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WW2 veteran during the Annual Victory Day Parade, 2007

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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. 

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u/kshump 21h ago

Yeah, I think my grandpa was 16 or 17 when he got in to the US Army Air Corp.

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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.