My ancestor came to the US from Germany and initially settled in Indiana but then started working as a boatman up and down the Mississippi River; he was in New Orleans when the Civil War broke out and he was drafted into the Confederate Army and fought at Shiloh. His brothers stayed in Indiana and fought for the Union.

>>211937842 (OP)
both of my granddads were ww2 vets

>>211938387
Which branches? Which fronts? Any notable battles?

>>211938439
I don't know much, they never really talked about it. The only thing I know is that one was in the navy searching for mines or something, and the other was a radio operator on a plane

>>211938594
Navy toil always seemed rough 2 me, maybe a regular ship could be OK but I'd rather storm Normandy beach 1000 times than set foot on a U-boat

my ancestors were all draft dodgers and I plan on continuing that legacy

>>211937842 (OP)
found a stash of medals and spoils hidden behind a conner of an old cabinet, he never talked about the war to me, i only knew he was part into a bunch of sketchy covert missions from north to south indochina

>>211937842 (OP)
Yes, every single ancestor of my mine from both sides of my family fought in every historic war unironically until my grandpa.

>>211937842 (OP)
My grampa fought against Ecuador
Idk much about it, he was just levied peasant boy close to the border
Until very recent our one of our army's main methods of of filling its ranks was by capturing dirt poor illiterate countryside indians, pretty much illegal but there has never been an outcry about it

>>211937842 (OP)
Both grandfathers: WW2, but non-combat roles
Paternal Great Great Grandfather: US Civil War as a 15 year old (Confederate recruiters weren't looking too hard at the documentation)
Paternal Great Great Great Grandfather, US Civil War, died in combat.

>>211937842 (OP)
Great grandfather went missing in action in WW2 in Romania.