Doug Bowser
10-28-2008, 02:50 PM
My Dad was born in Kittaning, PA on July 14, 1890. He served in the 42nd Infantry Division "Rainbow" in WW1. He was in the 3rd Ohio Machine Gun Battalion. His gun was the Colt-Marlin 1895 Potato Digger converted from .30-40 Krag to .30-06. He was wounded by schrapnel twice and Phosgene Gassed. The gas wound caused him to die at 70. His Brothers all lived to be in their late 90's.
Dad died on May 30, 1960. Memorial Day has a lot more meaning for me since then. We need to remember our departed servicemen. We owe them everything we have, including our freedoms.
Dad died on May 30, 1960. Memorial Day has a lot more meaning for me since then. We need to remember our departed servicemen. We owe them everything we have, including our freedoms.