We have been looking for more information about my Grandfather's (George Demos) military service during WW2. I found the actual report from when he was shot down over Austria. It has two eyewitness reports of what happened and mentions him specifically. He was taken prisoner shortly after being shot down and spent the rest of the war in a POW camp. The report lists him as POW in handwritten notes. It was only a few years before he died that he found out that there was another survivor from his crew.
wow very interesting I just read the whole thing.
What a situation to have been in Im glad he made it out ok.
Was your grandfather able to meet up with the other crew member? I know you said he found out that someone else had survived.
Yes, it wasn't until the late 70's or early 80's, but he did speak to him on New Years. My aunt has the article, but I can't remember the exact year. My Grandfather died in 1985, and Melvin Stark, the other crew member, died in 2006. From the stories that I have heard from my Dad, this was the third time his plane crashed. I believe the other two were crash landings, I can't remember if my Dad said he was shot down on those other two times. This makes him extremely lucky, or unlucky, depending on how you view it...
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Thanks capt. I figured there may be a few of you guys on here that would appreciate a personal touch on history. By the way, is anyone watching the WWII in HD on the history channel? Amazing series of WWII videos in color.
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Thanks capt. I figured there may be a few of you guys on here that would appreciate a personal touch on history. By the way, is anyone watching the WWII in HD on the history channel? Amazing series of WWII videos in color.
I have seen bits and pieces, but have not been able to sit down and watch all of it. I have it DVR'd, so I hope to catch up on it soon. What I've seen so far looks really neat.
That's really cool that you were able to learn about your family's history. I think it is very important to keep in touch with one's past.
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