tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post7803076953034205498..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Pearl HarborJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-61035017574897504452011-12-08T08:54:13.009-06:002011-12-08T08:54:13.009-06:00India, not Indian. Not enough sleep last night.India, not Indian. Not enough sleep last night.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-19854572118185084462011-12-08T08:53:13.911-06:002011-12-08T08:53:13.911-06:00My dad, who was older and already had a family, wa...My dad, who was older and already had a family, was drafted before the war was over but didn't go overseas until after Germany surrendered. Then he was sent over in the Signal Corps and said that he strung telephone wire over all of Austria and half of Germany. One of my uncles was a medic in Burma, two more were truck drivers and convoyed supplies from Indian into China. Livia's dad was a Marine and worked as a guard at a POW camp in California. He was supposed to be part of the force that invaded Japan, but the war was over before that operation got underway. My uncle who was the medic was the closest to combat, but he said his unit never even saw any Japanese soldiers, although there were some in the area.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-20872664471184023712011-12-08T08:38:22.002-06:002011-12-08T08:38:22.002-06:00Nice story, Cap'n!
My father enlisted after P...Nice story, Cap'n!<br /><br />My father enlisted after Pearl Harbor. He was 17 so needed his mother's permission. He spent 4 years (mostly) in England working on planes.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-36067383853779651622011-12-07T11:09:57.647-06:002011-12-07T11:09:57.647-06:00I had an uncle that was wounded at Pearl. He got a...I had an uncle that was wounded at Pearl. He got a disability check every month for the rest of his life, which he promptly spent on booze. He ended up a wino and froze to death in the gutter one winter night. I never met the man.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.com