Army:
Drafted But Saw No Battle
 
 

A Mortar Squad Infiltrating France

Many members of our families were drafted into the war but saw none of the battles of the war.  Many servicemen didn't even get out of the country before the war was over.  One instance was in a man who got drafted and shipped to boot camp.  Here he went through the training and was about to be shipped out to the war when we dropped the bomb on Hiroshima.  Thus ending the war and he was sent back home.  These types of instances would have to be considered the most lucky of all the war.  To be drafted and then sent home has to be the greatest feeling in the world.  To know you escaped the horrors of war and are safely back home.  Some members of our family were sent over and still did not see battle.  Many navy men were sent over to the Philippines and there only responsibility was to repair damaged ships.  Never once did they see battle or even the enemy.

One of my family members served in World War II.  Francis Schuck, my great-uncle, served for four years but saw no combat.  He made due with being in the war and away from his family.  He did not marry until after the war and he had no kids.  He then made his living farming.  My grandparents were not involved in the war because they were only around ten.  They do remember gas and tire shortages along with car manufacturing coming to a halt.  They didn't worry about Pearl Harbor because it was so far away.  This is about all they remember.
 

To find information and pictures on the infantry during WWII: http://members.xoom.com/FredMemorial/vfwpic.html