02-26-2013, 08:24 AM
Interesting topic and actually some of the vets who joined this forum have talked about it.
Most came home to a quiet welcome, where it was mostly family and friends and local communities.
Many of the "boys" didn't come home with their entire units; many dribbled in a some didn't even return with their units. That would be strange, wouldn't it. It all depended on the points system.
My father didn't arrive home until November 1945.
Oh BTW, I moved this topic to the WWII section from the Shooting the Breeze, which is for off-topic general subjects not related to the war. Anything posted in that section only stays there for 30 days too, so it would have been long gone in a few weeks.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"