User blog comment:Tankswinger/70th anniversary of the end of WWII...in Europe/@comment-12271231-20150509002752/@comment-10905876-20150509032258

Let's see, what can I remember of my family history. My great grandfather on my father's father's side was in I think the cavalry or something, I'm not really sure where he served.

My great grandfather on my father's mother's side was a cook in the army, on a seagoing tugboat. His tug would make runs between Pear Harbor and San Diego, not exactly sure why it have an army cook, but that's where he served. My great grandmother's brother (father,s father,s side) was a diesel mechanic at Pearl Harbor, and repaired submarine engines. And to test the submarine engines, they would take the boat out with the mechanics on board, dive, and drop depth charges around it to see if it held up. While it sounds like a terrifying way to test an engine, he did get a bonus every time they submerged.

Another great grandfather (mother's mother's side) was originally a railroad man, but was un rightfully drafted, but I dint know where he served. All I know for him was that he shouldn't have been, as he was employed in a strategic industry.

That's all I can remember, though I think we had someone in the Air Force too.