gets out of turret to put on chute (he was too large to sit inside with the chute on)
>gets to bomb bay doors
>guy across the doors motions down with his thumb
>grandad grabs ripcord and starts walking toward open bay doors
>guy across from him starts waving his hands frantically
>after he had taken off his headset, pilot had said to lighten the plane
>tfw you might have not existed because your grandpa jumped out of a working plane

>>34431570
My uncle who recently passed was in his late 60's or early 70's and fought in Nam.

>>34431570
Lol how dumb are you? Just about all nam vets are gonna be in their 60s or older now. 1970 was 47 years ago.

>>34429767
I've seen U-505. It's totally worth it to visit Shitcago to see. It's really fucking cool.

My father:
>drafted into vietnam
>bad eyesight so ended up working behind a desk mostly
>found his service medal and a letter he wrote home after he died
>letter made it clear he hated it over there

My uncle Kenny:
>drafted into vietnam
>good eyesight so actually went into the shit apparently
>came home fucked
>drank heavily, culminating with him ramming his car into a concrete wall
>he walked away, the 18 year old girl in the passenger's seat died instantly
>goes to jail
>has just recently came back to talk to the family after his self-imposed exile
>I want to ask him about vietnam but I know he won't want to tell me

My uncle Gary:
>some form of officer
>rode a desk the whole time he was over there
>just as straight-laced then as he is now
>has a comfy pension

>>34429679

I'm not posting any personal information on 4chan

Father
>Academy alum
>A-10 pilot
>Fought in both Gulf Wars
>doesn't tell any war stories
>upset when asked for kill count
>disappoint in me for being literal faggot
>proud of me for being USAF contractor
>mfw I work with A-10 enhancement program

Appachan (Grandpa), mother's side:
>Royal British Navy
>Indian Navy after India gained independence
>Captain of some INS battleship
>had stroke, stories hard to understand
>Had Pakistani scum shoot at his ship with torpedoes they got from Murika
>survived air raids on Indian Navy bases by Pakistan
>Fucking Pakistan
>dead now :\

Brother
>dumbass
>trying to enlist in Army
>everyone is disappoint
>if you ever read this please at least go US or Royal Navy ffs


>Doxxing yourself on /k/ for NSA: priceless

My great grandpa was with the Nationals in Spanish Civil War. He probably just spent his days shooting commie prisoners and letting their bodies in some ditch next to a road.
He had a tattoo. Some say it was his wife's portrait. Other say it was Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.

>>34429679

I've got a few,

Great Uncle
> U.S. Marine in WW2
> Fought the Japanese in the Pacific
> Near the end of the war was shot in the back of the right knee by a pothole sniper
> Honorably discharged, allegedly shot a dozen Japs and killed half of them, was a crackshot so I don't doubt it
> After the war, got into machining and died at the age of 62, leaving three kids behind

Other Great Uncle
> U.S. Marine in WW2
> Fought the Japanese in the Pacific
> Didn't see much combat, killed two Japs on some island, said it felt kind of weird seeing the corpses
> Came home, not much fanfare, still alive

Other Other Great Uncle
> U.S. Navy in WW2
> Fought the Japanese in the Pacific
> Helped operate an artillery piece, didn't kill any Japs personally
> Came home, died at 76, never married, and allegedly died a wizard

Great Grandpa
> U.S Marine in WW2
> Fought the Japanese in the Pacific
> Saw a shitload of combat, said he was lucky to be alive
> Allegedly killed over a dozen Japs, one of them with a knife, but was shot and recovered twice through the course of the war
> Didn't like to talk about the war, but often talked about how Japanese equipment was shit, but that they made quality boots
> he had tiny feet, and would steal them off of corpses
> Came home, had 8 children before he died at 82

Bonus: Crazy Cousin
> Pudgy meth-addled trucker, attempted to join the U.S. Army and fight in Vietnam
> Neglected to tell them he has a rare disorder, which causes him to fall unconscious under extreme stress
> i.e, boot camp
> dismissed from service two weeks after enlisting, drill sergeant was disgusted with him
> when drunk, tells exaggerated stories about how boot camp was the best time of his life and how the USA won Vietnam

I'd enlist myself, but I've got severe asthma and I wouldn't be able to meet the physical requirements.

>>34429679
>Great-Great Grandfather
>14, inna Denmark
>Germans causing problems in the Holstein-Schleswig region
>get sister to lie on forms saying you're old enough to serve
>fight Germans
>Denmark gives up
>be so disgusted with your country giving up that you emigrate to the USA

>Be great-grandfather
>hear stories about how fucked the Germans are from Dad, who fought them
>WWI breaks out, US announces a draft
>sign up, get drafted in 1917, sent to france
>Fight as a Sergeant in a Trench Mortar battalion in the St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and Lorraine offensives
>Tell nobody about your experiences
>Your Lt sends a letter to your family that says he knows you're too humble to brag, but goddamn you're a machine when it comes to killing krauts, and you've got balls so big you led people over the top even when you didn't have to
>letter is in the cultural museum in your home town

More incoming - I have a few vet relatives.

>>34433727
>Be some kind of extended cousin
>Your uncle killed krauts, doesn't talk about it
>Krauts are starting shit again
>Volunteer, say you don't tell them about your epilepsy
>get assigned an ambulance to drive in Europe
>You have a seizure behind the lines and they send you home with a medical discharge
>Be pissy the rest of your life that they found out and you didn't get to kill any krauts

>Be other cousin of some kind
>Your brother is volunteering for the army despite having epilepsy
>gotta get you some of that action
>volunteer for the Navy
>become LtJG on some ship in the pacific

>Be great-uncle on other side of the family
>drafted in 1945
>get all the way to California, waiting on some base for the invasion of Japan
>One day Sarge comes in and tells you you're not going anyway - the war's over, so you'll wait out the three months post-duration and then go home

>be cousin
>fuck up college pretty hard
>drop out, join the chairforce
>struggle to learn Farsi
>totally not spending your time deployed spying on radio transmissions over the sandbox
>super secret squirrel stuff

>>34429679

>be great grandad
>get married 2 days before Pearl Harbor is attacked
>get shipped off to Europe for 6 months
>get a letter from the wife saying she's pregnant
>I gotta go home now with my wife
>get in a fight with CO and send him through a window
>get dishonorably discharged
>become alcoholic until wife gets fed up with your shit
>cheat on her and start a new family
>fight constantly with her until one day I threaten to beat her, she pulls a gun on me
>get forced to church by the wife
>get saved and become a preacher
>work hard and take care of my family and be a happy old man until I pass in 2003

;-;

>>34431059
Fuuuuck

what a fucking beast of a man

>>34429679
Grandpa was inna army in France in WW2. Got home, was professor of English till my mother was 9 and killed himself with a shotgun in the garage.

Granduncle (from dads side) was inna army in WW2,and drove a jeep around or something. Had nine kids who alternated between fat as a cow and thin as a rail.

>>34430960
>4 years
Nigger I wish my contract was only 4 years.