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#4340317 - 02/25/17 09:23 PM
Re: Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
[Re: JimK]
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kaa
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This is where my Uncle was wounded out of the war. Artillery strike hit the man running up the beach next to him. The man struck body parts went through my Unckles thigh and and ripped through an artery and he was out. All that was left of the man that was hit was his boots and feet. Uncle Melvin`s war was over. Took 3 weeks till he well enough to ship stateside. Was crippled the rest of his life. had to wear the shoes with the braces built to the knee. Ouch ! reality is often grimer than fiction ...war is hell and fate often plays very dirty tricks
"Anyone can shoot you down if you don't see him coming but it takes a wonderfully good Hun to bag a Camel if you're expecting him." Tom Cundall.
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#4340590 - 02/27/17 02:21 AM
Re: Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
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JimK
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This is where my Uncle was wounded out of the war. Artillery strike hit the man running up the beach next to him. The man struck body parts went through my Unckles thigh and and ripped through an artery and he was out. All that was left of the man that was hit was his boots and feet. Uncle Melvin`s war was over. Took 3 weeks till he well enough to ship stateside. Was crippled the rest of his life. had to wear the shoes with the braces built to the knee. Ouch ! reality is often grimer than fiction ...war is hell and fate often plays very dirty tricks Ever see the Movie "Hacksaw Ridge" ? His descriptions of the what he saw were far worse. My mother hated him for telling a group of cousins at 14 and 15 year old`s about his war time experiences. We all ignored her when she complained about hearing the same story again.
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#4340845 - 02/27/17 07:06 PM
Re: Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
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kaa
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No, not yet, the title for France is "you shall not murder" ( in French). I bet you would ask him today much more questions about his war story...
"Anyone can shoot you down if you don't see him coming but it takes a wonderfully good Hun to bag a Camel if you're expecting him." Tom Cundall.
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