My grandfather was a tech-sgt. heavy machine gunner for the 2nd Armored Division in WWII. He saw action in Africa, Sicily, England, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, as well as The Battle of the Bulge. What might his life been like in those years? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

My grandfather was a tech-sgt. heavy machine gunner for the 2nd Armored Division in WWII. He saw action in Africa, Sicily, England, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, as well as The Battle of the Bulge. What might his life been like in those years?

by wsdmskr

I was just handed down his honorable discharge papers this evening. I knew he had seen some stuff, but how much...

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oldgeezerhippie1

Well I doubt he saw "action" in England. Does sound like he was engaged in the 3 theaters the US was in during WWII against the Germans. So late 1942 till the end of the war.