My Dad Goes To War

With the interest generated by films such as “Saving Private Ryan” and the HBO mini-series “Band of Brothers,” the history of World War II has become an interesting topic for discussion and study. Today’s site explores one person’s military service in that war, and tells it from the trenches, not from behind the lines. It is an also a timely site, given the events of the past two years in the Middle East.

My Dad Goes To War is a tribute to Lynn K. Juckett, who served with the 78th Infantry Division Headquarters during World War II, and it was put together by his family. Here you can find out what it was like to be a soldier during this war, of the preparation for going overseas, the Battle of the Bulge, and the end of the war. Stories of the occupation of Germany after the war are a very human look at the country at that time.

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Welcome to my Web site. This site is a tribute to my Dad, Lynn K. Juckett who served with the 78th Infantry Division Headquarters during World War II. On these pages you will find a year by year account of his experiences during the war, photographs that he took, and documents that he saved. If you are a history buff or a veteran, there are many things on these pages that will interest you or bring back memories of the time that you may have spent in the service.