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Title: WWII Trivia Question.
Post by: eskimo2 on July 11, 2007, 05:34:09 PM

My father-in-law will be giving a speech in a few weeks.  He wanted to know how many of the 16,000,000 US Military personnel in WWII actually saw combat.  He searched the net for quite awhile and couldn’t find the answer; I looked a bit and couldn’t find it either.  I told him I’d ask you guys; one of you is bound to know or know where to look.

Thanks,

eskimo

Title: WWII Trivia Question.
Post by: AWMac on July 11, 2007, 05:48:17 PM

Just two, Patton and Bradley.... everyone else was fodder.

My Fodder, My Fodders Brothers, my Moms Fodder, My Fodders Brothers-in-Law, my Grand Fodders Brothers... my Fodders Fodder. My Fodders Nephews...

Yep just two.

Mac

Title: WWII Trivia Question.
Post by: Latrobe on July 11, 2007, 05:49:54 PM

wow and all this time i thought patton just drove around in his jeep the whole war

Title: WWII Trivia Question.
Post by: AWMac on July 11, 2007, 06:02:36 PM

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Originally posted by Latrobe
wow and all this time i thought patton just drove around in his jeep the whole war

Looks good in the Movies huh?

Mac

Title: WWII Trivia Question.
Post by: AquaShrimp on July 11, 2007, 06:59:28 PM

I'm searching right now.  If any place has the answer, this book will (free online):

http://www.scribd.com/doc/10131/Dirty-Little-Secrets-Of-World-War-II-by-James-F-Dunnigan-and-Albert-A-Nofi

According to this book, it says that 40% of the U.S. military never got near the fighting.