Re:World War II in the Pacific, narrated by my grandpa
by Swizec on Thursday May 29, 2014 @04:26AM
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My great grandmother spent some time in a work camp. I don't know which one, I don't know how long, all I know is that she gave birth to one of my dad's aunts inside the camp. According to her it "wasn't that bad". Apparently the guards would even play and joke around with the baby.
Her feelings about the war might be colored by having found the family farm burned down to the ground by the partisans (communist version) upon her return.
Such a shame she died before I was old enough to truly appreciate having a sit down with her and listening to the experience she'd have to share. All I know are scattered bits and pieces, mostly from second-hand retellings. Unfortunately as a kid I never liked talking to her - her voice was feeble, she had a thick accent and local dialect, both of which made her very difficult to understand and kind of scary to talk to.
Her feelings about the war might be colored by having found the family farm burned down to the ground by the partisans (communist version) upon her return.
Such a shame she died before I was old enough to truly appreciate having a sit down with her and listening to the experience she'd have to share. All I know are scattered bits and pieces, mostly from second-hand retellings. Unfortunately as a kid I never liked talking to her - her voice was feeble, she had a thick accent and local dialect, both of which made her very difficult to understand and kind of scary to talk to.