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knh959
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knh959 asked in Politics & GovernmentMilitary · 10 years ago

What is your family's military history?

Remembrance Day approaches. At this time of year I tend to be reflective on the sacrifices that members of my family have made throughout the years to ensure our freedom. I'm going to list my family's military lineage and would very much like to read the lineage of others.

Maternal grandfather - British Army Boar War. Canadian Army World War 1. Rejoined Canadian Army in 1940 at age 57 - died of pneumonia in an unheated barracks in 1941. Paternal Grand-father Canadian Army World War 1. Wounded at the battle of Passchendaele.

Father - Canadian Army World War 2. Veteran of D-Day Juno Beach. Wounded in Action the Netherlands, 1944. Went on to serve for 25 years.

Uncle (father's brother) Canadian Army World War 2. Killed in Action, Ortona, 1943. Uncle Canadian Army (father's brother) World War 2 - Wounded in Action Sicily 1943. Uncle (father's brother) Royal Canadian Air Force World War 2. Radioman/gunner on a Halifax Bomber - Shot down over Germany 1944 - spent remainder of war as a POW. Uncle - (mother's brother) Royal Canadian Air Force - bomb aimer - shot down and killed over Stuttgart Germany July 1944.

Me. - 26 years Canadian Navy - never heard a shot fired in anger.

Youngest son - 9 years Canadian Navy (and counting) Has completed one deployment to Persian Gulf and is preparing for second deployment after the new year.

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  • 10 years ago
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    Hizzah for New Hampshire!!

  • Mrsjvb
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    DH: Current Naval Officer , Okinawa Japan

    Stepson: Navy IC, Currently in Yokosuka Japan

    Father: Navy HM, Viet Nam, Greenside, saw combat

    Mother: Navy HM, Viet Nam Era

    Maternal Uncle: Navy IC, Korean Conflict Era

    Maternal Cousin: Army, Germany, Peacetime

    Maternal Great Grandfather: Body guard to the King of Italy, Post WW1

    Paternal Grandfather: Navy Submariner, Atlantic, WW2. member of U505 Prize Crew.

    Paternal Uncle, AF, SF, Peace time

  • Andy
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    The first family member I know was in the service was either the US Civil War or the Spanish American war. He is in a black and white photo standing in front of a masted ship. On the back is his name and rank, Private. That most likely makes (made) him a Marine.

    My Grandfather served as Coastal Artilleryman in France during WWI.

    My Father was USAAF and was a gunner on a B-24 liberator and finished the war working as an aircraft armorer on B-29s.

    I had two uncles both serve during Korea. One was Army and the other Air Force.

    I had one uncle serve in Vietnam, Army and he was a truck driver.

    I had one cousin serve in Vietnam he was Infantry and was seriously wounded over there.

    I just missed Dessert Shield and then Dessert Storm, Army.

    I have a younger cousin currently in the Navy going through training.

    On my Mom's side of the family had one cousin serve in the Navy during Vietnam. Her daughter is currently in the Navy. Her husband is also in the Navy and their oldest son just enlisted in the Navy.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Father: Tank driver (draft)

    Grandfather: SS-Tankdriver in SU

    Granduncle: His gunner

    2. Grandfather: Normal Wehrmacht

    great-grandfather: Officer

    great-great-grandfather: General

    Source(s): german
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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Grandfathers - served in Italian Army post-WW1 (compulsory service)

    Father- Marine Officer 5 years active, 15 reserve, no wartime service

    Uncle (mother's brother) - Army Officer 4 years service, no wartime service (between wars)

    Uncle (mother's brother) - USAF NCO, no wartime service (between wars)

    Brother - Army Officer (RET), served in Korea DMZ, Haiti, Kosovo (missed the wars, somehow).

    Myself - USAF Officer, 5 years active duty service, no wartime service

    Cousin's son - Army, serving in Iraq

    My nephew will probably join when he graduates high school.

  • 10 years ago

    Grandfather Army WWII Europe

    Father Army

    I am Army

    Brother Navy

    Cousin USMC

    as far as I know

  • 10 years ago

    Colonial New Hamshire militia. American Revolution. Civil War U.S. Navy. WWI. All 7 of my mother's uncles served in WW2.

  • 10 years ago

    I have had ancestors in every American war.... in the civil war ive had realitves on both sides... family members in every military branch

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