Post-WW2
As you can tell, I am not much of a blogger. For the most part I find my life pretty boring and not worth repeating, however, someone asked for a followup on my father, so here is a brief entry to let you know he came back safely.
My father was in Europe for about 11 months, from October 1944 through September 1945. He was discharged shortly after returning to the states having been on active duty since June 1941. History of the 11th Armored Division is available at http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com/ , if you are interested. He was as an Air Liason Pilot, which meant he flew small aircraft primarily for artillery spotting and was active during the entire period the division was in combat.
After the war it was GI Bill, and the American dream, more or less, until his death in May 2002. I sometimes wonder if he thought it was all worth it. He once commented that the War was the most exciting and interesting time of his life. I think he spent the rest of his life wishing he could recapture some of that excitement again.
My father was in Europe for about 11 months, from October 1944 through September 1945. He was discharged shortly after returning to the states having been on active duty since June 1941. History of the 11th Armored Division is available at http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com/ , if you are interested. He was as an Air Liason Pilot, which meant he flew small aircraft primarily for artillery spotting and was active during the entire period the division was in combat.
After the war it was GI Bill, and the American dream, more or less, until his death in May 2002. I sometimes wonder if he thought it was all worth it. He once commented that the War was the most exciting and interesting time of his life. I think he spent the rest of his life wishing he could recapture some of that excitement again.
posted by browser58 at 8:25 PM
1 Comments:
I know what it's like not feeling like you have much to write about. Here's a good fallback option: When you can't think of anything to write about, take a picture of yourself in a chicken hat and post it on your site. What, you don't have a chicken hat? Weirdo. You must get one immediately.
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