[senior citizen]

Who among us remember their mom or dad telling them where they were exactly when they heard the news that Pearl Harbor had been attacked?

Sounds strange, but once again, my mom was "ironing".

I guess she listened to the radio while she was ironing.....as nothing was permanent press in those days.

I do not remember my dad talking about the war years or the depression years at all........but my mom would tell us about everything that had happened before we were born.............

Later, her "baby brother" would serve in the South Pacific in the medic corps, coming home only after the war was over.......to see me take my first steps. He was my Godfather.

Her other brother then was in the Korean War as a parachutist.

Difficult days for many families.........but my dad never had to serve due to his heart condition........I have his draft cards from World War One as well as World War Two........found on ancestry.com

My husband's uncle drove a truck in Europe during WWII.
My cousin, who shares my Italian genealogy, was actually fighting in Italy with the American Army..........as well as my Dad's nephews......they are the G.I.'s that later went to my grandmother and grandfather's ancestral village to take photos of the townsfolk, the castle, the damage an earthquake had done to the family baking "mill", etc.

[jblum315]

My mother was also ironing when she heard about Pearl Harbor. And she was ironing when she heard about FDR's death. I don't know what she was doing when she heard about JFK - maybe ironing.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by jblum315;59***0

My mother was also ironing when she heard about Pearl Harbor. And she was ironing when she heard about FDR's death. I don't know what she was doing when she heard about JFK - maybe ironing.

They were ALWAYS ironing and sprinkling the starched stuff.
My mom even ironed dish towels and pillow cases, etc.

Thanks!!!!!!!!!

[Cantwaittoarrive]

My Dad was at Pearl Harbor so I guess he was notified by Japan and not all that friendly of a notification at that.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by Cantwaittoarrive

My Dad was at Pearl Harbor so I guess he was notified by Japan and not all that friendly of a notification at that.

My goodness. Hope he made it out o.k.????

We recently watched a movie on the Pearl Harbor attack...it was quite intense, to say the least......very frightening for those there as well as their loved ones.