Wow. What an interesting post.
My great-uncles were WWII pilots. The last one passed away in December, he was 103. C-47 pilot. He was shot down in the English Channel on D-Day, strafed in Italy, participated in the Berlin Airlift, and evacuated the hospitals/wounded soldiers from Europe after the war. He gardened until the last season of his life. He was My Hero.
God Bless them all. God Bless you for putting together such an awesome post, reminding us of the true meaning of courage.
You are welcome.
And thank you and your family for their service.
My father was in the PTO, a US Navy combat officer commanding an LCI.
Several of his uncles on that side also fought.
My mother’s oldest brother was in a B-17 crew and was killed over Belgium in 1944. HIs aircraft took an 88mm round, dirct hit before they could drop their bombs. He didn;t get out...he was in the lower gun turret.
A farmer found his remains in 1946 and they were ultimately returned to the US and buried,
God bless them all, we owe them a debt of gratitude and honor for our freedom.