War-Related Paranormal Stuff

my grandpa, a pacific wwII, vet was told stories about a bomber pilot found "scared to death" inside his craft in some german forest somewhere, claw marks on craft and glass. maybe a bear? maybe a werewolf? who knows?

sounds fishy but, a story I never heard in archives like battle of la, foo fighters etc.

My grandfather was also a WWII soldier. He was a navigator aboard a B-29 in the Pacific.

>>19291035
One mission, when returning to base, an engine blew out on his plane. I forget why, it's been a while since I heard this story. My grandfather calculates fuel consumption with three engines (takes more fuel now) and tells the pilot that, according to the math, they have enough fuel to make it back to their main base but it's very close.
Pilot doesn't want to risk it, makes the call to head to one of the islands that hadn't been fully taken yet that was closer by to try to land there. However, as the Superfortress approached the island, a thick fog bank covered up all visibility of what was below the crew. They located the general area of the island but could not possibly land as they could see absolutely nothing.
After a while of circling it becomes clear that they're about to run out of fuel, but suddenly the fog parts for a moment to reveal the island and landing strip just in time.

>>19291046
My grandfather's crew make the decent safely and land the plane, which will not be flown again. Because it's engine has been destroyed, it will be used as a stache of replacement parts for other planes. During post-flight checkup of the craft and crew, a groundsperson dips the measuring rod into the fuel tank to see how much is left. Apparently, the stick came out dry. The plane had been flying on fumes, literally.
That night, my grandfather and his crew had to sleep in tents on the island while fighting was still going on around them. The noise got so loud that my grandfather decided he would leave the tent area where all the soldiers stationed on the island slept and instead try to sleep under the plane. He informed his crew of this decision and they decided to join him. I imagine they knew they would not fly their plane again and may have wanted to spend a bit more time with it. Regardless, the idea worked and they were able to fall asleep.
In the morning, they awoke to horrible news. The Japanese forces had penetrated the area and rolled grenades into the tent area, killing many soldiers. I cannot remember for sure but I believe I remember my grandfather saying that the tent he was originally trying to sleep in was damaged or destroyed.

My grandfather served with Merrill's Marauders in Burma and he told me a story of a Japanese battalion that became surrounded in a mangrove swamp. In one night half of them were eaten by crocodiles. Crazy story, found out later it was actually true:

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/11/an-army-of-1000-japanese-soldiers-was-decimated-by-saltwater-crocodiles-during-the-battle-of-ramree-island-of-world-war-ii/

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>>19290840
Someone posted this in the greentext thread the other night

>>19291072
Spoopy

>>19290840
I have no relatable stories of my own but I'm very interested so have a bump

>>19291053
Oh fuck thats awful
not as awful as some of the Japanese war crimes though. Unit 731was a real life nightmare. Tho it didnt have any crocodiles