What did your grandfathers do during Word War Two?

Question

Also, what side were they on: Allies or Axis?
Also, are they still alive?
Ex:
One of my grandfathers was the rear gunner of a TBF Avenger, the other was a flak gunner on a troopship. Both Allies, both deceased.

Answer 1

both of my grandfathers fought for the Axis. One was in the Italian army and served in Africa from 1940-1943. He passed away in 1995. My other grandfather served in the German army as a paratroop. He fought in Holland, Crete, North African and Italy. He passed away in 1990.

Answer 2

My grandfathers both served in World War I - one on the Battle of the Somme when he was 16 (he lied about his age to get into the army) and the other in the Royal Navy operating torpedo boats and hunting German submarines and merchant raiders.

During WWII one grandfather served in the Home Guard and as a Fire Watcher during the Blitz in 1940 and the other continued his sea-going career in the Merchant Navy, making numerous Atlantic crossings in the convoys during the Battle of the Atlantic.

Both Allies, both now long dead

My uncle flew Corsair fighters with the Fleet Air Arm

Answer 3

My grandfather was an MP. Now my husband's father was a Prisoner of War that fought in the Battle of the Bulge in Germany. He was captured by the Germans, the day after Christmas in 1944 and was rescued about 6 months later. I work for a local Veterans Services Office in North Carolina, so I hear a lot of war stories!! Both my grandfather and my husband's father were Allies, of course. I never met my father-in-law. He died before I met his son in 1990. I would loved to have heard some of his stories. I have met people who were actually at Pearl Harbor the day it was bombed. My grandfather died in 1993. Both were in the Army.

Answer 4

My father was a safety man on a 5 inch gun on a destroyer in the navy. He served in the Atlantic and the Pacific. He was in the water three times and was decorated. He went in in 1937 and took his 30. He worked for the police force after that till he retired at 65. He lived another 7 years after that. My older step brother was killed at Chosin in Korea as a Marine with The Old Breed. I was a medic with the Army. I have three grown daughters. My oldest Grandson is 17 and trying to decide between the Army and the Marines. My family has been in every war this country ever had. "They draft the white trash first around here anyway".

Answer 5

I don't know exactly. My dad's father served in WWII on the US side...that's all I know. My other grandfather was too young for WWII, but served in the army during the Korean War. He fought in the Battle of Inchon. He never talked about it until I married an army man. My dad's father died in '79, my other grandpa is still alive.

Answer 6

My grandfather was in the Coast Guard and aboard the destroyer that sank a U-boat off the coast of Cape Cod. He died 20 years ago.

Answer 7

My grandfather on my mom's side was a 1st lieutenant and pilot on a B-17 bomber, and carried out missions over Italy. Twice he had to bail out over enemy lines. My other grandfather had a medical disqualification and was a butcher in Omaha, Nebraska. He passed away a few years ago.

Answer 8

NOTHING!!! One Grandfather was in the Spanish-American War and he was American and the other one was in WWI in the American Army in Europe.My great-
Father was in the Civil War on the Confederate side and the other Great-Father was in the Civil War on the Union Side.I had other relatives who were in the Revolutionary War on the American side. One of my relatives was Colonel, later General Morgan Morgan. You can Yahoo Search this . They all passed away many moons ago!!!!!

Answer 9

My grandfather fought during the Battle of the Bulge. He also helped liberate Aushwitz Concentration Camp. No, he died in 1962.

Answer 10

went thru North Africa with Monty as a tankie...........ended up in Italy helping rebuild it...................he sadly died a few years back but at least I got to know him.

Other grandfather he was in the Army also and did the Africa thing, got sent home after badly breaking leg [playing football I might add] the ship he was on got bombed and sunk, he got picked up by another ship and brought home, once leg was better got sent back finished out the war in Germany and came home safe and sound. He also died about 10 years ago.