AviationBanter - View Single Post - SO WHAT DID YOUR PARENTS DO IN THE BIG WAR

**Frank[_2_]** · November 5th 07, 02:57 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation

SHIVER ME TIMBERS wrote in news:shiver-
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Well after watching the Ken Burns series THE WAR ad naseum ad naseum,
I thought I'd come into the group today with one of my curious questions.

What did your parents, family, etc. do in the big WWII.

Mine worked at the Canada Car foundry in what was then called
Fort William, Ontario.

They were inspectors helping to make Hawker Hurricanes and later other
types of figthers including the Curtis Helldiver.

How about your folks.....

My dad was in reserved employment in Edinburgh, but was in the Home Guard
(appropriately Dad's Army). Don't know how he did it but he started with
one stripe on his uniform, next week there were three and the week after he
had a pip (Leftenant) on his epaulettes. He told stories of practicing
street fighting on Prices Street on a busy afternoon. That was when they
only had wooden toy guns for practice and had to shout "Bang" as loudly as
they could. How we ever won that war ....?