[Locomotive Breath]

I have an uncle who was in the 101st and was sent to Bastogne. My aunt said he refused to talk about it. The only story she ever got out of him was that as he came over a hill with a five man squad, a burst of machine gun fire killed the other four and missed him.

[NY Attitude]

I had a cousin that was killed during the airdrop. He was shot repeatedly while coming down in his parachute.

[Little Bill]

I went to work for GE after I got back from my Asian Vacation. The guy I worked for was on Iwo, a BAR man. He said he lasted 7 Minuit's, his ammo humper was KIA and so was most of his squad. He met his wife in the hospital, had four kids and was the most unflappable person I ever met.

[Jackknife]

I have an uncle who was in the 101st and was sent to Bastogne. My aunt said he refused to talk about it. The only story she ever got out of him was that as he came over a hill with a five man squad, a burst of machine gun fire killed the other four and missed him.

I have a family friend, who lives down the road from my parents, who was also in the 101st. Another FRiend (an author) wrote a short piece about his WW2 service and life. Here is the piece from his website.