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Posted by Deborah on 11/13/2005, 9:05:02, in reply to "Role call of our fathers: How many of us are children of WWII veterans or veterans from other wars?"
Army Air Corp (parachute packer)
Went into Navy for WWII... ran LSTs in Pacific/part of Marianna's Islands Campaign
Switched over to Air Force after WWII and taught Survival, Search and Rescue. Retired with 20+ in 1961.

Died Jan 12, 2004

Mom was career civil service, worked in Supply and Requisition. Retired with 30 years in service. Originally wanted to be a WASP (Women's Air Service Pilot) during WWII but Dad wouldn't let her enlist.

Died May 11, 2003 (Mother's Day).

I consider both of them Vets.

All uncles went into Navy.
Every genration seems to have had some military involvement of some kind, going back far as I can trace.

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