What wars have your family members been in that you know? (Spanish, British)

[Fullback32]

Comanche Wars - on the good guy's side (That being the Comanche side )
WWI - Great-grandfather
WWII - One of my grandpas was a Comanche Code Talker in Europe, another served in the Pacific (not a code talker), two great-uncles
Vietnam - Two of my uncles
Desert Storm - Me, some of my cousins
Iraqi Freedom and Afghanistan - Me, my daughter, several nephews

[charolastra00]

On my mom's side:
Russian Revolution- Great Grandfather (fled the Red Army to the USA)
WWI- Great Grandfather
WWII- Step Grandfather
Korea- Grandfather

Dad's Side:
French and Indian War
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Can be assumed the they were somehow involved in the Civil War, but can't make a definitive link
WWII- Great Grandfather
Grandfather- Vietnam

[AZDesertBrat]

Originally Posted by The Continental

For mine, I know WW2 and Civil War.

My family has fought in every single war the U.S. has been involved in since the Revolution. I wish I had known all this when I was still in school because, as much as I loved history anyway, I would've loved it even more! One of my ancestors kept a diary during his War of 1812 service and it was fascinating. It also had a ton of genealogy info about family members too...Priceless!!!

[gizmo980]

A few of mine were in WWII, but not by choice... they were Polish Jews, so I think you know how that turned out. Oh, but my Great-Uncle did serve in WWII with the US Army (that line of my family was already here), and actually brought home a young woman who survived Auschwitz - they later married, and she's still alive today.

[Chava61]

One of my ancestors came to Andover, MA. in 1640. But then family decided to move to Canada during the American Revolution. My great-great grandfather returned to the USA to go to medical school and served in the 9th Ill. Cavalry Co. I during the Civil War. One of my great uncles was killed during WWII in 1942 in the Philippines and posthumously awarded the Bronze Star medal with V device. Another brother (another great uncle) served in the Army Air Corp during WWII. Their younger brother (another one of my great uncles who is still alive today) also served on a subchaser in the Atlantic-Pacific-Aleutians & mid-Pacific as well taking part in the Kwajalein invasion during WWII. This great uncle's wife was first married to a cousin in my family was also killed in the Pacific in WWII.
On the other side of my family I have relatives who were in WWII, but not by choice as they were Hungarian Jews (distantly related to my grandfather on the other side of my family).

[PA2UK]

Last week I was in PA doing research and found on the gravestone of one of my ancestors it said "A Soldier of 1812". I had no idea he'd served in the War of 1812! I love finding new info.

[linicx]

King George's WAr 8xgrandfather
RW 7x plus 6x grandfather and his two broithers; and two 6x great uncle (three families)
War of 1812 5x great unlce
CW three g.grandfathers
WW1 great uncle
WW1! father
Korean Convflict spouse
Viet Nam cousin and son-in-law
Desert Storm cousin
Iraqi Freedom same cousin - he is a pilot.

[Tallysmom]

Originally Posted by PA2UK

Last week I was in PA doing research and found on the gravestone of one of my ancestors it said "A Soldier of 1812". I had no idea he'd served in the War of 1812! I love finding new info.

Do you know how kicked I be if it was Phillip Mason and you found McCoy's Burial Ground?

I got a whole passel of people that would be THRILLED.....

[PA2UK]

Originally Posted by Tallysmom

Do you know how kicked I be if it was Phillip Mason and you found McCoy's Burial Ground?

I got a whole passel of people that would be THRILLED.....

Afraid not - it's George Rorer in Ivy Hill Cemetery.

[Tallysmom]

Originally Posted by PA2UK

Afraid not - it's George Rorer in Ivy Hill Cemetery.

Well, pewp. Just had to take a shot in the dark....