07-10-2019, 09:55 AM
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Re: The WWII B-17 Who Dat
Originally Posted by vpheughan
My dad was a Captain in the 102nd "Ozarks" and wounded in the battle of the Ardennes . He was hit by shrapnel just below his left knee and tended to by a captured German doctor. Interestingly I have birth mark that looks like his scar but on my right knee! He didn't speak much of his war experience. I became interested in WWII while doing research on his outfit.
Those guys never got the press, but their ability to handle the pivot stopped, negated the German CounterAttack. That was one tough group of men...
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