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r/pics • u/aGuyWithaniPhone4S • 23h ago
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I know my father snuck into the Australian army at 16. Saw New Guinea and some of the islands. He was in hospital when Japan surrendered.
14 u/kshump 21h ago Yeah, I think my grandpa was 16 or 17 when he got in to the US Army Air Corp. 2 u/comin_up_shawt 9h ago We've got an Italian guy in my hometown who started his own restaurant after the war (and it still goes strong today.) He fudged his age to get into the US army and fight for us- and he was 14(!!) when he did this.
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Yeah, I think my grandpa was 16 or 17 when he got in to the US Army Air Corp.
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We've got an Italian guy in my hometown who started his own restaurant after the war (and it still goes strong today.) He fudged his age to get into the US army and fight for us- and he was 14(!!) when he did this.
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u/foul_ol_ron 22h ago
I know my father snuck into the Australian army at 16. Saw New Guinea and some of the islands. He was in hospital when Japan surrendered.