My great uncle fought on Iwo Jima

[blockguy123]

So I was talking to my friend about old WW2 places and then he brought up Iwo Jima, and I remember talking to my dad about my grandpa's uncle (Uncle Bud). I already knew he was at Iwo Jima, but I ask "Did he actually fight on Iwo Jima, and my dad said yes. He shot the japs in the trenches holding up american reinforcements. Uncle Bud told my dad that the japs were tough fighters. And I don't blame them either. Uncle bud was at the bottom of the hill when they raised the flag over Iwo Jima, too bad. The Japaneese (modern day ones) had to turn the goddamn horror filled island into a tourist attraction. If you look on google maps you can just barely see the old airfield that was there before they built a new one.


I also have 2 ww2 jackets, and I think one of them (or both) belonged to my uncle. They have my last name patched on, too.

EDIT: My dad interviewed him a long time ago and he never told him what gun he used, or how much confirmed kills he got. (I wouldn't either)

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[Ben Grapevine]

i fought in afghanistan against the americans im such a tater!!!!

[blockguy123]

i fought in afghanistan against the americans im such a tater!!!!

:c

This is no stuff to joke around with.

[Nightmare-Duckie]

That's pretty neat, my uncle was in the medical corps during Vietnam, but he was stationed on a hospital ship so he didn't see any action. I still have his Vietnam gas mask.

inb4Bones4

[blockguy123]

That's pretty neat, my uncle was in the medical corps during Vietnam, but he was stationed on a hospital ship so he didn't see any action. I still have his Vietnam gas mask.

inb4Bones4

Cool!

yeah

but it would bee cool if bones4 sees this topic C:

[Mikoyan]

One of my great grandpas was a tail gunner on a B-17 and the other one was a jeep driver :P. My great GREAT uncle drove a tank (Don't ask me what kind) in Europe.

Great uncle was a helicopter medic in Vietnam and my grandpa was an aircraft maintenance contractor in 'Nam

hue

[Penguin/Person]

That's pretty neat, my uncle was in the medical corps during Vietnam, but he was stationed on a hospital ship so he didn't see any action. I still have his Vietnam gas mask.

inb4Bones4

Gtfo her monday you don't even play blockland anymore.. I miss you :(

And yea inb4bones4

[Nightmare-Duckie]

One of my great grandpas was a tail gunner on a B-17 and the other one was a jeep driver :P. My great GREAT uncle drove a tank (Don't ask me what kind) in Europe.

Great uncle was a helicopter medic in Vietnam and my grandpa was an aircraft maintenance contractor in 'Nam

hue

What kind of tank? 
Also my uncle who was old but not great uncle or anything drove jeeps around base camps and such in WWII.
Still saw no action.

Gtfo her monday you don't even play blockland anymore.. I miss you :(

And yea inb4bones4

Well you don't play your face anymore! oooohhh burrnnnn, frond me on RTB when I'm online sometime.

[e-maxx]

my dad made the chassis for F-14 Tomcats

[The Corporation]

Grandfather did a tour in europe.

[Cookieman4276]

My great grandfather fought in WWI, got a medal of honor which is sitting in front of my computer, and housed Jews in WWII.

[Mr.jacksaunt]

My great grandfather fought in WWI, got a medal of honor which is sitting in front of my computer, and housed Jews in WWII.

are you a national socialist

[Cookieman4276]

He lived in the Netherlands, he housed Jews to protect them from the national socialists.

[Mr.jacksaunt]

He lived in the Netherlands, he housed Jews to protect them from the national socialists.

And then the jews got captured and then the town was bombed and everybody died.
Except for your great granddaddy, who was in the basement doing some random stuff.

[Cookieman4276]

And then the jews got captured and then the town was bombed and everybody died.
Except for your great granddaddy, who was in the basement doing some random stuff.

If the Netherlands was a town, then sure!