Colonel Quote by John Eisenhower

I was a lieutenant in World War II.

— John Eisenhower

My grandfather served as a gunner aboard the U.S.S. Alabama in the Pacific theater during WWII.

— Dana Loesch

My father had been a Wehrmacht officer in the second world war and was a violent and damaged man.

— Reinhold Messner

My dad was a big admirer of Sergeant York stories from the First World War.

— Clint Eastwood

When I was a kid, my dad went to World War II. I didn't know him. I was born in '41.

— Nick Nolte

I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.

— Jack Adams

My father was in the First World War.

— Doris Lessing

My dad served in World War II and died on active duty after the war.

— Tommy Tuberville

My father fought in World War II at the Battle of the Bulge.

— Chuck Norris

My father was an Air Force officer at the time of partition.

— Dalip Tahil

So my father [Erwin Rommel] decided during the battle in Normandy, he knew really soon that it wasn't possible to win this battle. But…

— Manfred Rommel

My grandfather served as a pilot with the Army Air Corps, and he was shot down over Normandy in August 1944.

— Mikie Sherrill