SO WHAT DID YOUR PARENTS DO IN THE BIG WAR

SHIVER ME TIMBERS added these comments in the current discussion
du jour ...

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.....

If you recognize my handle, and my name, Jerry Rivers, then you
know my father fought on Saipan and Tinian, and is pictured in Joe
Rosenthal's follow-on group "gung ho" photograph after the 2nd flag
raising on Mt. Suribachi. I shan't repost my pictures as
(apparently) it annoys some folks around here.

--
HP, aka Jerry

On 2007-11-05 05:49:51 -0600, "HEMI-Powered" said:

SHIVER ME TIMBERS added these comments in the current discussion
du jour ...

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.....

If you recognize my handle, and my name, Jerry Rivers, then you
know my father fought on Saipan and Tinian, and is pictured in Joe
Rosenthal's follow-on group "gung ho" photograph after the 2nd flag
raising on Mt. Suribachi. I shan't repost my pictures as
(apparently) it annoys some folks around here.

My father was Supply Officer for the 73rd FS (Bar Flies). In 1944 he
became Supply Officer for the group (318th FG - yes, he ordered the
paint for the -real- "2 Big and Too Heavy").

My mother was a Public Health Nurse in Springfield, IL.

One of his brothers flew cargo aircraft (C-46s in North Africa). He
would "drop by" England to datethe lady who became my aunt, who was a
Londener.

His other brother was a civilian engineer reparing submarines.

His father worked at Western Electric, in Cicero, IL.

My mother's parents worked in Hanford, Oregon - my grandfather was a
Carpenter and my grandmother a House Mother. They were native to
Springfield, IL.

"SHIVER ME TIMBERS" wrote in message
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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 mother rivited radio operators seat mounts and camera mounts in B-24's at
the Willow Run Bomber Plant. She gave a speech at the Yankee Air Museum,
across the field from the Willow Run Bomber Plant when the US Postal Service
issued a commerative stamp to honor all of the "Rosie the Riviters" in 1999.
She also appeard in a Modern Marvels episode about aircraft production in
WWII.

My uncle was a B-17 flight engineer in New Mexico under the command of the
late singer John Denver's father.

Another uncle landed at Normandy and fought to, and through the Battle of
the Bulge.

One aunt worked at Packard Motor's plant in Detroit making Rolls Royce
Merlin engine cylinder heads. Two other aunts worked at Ford Rouge making
other items for the war effort, possibly making machine gun mounts.

My father was still living in Ireland during WWII.

Frank from Deeetroit added these comments in the current
discussion du jour ...

My mother rivited radio operators seat mounts and camera
mounts in B-24's at the Willow Run Bomber Plant. She gave a
speech at the Yankee Air Museum, across the field from the
Willow Run Bomber Plant when the US Postal Service issued a
commerative stamp to honor all of the "Rosie the Riviters" in
1999. She also appeard in a Modern Marvels episode about
aircraft production in WWII.

Willow Run is about 30 miles SW of me. I live in a NNW suburb of
Detroit, MI, about 19 miles from the Detroit River.

My uncle was a B-17 flight engineer in New Mexico under the
command of the late singer John Denver's father.

Now this is an interesting piece of information!

Another uncle landed at Normandy and fought to, and through
the Battle of the Bulge.

One aunt worked at Packard Motor's plant in Detroit making
Rolls Royce Merlin engine cylinder heads. Two other aunts
worked at Ford Rouge making other items for the war effort,
possibly making machine gun mounts.

My father was still living in Ireland during WWII.

--
HP, aka Jerry

"SHIVER ME TIMBERS" wrote in message
...
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 father was in the RCAF during the war. He enlisted in 1939 and was
honourably discharged in 1946. He was in a Repair and Recovery Squadron
(don't happen to know which one though). He and his brother older brother
Roger ended in England in the same squadron (somehow) and served together
for the rest of the war in France, Belgium, Germany.

His two other brothers served in the RCAF (Maurice and Andre) in Canada and
in Newfoundland.

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 ....?

SHIVER ME TIMBERS wrote in
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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 a coast artilleryman assigned to Ft Derussy in Hawaii on Dec
7th, served in Hawaii the entire war. 55h Coast Artillery.

my mom was a member of the Woman's aux. in Hawaii until 1943 when she
withdrew to marry.

my fathers sister sewed fabric for the Grumman aircraft control surfaces
produced in New York. her husband worked for ASR in the smelter
producing Copper My wifes dad worked of aluminum producers making parts
for the B-29.

John Szalay wrote in
My Dad was a coast artilleryman assigned to Ft Derussy in Hawaii on Dec
7th, served in Hawaii the entire war. 55h Coast Artillery.


Forgot the photo. he is front row, third from the truck.

John Szalay wrote in
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John Szalay wrote in
My Dad was a coast artilleryman assigned to Ft Derussy in Hawaii on Dec
7th, served in Hawaii the entire war. 55h Coast Artillery.


Forgot the photo. he is front row, third from the truck.
1940

ooops too big.. resized..