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mbarrick
Because today is the 100th anniversary of his birth, I went digging around in the Veterans Affairs archive to see what I could find of my dad's service to king and country in WW II. Here, for example is a record of him being removed from active service ("S.O.S." = "struck off strength") and sent to hospital ("C.A.C." = "casualty clearing station" i.e. mobile medical unit, "on adm to hosp" = "on admission to hospital".) Note the date, "25 Sep 43." He was born June 1, 1926 - injured in combat at 17 years old. He lied about his age and joined up at 15.
