Amchan, Nathan (NMN) (great-uncle)
PFC, United States Army
Linguist & mortarman, 71st Infantry Veteran: World War II, prob. incl. Battle of the Bulge Served: 5 May 1942 - 5 Oct 1945 Awards: Bronze Star, Combat Infantryman Badge, WWII Victory Medal
d. 1979, Israel
Father
USN Lieutenant (O-3)
US Army 1945 - 1947. WWII: Signal Corps
US Navy 1948 - 1968.
[ul][li]Korea: Combat Aircrew[/li][li]Vietnam: Communications Officer CLG-5 USS Oklahoma City, and FLEASWTRACENPAC[/ul][/li]1927-1998
Uncle George
Chief Petty Officer, USN
Vietnam: NAS North Island
Born 1941
Martin Buck (great-great-great-grandfather)
45th NY Infantry
1861-1863
captured at Annandale Church, Virginia
became permanent invalid from tuberculosis caught in Prison Camp
Patrick Coleman (great-great-grandfather)
2nd NY Heavy Artillery
1861-1864
Second Bull Run, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor
captured at Petersburg
died Andersonville Prison Camp
Peter A. (great-great-grandfather)
25th NY Cavalry
1864-1865
served Shenandoah Valley
Thomas Coleman (great-grandfather)
69th NY Infantry (Fighting 69th)
1880s
Jack McNamara (great uncle)
105 Machine Gun Battalion
27th Army Division
1917-1918
Belgium, Hindenburg Line, La Selle River
became permanent invalid from poison gas attack
George A. (father)
US Navy
USS Eldorado
1944-1945
Philippines, Iwo Jima, Okinawa
Father, Lt General
USAR (ret)
As far as we know he was involved in some way in most notable Army related events since SE Asia in the early 60’s, but due to his treatment as a POW probably hasn’t seen combat since escaping.
Moved through the ranks from private to 3 star general.
He won’t tell us what he’s done, what his job was, nor what all those ribbons were for (“Dishwashing” he usually says)
Meant to retire Oct '01, but something came up that Sept so was kept in until last year, so that’s 47 years of service.
Me - Maternal Grandfather
USN SeaBee’s
Guam, WWII
Generally would only discuss his raids on neighboring units for supplies (and ice cream)
Paul D. Lastname (father)
Air Force (or Army Air Force, I’m not sure)
Bombardier
European theater 1942-1945, was in a German POW camp when I was born. Born Nov. 1916, died. April 2006.
Husband
US Navy, E-4, Patrol Squadron 50
1962-1965 (Viet Nam)
Has a shrapnel scar on his butt from when the seaplane he was in was shot down.
Father, served 40 years in the US Navy, most notably on an Aegis Cruiser in Desert Shield (not to be confused with Desert Storm)
Mother, Captain in the US Navy Reserves
Mother’s father, who fought valiantly for the US Army against the Nazis in North Africa and was sent home (alive, in one piece) after being run over by a Panzer; his back was never the same again and he never said a word about his experiences there
Mother’s brother, who served in the US Army in Vietnam
And I myself was in the US Air Force, but only for a couple of months before receiving an Administrative Discharge.