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PatB
Well written history and brings back war memories for me when my 3 brothers were overseas. My BIL Eddy was in the RCN on a Corvette and escorted his father's ship, 'The Lady Rodney' in a convoy across the Atlantic. Eddy's dad was Captain of that ship.
posted by
WileyJohn
on January 17, 2013 at 6:09 PM
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So interesting. I love reading family histories like this. There are way too many people who have not a clue about their families.
posted by
TAPS.
on January 17, 2013 at 3:16 PM
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My father couldn't join up because he had a skin complaint and he
wouldn't be able to fight in the tropics and being a farmer he was encouraged to grow wheat to feed the troops.
posted by
Kabu
on January 17, 2013 at 12:35 PM
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I remember, I remember Pat. I was not very old but I somehow knew this was bad news.
Of course Pearl Harbour was more vivid, it was terrible but if it had not happened I think we would have succumbed to Hitler. This does bring back memories.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 17, 2013 at 11:24 AM
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Re: Thanks, Naut. That was one point I had my eye on, and
posted by
C_C_T
on January 17, 2013 at 11:20 AM
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Thanks, Naut. That was one point I had my eye on, and
you saved me another visit to Wikipedia. Fixed it. 
posted by
Pat_B
on January 17, 2013 at 9:42 AM
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Pat
Fascinating! One teensy-weensy point: although there was all kinds of stuff going on in various parts of the world and in Europe, the beginning of WWII is generally considered to be Germany's invasion of Poland on Sept 1, '39...
posted by
Nautikos
on January 17, 2013 at 7:47 AM
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