The WWII Relatives thread

My grandfather(mom's side) was in the Navy during WWII and was aboard the ships that transported troops and other supplies to the shore during D-Day(can't remember exactly what they were called he told me years ago), I think he was something like a medic assistant. My brother did an interview years ago where he just recounted things from that time period, the war and D-day but unfortunately I think the tapes all got lost in the storm. Sadly my grandfather also perished in the storm as well, he was 83...

On the same side(my mothers) my great uncle(who was like 93 or 94 when he died several years ago) was infantry and fought in Europe and had part of his finger blown off I know that much, that's all I remember as a kid because they would say "your uncle is coming to visit" and I would say "the one that has half a finger??" hahaah. I wasn't very close with that side of the family though so I don't know many details, that side of the family was from Mississippi and he was very influential with the community college system in Mississippi and had a couple things named after him and awards bestowed to him before and after his death..