Navy back to Sextant

[SmithDoor]

A most unusual war story from My Dad. He was called up for WW2 when He was old enough.
Went to San Francisco and left for Guadalcanal. On a LST, 1 1/2 MPH for 3000 miles. Took 3 months. About 1 1/2 months into the trip a new model of LST passed Them up traveling 3 MPH. It left later and got there about a month ahead of Them. On the way there Japan surrendered. Fighting was over and clean up under way when He got there. They turned around and came right back. He was sent home with no participation in the fighting. The family always made fun of Him, but as far as I am concerned,He went and did was He was told to do. Some one had to be first, Somebody had to be last.
As an aside a Uncle chased Rommel around, then Parachuted into Anzio, but I have no stories from Him.

I think most Uncle's volunteered.
One cousin and father passed the psychical.
His cousin was on train flight and chash less 100 miles from me. My father was get ship to go th battle of bulge. At gate your paper had error and had to stay. By fix the problem the war was over.
Bothers was lucky they go to Vetenum. My middle bother check the health care he was wonded 3 weeks later.
Oldest bother only had few holes in his airplane after 3 years.

I was unlucky it end by time correct age.

Dave