Thread: How many British WW2 Veterans are still around ?
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Old 12-09-2008, 07:48 AM   #23 (permalink)
Ron Goldstein
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Old enemies, now new friends?
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Originally Posted by Gerry Chester View Post
Ron,

How about old enemies, now new friends? Meet Wolfgang Kloth who was taken prisoner by the Russians.
The photographs during a visit the war museum at Auburn, Indiana.

http://northirishhorse.net/AMPS/P/Wolfgang-2.JPG

http://northirishhorse.net/AMPS/P/Wolfgang-1.JPG

Happy to say there are still a fair number of North Irish Horsemen still alive a kicking!

Gerry
Dear Gerry

Without any equivocation whatsoever I hold you in the highest esteem and consider your contribution to WW2 recorded history to be without parallel.

This entitles you, if anyone, to make your own decision regarding making friends with former enemies.

I believe however, that by inference, you were suggesting that I should do likewise. Regrettably I think that, given my background, this is hardly likely to happen.

In fact, as the sole survivor of five brothers who served in WW2, I am certain that it will never happen.

All best wishes

Ron
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I was "Called-up" in Oct 1942
Served as a Wireless-Op with the 49th LAA (78 Div) from Apr 1943 to Dec 1944 (North Africa,Sicily,Italy, Egypt).
The Regiment was disbanded in Dec 1944 and I was retrained (in Italy) by the Royal Armoured Corps.
Served as a Loader-Op with the 4th QOH from Mar 1945 to Jan 1946 (Italy, Austria, Germany)
Finished up as Tech Cpl for "A" Sqdrn.

I was "De-mobbed" in Apr 1947
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