FC Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I was reading a D-Day book and read a crazy story. Four guys that looked oriental surrendered from the Wehrmacht. The Americans had the hardest time figuring out what language they were speaking- Korean. Japan conscripted the Koreans to fight, the Russians captured them in a border war and forced them to fight in the Soviet Army. The Germans captured them and impressed them into the Wehrmacht. These guys were survivors! Another was that the destroyers saved the day. The skippers saw that the guys were being hammered and one by one, they disregarded orders and steamed to shore. A disabled American tank would pop a round to where the Germans were camouflaged and the destroyers would zero in on the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I've mentioned here before that during my first time at the US Post Office. Nearly 80% of the workforce were vets. Most were WW2 or Korea. I can only recall two that claimed to have participated in the D-Day landing. One, our custodian hit the beach day 2 or 3. He said Jerry was still lobbing in artillery. A Marine co-worker that never saw combat on D-Day. Just escorted prisoners from the shore to his destroyer. Wish I could recall the destroyer's name. He told me and another newly hired. The Marines proudly wore their Doughboy helmets and leggings wanting to stand out and be identified as Marines. He claimed took a lot of friendly razzing mostly from Army officers. Saying things like now that the Army has secured the beach, the Marines have landed. He also claimed the Navy eventually had to send an officer to accompany the Marines. Army officers were ordering the Marines other tasks while ashore. He also claimed the Army coveted the pristine Tommyguns from the Destroyer's arsenal. He claimed the Marines had what he called "Chicago gangster style" Tommyguns. The Marine mentioned bringing many non-German prisoners aboard. He said many were Pols and Czechs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I've read of the Koreans captured on D-day somewhere. They went through a lot. I wonder what happened to them? Repatriated to go fight at home a few year later? Living in SoCal? Who knows. My friend was a radio operator on a landing ship. I don't recall the designation, but I think it was one of the ships with the front that dropped, not a landing craft. He was there that day. After the war, he was an airline radio operator and navigator (when they had those), then retired, worked as a radio telegrapher with me in the late 70's, and last I heard was living around here somewhere. Haven't heard from him in a few years. He was in his 90's last we talked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I remember a shooting competition in TN around 2001. Can't remember the guy's name who sponsored it, but he sells Mosin parts. He had a guy talk to us who was on an anti-tank gun crew. They left their rifles in the truck because they were behind enemy lines, and went upstairs into a house to go to sleep. Some guy came running up the stairs yelling, "We're surrounded". This guy said he kicked the soldier down the stairs because he was woken up by what he thought was a joke. he wasn't joking- it was the Battle of the Bulge. Tanks surrounded the house. Pieper, I think it was, captured them. I asked what he thought about the Germans. He said, "They were cocky; very cocky." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 They left their rifles in the truck ???????? Gad!!!!!! karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 OH-OH Karl is back!! They left their rifles in the truck ????????Gad!!!!!!karl Go ahead Karl and say it. "If they were Marines ......" Karl, just kidding. Haven't seen a post from you in as few days Thought that maybe Mrs Hippie put you to work growing an organic veggie garden or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Naw...still working on the organic beer... You know back in the 80" I did brew my own beer.. .I just may try it again if I can find a cool spot to let it ferment in...karl Still No way in the world MARINES would have left their rifles in the truck... karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 I make beer. I let it ferment in the kitchen on the floor. 5 gallon water bottle. There may be local suppliers for you, but this place ships: http://www.defalcos.com/ and has everything you'll need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Thank you sir I shall look into that, karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 I tried making beer just once. Given the choice of my home made brew or Cod Liver oil. I'd take the oil. The beer tasted worse than it smelled. EDIT: If you have any of the glass 5 gallon water bottles, hang on to them. Their value has greatly increased due to the demand by meth-heads and glass no longer being used by water suppliers. My neighbor claimed he got $50.00 for his at a garage sale from some bikers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 I dunno what you did to your home brew, Az, but I suspect you didn't clean stuff enough or otherwise had some bacteria in there. Not sure what current prices are, but I think you can get a proper home brewing setup with capping for around fifty bucks if you buy carefully by pieces and avoid "kits." You need: 5 gallon jug (carboy), stopper with air lock, charging bucket with spout, bottle capper (Italians make all of them, near as I can tell), large funnel, large pot, large spoon, panty hose, optional cooking thermometer, optional siphon hose. That's about it for equipment. Materials: malt syrup or dry powder, cracked barley, hops, water, honey or sucrose for charging, yeast, optional ice cubes. That's about it, plus some bottles and bottle caps. Note that not all bottles are recapable with the inexpensive bottle cappers. Coors long necks are. Rolling rock bottles are. You get to recognize which ones are are are not by the size of the lip at the neck. Yeast is reusable. Just bottle up the dregs of the fermentation carboy after you have poured off the beer into the charging bucket. Put in the refrigerator and it will stay good for a year or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Doc not quite sure what was wrong. The beer as well as some wine was a project I shared with my brother. When we were together he was the brains and I was the brawn. Both the beer and wine were made from kits. The wine turned out pretty good but something went wrong with the beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 The only problem I had was waiting for it to ferment. Well that and the Hippy getting mad when some bottles, which I over filled blew up on our new rug... Hey $40 bucks was a lot for a rug for us then. : ) After that I got some steel tanks and never had a problem. Some guy, who I got my supplies from, put some kind of gas in his mix, one class and YOU were air born.. Never got mine that good, but it was not bad. karl As I recall, i used Beck and Heineken bottles as well. You HAVE to wash every thing with bleach and then rinse carefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 I made a mead once. 5 lbs of honey in 5 gallons. Bottled it and set it in the garage. It seriously kicked ass. Interesting taste. "Familiar." Unfortunately, I bottled it too soon. It was fermenting really slow, but still going at 7 or 8 days, just real slow. Usually at 5 days, you're done and you can bottle. Those blew out a few bottles just sitting there, and then we moved before I drank it all and as over pressurized as they were, I was afraid to pack them for the move to Arkansas, so I threw them out. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Mead? That may explain the Vikings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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