Sunday, August 19, 2018

World War II connections - Sunday Five

US Pacific Coast, North of San Francisco 
Normandy, France 

Normandy, France 

I was surprised when we were in San Francisco to see the remains of gun emplacements under the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge (sorry, I didn't get a good picture) and on the cliffs north of SF, I had seen the remains of the emplacements in Normandy (a couple of times.) WWII impacted many people, in similar and different ways. Hence this weeks Sunday 5. 

1: Did any members of your family serve in the military in WW II? 
2: Have you visited a WWII battle field? 
3: Did your families tell stories of life during the war?
4: Did you have any family members who immigrated because of the war? 
5: Do we remember the message from that war? 

My answers:
1: Did any members of your family serve in the military in WW II? My father was drafted into the army near the end of the war.
2: Have you visited a WWII battle field? I have been to Normandy twice, every member of government should visit there, walk the beach, visit the cemeteries.  
3: Did your families tell stories of life during the war? My grandfather talked about Ford stopping car production and shifting to military trucks, in less than a week, my grandmother worked in an office and served on the ration board.
4: Did you have any family members who immigrated because of the way? My grandmother had two nieces that came from England, and lived here the rest of their lives. 
5: Do we remember the message from that war? Some do, many don't.  If we don't learn from the past, we are doomed to repeat it. 

Your answers in the comments.  

3 comments:

  1. 1: my father was in the army in italy
    2: no
    3: nope, that time in father's life was never discussed
    4: no
    5: does mankind EVER remember that war solves NOTHING?

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    1. PS - regarding #3: my grandfather was an air raid warden in his neighborhood. my grandmother kept her ration coupon books and gave me her cake recipe that had no butter/eggs/milk in the ingredients. my mother & her 2 siblings were pre-teenagers during those years.

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  2. 1. My grandfather and great uncle (brothers-in-law) were in the Navy. My father was nine when the war ended.

    2. Pearl Harbor.

    3. My grandfather never said a word. He was just mean. My uncle was a sweetie, and he answered a few questions a few years before he died. He was uncomfortable about it.

    4. Nope.

    5. No

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