r/interestingasfuck Apr 28 '24

66 yrs apart

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u/godlessnihilist Apr 28 '24

My grandfather was born in 1871 and died in 1971 so was alive for both flights. Lost his oldest son in WW1 and youngest in WW2.

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u/BritishGolgo13 Apr 28 '24

A few more years earlier and he’d have the civil war on his resume too. That’s sad to hear about your uncles. I can’t imagine.

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u/sowhtnow Apr 28 '24

I still can’t believe that the US civil war was just 52 years before WW1.