My maternal grandfather was on the Hornet when the Raiders launched. I went through his Navy steamer trunk and found several items associated with the raid. Very interesting stuff. I kick myself for not discussing his time in the USN in greater detail before his passing.
Ditto my uncle. A marine storming the shores at Iwo Jima.
my father was in the Pacific theatre with the Navy....I too wished we had talked more about his experiences but back then, men did not talk about the war...