Relatives and wars - Page 3

sparten · 06-14-2005, 06:22 AM

WWI: British Indian Army Gallopoli (wounded), Somme, Ypres (wounded again) and the last hundred days. Went from a 15 year old private (he had lied about his age) to Major.

WWII: Attached to the British Army as a Captain, so was there at Dunkirk. Later North Africa, Scicily,Italy and finally Burma.All the same guy. Also some other reletives fought in the war

1949 Indo-Pak war

1965 Indo-Pak war

1971 Indo Pak War (army, Navy, Airforce, the medical corp)

1973 Arab-Israeli war (one of the PAF pilots)

1999 Kargil

bigross86 · 06-14-2005, 10:34 AM

A Great-Grandfather who died in WWII, a Grandfther who survived the camps in WWII, and soon myself in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Anon · 06-14-2005, 16:03 PM

Was talking to my dad today, and he informed me of some relatives exploits i was unaware of, plus i forgot to include my sister on my list.

Great Great Great grandfather: US Army Infantry, War of 1812
Great Great Grandfather: Union Infantry, Civil War
Great Grandfather: US Army Cavalry, Mexican Reprisals and WWI
Grandfather(Fathers side): US Army Armored, WWII, 3d Army under Patton
Grandfather(Mothers side): USAAC, 8th Air Force, WWII
Father: USN engineers mate, Vietnam, Yankee Station
Me: US Army, Infantry Sniper, OJC
Sister: US Army Aviation, Blackhawk pilot, OIF, OEF.

No member of my family has ever been killed in combat, or even wounded.

We're teflon coated apparently, lol.

Jonny555Biotch · 06-14-2005, 16:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamudraGupta

We were farmer folks all along.
Just struggling to make a humble living.

Yep, thats pretty much how my family has been living. No wars.

tsering · 06-16-2005, 05:29 AM

my grandfathers faught against the PLA.my mothers side was particularily hard hit.she lost three brothers and her father.sad thing is that my great grand ma(maternal) was chinese.

i wish i could make a movie on the subject.i have heard stories to chill my soul.imagine the journey from the kham to Assam ,india.it was brutal.old and injured were left behind to die.the fickin commies destroyed my mothers family.my mom had five brothers and only two survived to reach india.

my paternal grandad was more succesfull in saving his family and killing chinese.lol......he killed so many that he became a stauch buddhist afterwards.lol.

my dad served in the section 22.

EPA · 10-23-2005, 01:23 AM

My Great Grandpa fought rebellions in the 19th century. He fought for whoever was King at Orasco Podzamok also known as Orava castile in Slovakia. Not to sure abut his but he did help build the steps leading to the castile i know that.

My Grandpa, Uncle martin, and great Uncle Paul were all in WW2. My grandpa fought in the Phillipines and at Monte Cassino, Martin Fought in Italy near swiss border, my great Uncle Paul foguht on D-Day at Utah Beach and in North Africa.

Uncle Al Pilarcik (baseball player) fought in Korean war i think.

A cousin of mine was in vietnam

And my cousin Shawn is in Afganistan he flies a Black Hawk.

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sparten Actus Reus *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 04-10-04 Location: You would like to know would'nt you? Posts: 1,692 Country:	WWI: British Indian Army Gallopoli (wounded), Somme, Ypres (wounded again) and the last hundred days. Went from a 15 year old private (he had lied about his age) to Major. WWII: Attached to the British Army as a Captain, so was there at Dunkirk. Later North Africa, Scicily,Italy and finally Burma.All the same guy. Also some other reletives fought in the war 1949 Indo-Pak war 1965 Indo-Pak war 1971 Indo Pak War (army, Navy, Airforce, the medical corp) 1973 Arab-Israeli war (one of the PAF pilots) 1999 Kargil __________________ "Any relations in a social order will endure if there is infused into them some of that spirit of human sympathy, which qualifies life for immortality." ~ George William Russell

06-14-2005, 10:34 AM	#32 (permalink)
bigross86 401 Ikvot Habarzel *Military Professional* Join Date: 08-07-03 Location: Ra'anana, Israel Posts: 3,148	A Great-Grandfather who died in WWII, a Grandfther who survived the camps in WWII, and soon myself in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict __________________ You're a naughty girl, go to my room!

06-14-2005, 16:03 PM	#33 (permalink)
Anon New Member Join Date: 08-03-03 Posts: 0	Was talking to my dad today, and he informed me of some relatives exploits i was unaware of, plus i forgot to include my sister on my list. Great Great Great grandfather: US Army Infantry, War of 1812 Great Great Grandfather: Union Infantry, Civil War Great Grandfather: US Army Cavalry, Mexican Reprisals and WWI Grandfather(Fathers side): US Army Armored, WWII, 3d Army under Patton Grandfather(Mothers side): USAAC, 8th Air Force, WWII Father: USN engineers mate, Vietnam, Yankee Station Me: US Army, Infantry Sniper, OJC Sister: US Army Aviation, Blackhawk pilot, OIF, OEF. No member of my family has ever been killed in combat, or even wounded. We're teflon coated apparently, lol. Last edited by Anon : 06-14-2005 at 16:05 PM.

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06-16-2005, 05:29 AM	#35 (permalink)
tsering Banished Join Date: 02-16-05 Posts: 68	my grandfathers faught against the PLA.my mothers side was particularily hard hit.she lost three brothers and her father.sad thing is that my great grand ma(maternal) was chinese. i wish i could make a movie on the subject.i have heard stories to chill my soul.imagine the journey from the kham to Assam ,india.it was brutal.old and injured were left behind to die.the fickin commies destroyed my mothers family.my mom had five brothers and only two survived to reach india. my paternal grandad was more succesfull in saving his family and killing chinese.lol......he killed so many that he became a stauch buddhist afterwards.lol. my dad served in the section 22.

10-23-2005, 01:23 AM	#36 (permalink)
EPA Patron Join Date: 02-24-05 Location: Indiana by a beach on Lake Michigan where you can see Chicago skyline. Posts: 154	My Great Grandpa fought rebellions in the 19th century. He fought for whoever was King at Orasco Podzamok also known as Orava castile in Slovakia. Not to sure abut his but he did help build the steps leading to the castile i know that. My Grandpa, Uncle martin, and great Uncle Paul were all in WW2. My grandpa fought in the Phillipines and at Monte Cassino, Martin Fought in Italy near swiss border, my great Uncle Paul foguht on D-Day at Utah Beach and in North Africa. Uncle Al Pilarcik (baseball player) fought in Korean war i think. A cousin of mine was in vietnam And my cousin Shawn is in Afganistan he flies a Black Hawk.

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