Posted by pete 23 on February 22, 2021 at 11:08:36 from (45.52.40.81):
In Reply to: Re: WWII oral history posted by mrslesq on February 22, 2021 at 07:26:20:
My dad was WWl. A pvt at age 28 and did what he had to do but didn't take much crap from anyone. After the Armistice was signed, President Wilson was supposed to inspect the troops. Dad said, I'm not going to see that man.
Was threatened with a court martial but when they saw how it was handled, it went away. They made the men that went all disarm, and then the President rode up on a white horse on top of a hill well out of range . He wasn't about to get near the troops. Guys told dad he was the only smart one in the bunch.
Other wise he never talked much about any action. Told my wife more than I ever heard about using one of his dead friends body for a pillow to keep his head out of the mud in the trenches. Of course, he did get the gas like a lot of them did. When ever he went to a different Dr., even late in life, they always told him to quit smoking. He never smoked.
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