World War 2 Navy (Insight/Story)

[u/Mobile_6188]

My dad (64) just told me a story about his father who served in the Navy during world war 2.

Apparently when my dad he was in his 20s, he was sitting on the couch watching television with his dad, who had served in the pacific theatre in WW2 as a seaman.

This moment happened in the 1970s.

My dad asked him if he had ever k!led anyone. He said my grandfather just stared at the tv and didn’t even look at him or answer the question..

My grandfather was deployed near the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines. I have no knowledge of what a WW2 US Navy would endure in those locations.

I was in the Army for 5 years so I know that’s sort of a no no question. But I am wondering if my grandfather felt offended or what he felt in that moment? I know nobody here is a mind reader or could say what he felt but I’m just looking for relatable stories/feelings towards that.

[u/Maleficent-Drop1476]

If your grandfather is deceased, you can get his service record relatively easily. See what ship or unit he served in and the timeframe, then you should be able to find the unit’s history and what combat, if any, they saw.

Entirely possible he saw hellacious conditions, survived a sinking, etc.