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Just wanted to share that back in 1945 my great uncle who was a paratropper with the 82 airborne died when the tank he was riding on during the battle of the bulge was hit with a 88mm tank shell from a Tiger tank.He was instanly killed from the shrapnel. He is burried there in the Ardennes along with his fellow service men. For his leadership during the drop on D-day leading men behind enemy lines he was awared the bronze star.

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Cool Shit Brother.

My Grandfather was a Marine in the Pacific Campaign fought Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands a member of the Green Dragons special ops with the new small steamer ships. Was on the USS Oklahoma when it was struck by Kamikaze Pilots and was Wounded and went overboard, Swam to nearby Island, which turned out to be Guadalcanal and was beached for 3 days before he was found survived 3 attacks on the island, radioed a major assault on the island and was wounded again. Received 2 Purple Hearts, and for Bravery was Awarded the Silver Star. He died in 1969 from the shrapnel off the Kamikaze hit on his ship.

His Name was : James Fredrick Skurka

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