God Bless our Vets, one and all!
My English teacher in high school was a Tommy, gassed at Ypres, I believe it was, also walked with a limp from wounds. He’s long gone but here’s to Mr. Scott.
God bless your grandfather and all of our vets - all heroes to me!
I had one Great Uncle who also was gassed. I am not sure which battle but he got a fairly substantial disability pension. This area was poor at the time and he was considered quite a catch by the girls because he had a pension.
I had another Great Uncle who was given a full scholarship to the Sorbonne after the war. I was talking to some of my Cousins in Georgia and a couple of them thought he was a Georgia grad. Another Cousin told them, no he went to that French school.
They were clearly disappointed that he was not a bulldog. I thought it was funny. That Uncle became very wealthy and was at one time supervisor of Bank operations for all of Latin America for Chase Manhattan. He operated out of Cuba.
hear, hear!
My grandfather entered the war late and was due to go “over the top” for the first time 12 November.
My father accepted his commission on 6 Dec. 1941, which gave him rank over a bunch of people.
In military college, one of my professors was a one eyed and peg leg vet of the Spanish-America and WWI. He also was gassed.
God bless you and your family. Thanks for sharing your memories with us.
My Dad’s father, and his brother were in France. Uncle Will (I never knew him) was gassed.
So when WWII came, my grandmother made my father join the Navy, rather than get drafted into the Army.
My great grandfather also served in a machine gun battalion at Meuse Argonne and Saint Mihiel! He was in the 5th Division (Red Diamond)
Wouldn't it be something if our ancestors knew each other?
I'm going to have to dig up the specifics.
I still have his service medals, uniform, mustard gas mask, and several pieces of paperwork, etc.
He was wounded in his leg by German Machine gun fire Sept 28, 1918, spend two years in various Army hospitals in France.
Finally discharged December 24, 1919. Walked with a limp the rest of his life. Received a total of $64 upon discharge. I have his Purple Heart medal.
I am always so proud of my Dad.
The Great War, the War to end all Wars...
My mother lost 3 uncles at Gallipoli in 1915..