Maternal grandfather was in the Pacific theater. He joked that his job was to guard laundry detergent, as he apparently stood guard over a depot for chemicals. He talked a lot more about his training than my other grandfather, intimating to us that he was told to stab prone enemies with his bayonet in case they were faking dead, among other things. Paternal grandfather fought in Germany. He won a medal for bravery but wouldn't talk about it. As he had German family I wasn't surprised he didn't like to discuss his actions in the war.