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My WWII veteran uncle in the 'Tulsa World' - 7/6/2015 5:20:31 PM

Gil R.

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The 'Tulsa World' has been profiling WWII veterans, and they've now reached my uncle. His story is a bit different from most, especially in terms of how he wound up in the U.S. Army, so I thought I'd share.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/ww2veterans/world-war-ii-veterans-remember-ken-renberg-a-german-american/article_eae1fa6a-dc6b-5d7a-a233-cffafd9976ea.html

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RE: My WWII veteran uncle in the 'Tulsa World' - 7/6/2015 5:34:46 PM

Joel Billings

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Great story. Thanks for posting it.

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RE: My WWII veteran uncle in the 'Tulsa World' - 7/7/2015 1:39:57 AM

radic202

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Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing!

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RE: My WWII veteran uncle in the 'Tulsa World' - 7/7/2015 5:26:07 AM

terje439

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Thanks for posting, and from the interview, your uncle seems to be one hell of a guy;
"�I joined,� he said, �to get even with Hitler."

" �They wanted someone who�d actually been there,� he said. �And, hell, I was only 80 at the time.�"

Respect!

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RE: My WWII veteran uncle in the 'Tulsa World' - 7/9/2015 6:47:01 PM

Gil R.

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Thanks for your comments.

Yes, a great guy. The fact that he enlisted two years before Pearl Harbor because he was spoiling for a fight says a lot.

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