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My only uncle was also, but out of England. My mother was 14, and standing in the front yard when Army dropped off his MIA telegram. The real bad news came weeks later.
My dad was in 460th Bomb Group. 1/12th died in action. 1/12th were POWs. Those were comparably light losses, but heavy by today’s standards. we miss all those brave young men.