An uncle of mine was the bombadier on some type of plane over Germany. He completed all of the maximum missions and lived a good life afterwords.
Growing up we spent all of the holiday with him and his family. It wasn’t until his memorial service that I learned what role he had in the war! (I’m wondering if I even knew that he had even served? But I’m guessing I must have know that.)
My dad talked about his time on a minesweeper in the Pacific. Although he never saw any enemy - so that’s probably why he didn’t mind telling some of the stories!
Sure is an indication that he seen a lot. Survivors guilt in many cases.