What did your family do in WW2?

[ShadesWolf]

MY Paternal Grandfather was deaf from a mining accident, so could not join up, he was part of the home guard and a fireman.

My Maternal Grandfather, was to be part of the invasion force for the landings in Japan. He was stationed in Northern Scotland, He never saw active service.

MY Grandmothers both worked in weapon factories.

My Maternal Uncle fought the Japanese in Burma and was awarded the Burma star.

To many details to go into here.

I have no details of my Great Grandparents, except my Paternal Great Grandfather took part in the first world war

[Hosakawa Tito]

My father's oldest brother was lost at sea in the North Atlantic serving on a Liberty ship making a supply run to Great Britain in 1943. The next eldest brother served in the Army Air Corps as a mechanic. His eldest sister worked in the KABAR knife factory in Olean NY. My paternal grandfather worked for the Kendall Oil Co. in Bradford PA as a well inspector, many of which were in the woods surrounding the family homestead. As a boy, my Dad collected scrap metal for the war effort and dug a drainage trench (at a penny per foot/3 feet deep) for the construction of a regional airport in the Smethport PA area. He saved his money $150 to buy his first horse.