\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/obituaries/leon-p-j-stawasz-wwii-prisoner-of-war-fda-inspector-20160201 '“The German pulled out his pistol and fiercely placed it on my temple,” he recalled in a memoir. “Luckily for me, a Luftwaffe officer was there, working on paperwork, and he said, ‘Nein, nein, nein.’ You could tell the guy really wanted to shoot me, but he had to listen to his officer. That’s how I got away with saying, ‘**** on Hitler,’ in the middle of the war. My only punishment was being locked in the latrine.”' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 They were the Greatest Generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I went to school with his son. He never told us about his dad being a POW in WWII. The son went to West Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 RIP to a great American Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snafu Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 They were the Greatest Generation. "After a 90-day forced march through Germany, he was liberated by British soldiers in May 1945" You got that right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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