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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1382684, member: 31533"]I submit my mother, Magna, who served in the Marines in WWII. She ended up going to Camp Lejeune for her service, and from what she said, it was great. That was when women were recruited to fill shore billets so that other marines could go fight. She met other girls that she kept in touch with after the war, and she and 3 others actually crossed country in an old 1930s (If I remember correctly) Ford, from Michigan to California. She had to use her skills learned from her father, brother, and others she had met in the service to fix that car several times on the road!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]164204.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This picture is of her in her uniform with her parents. Two things are notable. It was required of all servicemen and women in WWII that anytime they were on leave and outside their homes, they had to wear their uniforms (except on a beach, where they could change to swimwear to swim). Also, it is notable in that my mother served proudly in the US forces in a war against Germany, but only 25 years before, her father (next to her) had served proudly and well, for more than 15 years, before and during WWI, in the Kaiser's navy, and had been awarded an Iron Cross, 2nd Class, for heroism. I was told that his award was because he was able to stop a ship from hitting two floating mines, or something like that. But after WWI (and maybe because of it, I don't know) he decided to leave Germany, and ended up going to Brazil to wait out the immigrant quotas in America to open up for Germans, and to have the ability to meet up with one of his brothers and nephews who had already come to America. It took him about 6 years for that to happen. In the meantime, my mother was born in Brazil. </p><p><br /></p><p>Since then, both my sister and I have served in the Navy, as does my son currently. My son's father and grandfather also served in the Navy, as did my first brother-in-law. My son's grandfather joined at 17 and served in Italy in the war. One of my uncle's served in the Army in WWII and fought at the Battle of the Bulge. He is still alive at 93, but he won't talk about the war. He saw too many bad things. Other members of my father's family also served in the army, one losing his life about 5 years after WWII due to injuries suffered in the war. My father lost one of his friends on Dec 7, 1941 --- the man served and went down on the Arizona. My father served in the army National Guard, and then went on to join the Air Force. Unfortunately, his AF career was only 4 days long because of an inner ear problem. So he became a civilian then. Lastly, my great grandfather served in the German Army in about 1880. I have a picture of him in his uniform, but not much is known of his service.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1382684, member: 31533"]I submit my mother, Magna, who served in the Marines in WWII. She ended up going to Camp Lejeune for her service, and from what she said, it was great. That was when women were recruited to fill shore billets so that other marines could go fight. She met other girls that she kept in touch with after the war, and she and 3 others actually crossed country in an old 1930s (If I remember correctly) Ford, from Michigan to California. She had to use her skills learned from her father, brother, and others she had met in the service to fix that car several times on the road! [ATTACH]164204.vB[/ATTACH] This picture is of her in her uniform with her parents. Two things are notable. It was required of all servicemen and women in WWII that anytime they were on leave and outside their homes, they had to wear their uniforms (except on a beach, where they could change to swimwear to swim). Also, it is notable in that my mother served proudly in the US forces in a war against Germany, but only 25 years before, her father (next to her) had served proudly and well, for more than 15 years, before and during WWI, in the Kaiser's navy, and had been awarded an Iron Cross, 2nd Class, for heroism. I was told that his award was because he was able to stop a ship from hitting two floating mines, or something like that. But after WWI (and maybe because of it, I don't know) he decided to leave Germany, and ended up going to Brazil to wait out the immigrant quotas in America to open up for Germans, and to have the ability to meet up with one of his brothers and nephews who had already come to America. It took him about 6 years for that to happen. In the meantime, my mother was born in Brazil. Since then, both my sister and I have served in the Navy, as does my son currently. My son's father and grandfather also served in the Navy, as did my first brother-in-law. My son's grandfather joined at 17 and served in Italy in the war. One of my uncle's served in the Army in WWII and fought at the Battle of the Bulge. He is still alive at 93, but he won't talk about the war. He saw too many bad things. Other members of my father's family also served in the army, one losing his life about 5 years after WWII due to injuries suffered in the war. My father lost one of his friends on Dec 7, 1941 --- the man served and went down on the Arizona. My father served in the army National Guard, and then went on to join the Air Force. Unfortunately, his AF career was only 4 days long because of an inner ear problem. So he became a civilian then. Lastly, my great grandfather served in the German Army in about 1880. I have a picture of him in his uniform, but not much is known of his service.[/QUOTE]
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