WWII: who did your family fight alongside?

[mattmanB182]

It sounds crazy, but I had a great uncle fighting against the Germans. I had extended family fighting FOR the Germans. My family were german immigrants who arrived just before WWI.

My grandfather was in the Corps of Engineers and fought in the pacific. He died in 1999, but brought home a Japanese flag and Arisaka that my grandma has hidden in the attic.

I own a Mauser K98k. It is dated with the code BYF 1940. I am very interested in German war history and I am proud of my German heritage. My grandma's dad was the first of the family to speak perfect english.

It just goes to show that, no matter what our differences, we are all tied together in one way or another. I am an American, and being one makes me hated in many parts of the world....but I cant let that bother me. Most Americans are simply a mixture like I am.

EDIT: My gf is Russian and her family fought against the Germans of course. Her mom was born in Germany during the Soviet occupation.