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Franek · 07-05-2008, 01:47 AM

Owen: Ha you are a great researcher, Yes I too was on the excellsior. But there were three or foer ships for our division. We all landed in different places. You have to remember we were just a bunch of kids just out of school. So England was like another world. We Americans were spoiled by English standards.A favorite saying you guys had for us was. Those F****** Americans are over paid, oversexed,and over here. Lol., The worst that I did was visit a small bakery in town and bought all of their crumpits???. We caught hell for that., the English were on rations,but the doillar went far.
Yes the ship that we came over on was a scum bag.
We lined up for food. The food was cooked by steam. As we lined up and the smell of the kitchen thinned the ranks. We all ran and puked over the side. I lived on oranges until two days before we hit Liverpool.
No I have never been back. I waited too long. Now I am too old.

07-05-2008, 01:47 AM	#79 (permalink)
Franek WW2 Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 122	Usas Excellsior Owen: Ha you are a great researcher, Yes I too was on the excellsior. But there were three or foer ships for our division. We all landed in different places. You have to remember we were just a bunch of kids just out of school. So England was like another world. We Americans were spoiled by English standards.A favorite saying you guys had for us was. Those F****** Americans are over paid, oversexed,and over here. Lol., The worst that I did was visit a small bakery in town and bought all of their crumpits???. We caught hell for that., the English were on rations,but the doillar went far. Yes the ship that we came over on was a scum bag. We lined up for food. The food was cooked by steam. As we lined up and the smell of the kitchen thinned the ranks. We all ran and puked over the side. I lived on oranges until two days before we hit Liverpool. No I have never been back. I waited too long. Now I am too old.