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| Author: | Blake [ Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | From the CW to WW2 |
Linking WW2 and the CW seems a good idea on the 71st Anniversary of Pearl Harbor. I know of four WW2 generals whose fathers or grandfathers fought in the Civil War. Lt. Gen. Simon Buckner Jr. was killed at Okinawa in 1945 Gen. Douglas MacArthur who led US forces in the Pacific Gen. George Patton who rolled across Europe Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest III who died over Germany in 1943 Are there any others I am missing? Obviously many thousands of enlisted men came from military roots stretching back to the Civil War and earlier. I have never seen any stats on the topic but it would be kind of interesting to see. Also doesn't it seem a strange twist of fate that the highest ranking US general killed in the war (Buckner), and the first US general killed in Europe (Forrest), were both ancestors of Civil War generals? |
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| Author: | Ernie Sands [ Fri Dec 07, 2012 5:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: From the CW to WW2 |
Interesting facts. |
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| Author: | Neal Hebert [ Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: From the CW to WW2 |
General Blake <salute> Suh, my compliments! That would seem to be a massive undertaking, as literally millions served during WWII. I doubt it would be possible to document the Civil War lineages of every WWII veteran, however narrowing it down to generals would ease the research quite a bit. The four examples you cited are probably well known due to their surnames, however not all grandchildren carry their grandfather's surname. How many others might there be? Sounds like an interesting research project for a genealogist. Would it sell? lol Highest regards, |
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| Author: | Gambrinus Glubbe [ Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: From the CW to WW2 |
The actor Lee Marvin, who was wounded on Saipan, was named after his ancestor Gen. Robert E. Lee. |
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| Author: | Blake [ Sat Dec 08, 2012 5:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: From the CW to WW2 |
Lee Marvin - classic actor! Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was related to a number of Civil War soldiers and sailors on both sides of the war. He was the one who stormed Omaha Beach with a cane! I forgot about him when I wrote this up originally. But he was also not related to any Civil War general technically. |
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| Author: | Neal Hebert [ Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: From the CW to WW2 |
Gentlemen <salute> Have made it through the A's and B's of WWII and Civil War Generals, however haven't managed to find anything other than Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. and Jr. at this point. This is only through matching surnames, and while their were Generals with the Surname Ayres from both wars they don't appear to have been directly related (i.e. father or grandfather and descendent). I may keep pecking away at it as I find the urge, however looks to be a grueling research effort. Highest regards, |
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| Author: | Neal Hebert [ Sun Dec 09, 2012 6:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: From the CW to WW2 |
Gentlemen <salute> Found the following online about a great-grandson of "Stonewall" Jackson. Turns out his father (Stonewall's grandson) was a WWII general. http://tidewaterhistorian.blogspot.com/ ... -wwii.html I checked a site which lists general officers of WWII and did find Thomas Jonathon Jackson Christian Sr. on the list. Highest regards, |
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| Author: | K. Crist [ Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: From the CW to WW2 |
According to Ken Burns' "The Civil War", Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. grandfather paid a substitute to take his place during the war. I always wondered what Teddy Sr. thought about that. Cadet Kenneth Crist |
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| Author: | Blake [ Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: From the CW to WW2 |
President Richard M. Nixon has a direct link to the Battle of Gettysburg and one of its heroes. His great-grand father was George Nixon III who was wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg after saving a wounded soldier who was trapped between the opposing lines. George Nixon III later died of his wounds and was buried on the Gettysburg battlefield. I read once that Nixon visited his great-grandfather's grave while serving as our nation's vice-president under Dwight D. Eisenhower. |
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