Does anyone have old military pictures? I have some of my dads from Italy WWII
I have been looking for family members whose dad or Grandfather may have been in the 88th Infantry in Italy. I have a slew of pictures, and they have names on the back. I would love to give some to family members I received a 2 scrap books after dad passed in 2008. They have every letter he wrote to his mom, along with newspaper clippings, military papers, and the photos.
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@SigmaWolf My dad Loved his M1 Garand. He was also the back up Bazooka man.
He told me a story about having to use a bazooka against some Germans in a fortified concrete building. They only had 3 rockets left, he had to try to get them through a small window. He said he missed all three, but said he blew hell out of that building. :)
@DogMan he survived the war and became a farmer after the war they didnt have to worry about a japanese armor at the time as the japs did not focus on armored warfare due to lack of resources and rather invest on their airforces and navy, the tiger tank was a serious threat at the time but in the east the shermans was feared by japs as they lack armor
@SigmaWolf Fun fact. The John Deere tractor factory where my dad worked before he was drafted, retooled and made tanks throughout the war. Dad went back after the war and retired after 42 years in the factory.
