My Uncle Warren passed away :(

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Actually, he was my great uncle. He was born in Brooklyn, New York (Red Hook) and served in the US Navy during WWII. He survived the Pearl Harbor attack, then the ship he was on got hit by a Japanese Kamikaze, which killed everyone on board except him and one other survivor. He had amnesia for 5 years afterward ... didn't know his name, who his family was, and the Navy, overwhelmed with a war, couldn't identify exactly who he was either. One day, sitting in the VA, he remembered the street he grew up on, but that was it. So, an RN decided they should go visit the street, in Red Hook, Brooklyn, to see if anything else would jar his memory.

My nana was sitting on their front stoop when she saw him walking down the street. She thought he was a ghost. Other people who knew him recognized him too. My nana quickly ran inside to tell my great grandmother that Warren was home. She thought it was mistake, it had to be somebody else. When they arrived on the front stoop, and my great grandmother saw her son, whom she thought had died, she fainted.

He eventually got all of his memory back, except for the attack on his ship.

My Aunt's tribute:

Today we say goodbye to my Uncle Warren. He was a loving husband and father. He loved his country and served it well, he served during WWII and then volunteered thousands of hours serving veterans. He worked hard to support his wife and kids and even helped many times extended family members. He was the kind of guy they made John Wayne movies about, who did the right thing just because it was the right thing to do. My generation owes a lot to his generation. We will miss you.
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Godspeed Uncle Warren




Interment Long Island National Cemetery at Pinelawn with Naval Military Honors
 
May he rest in peace, and have a good long afterlife. RIP, Mr. Warren. You served your country well.
 
I'm sorry for your loss. I'm grateful for your uncle's service to our country.
 
I am sorry for your lost and I am surprise this was not on the news as there are not many living vets left from WWII and what your uncle went through is certainly news worthily.
 
I am sorry for your loss. I know he made a difference in our lives and I thank him for it.
Rest in peace, sailor.
 
Sorry for your loss and thank you for your service.
 
My condolences and thank the uncle's service for our country.
 
Sorry to know about the passing of your uncle. My heartfelt thanks for his srrvice to our country.
 
My condolences to you and family. He was a fine example of those that served during the darkest days on our planet. My dad also served in the Navy - Pacific theater during WWII. They don't build sailors like this very often any more. They used the mold too many times in the early 1940's.
 
I'm sorry that you lost uncle and it is not easy to cope with loss.
 
Not only a great family man and an upstanding citizen,
a handsome devil to boot, too, your Uncle Warren was :aw:

I salute Uncle Warren. I am humbled by his presence here.
Heavens gained a great spirit!

RIP, Uncle Warren.

I am very sorry for your loss, Steinhauer. You and your family have my deepest sympathy.

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Thank you all for such nice thoughts.

The very first memory I have of him was when he offered me a beer. Never mind that I was six years old at the time. I told him it was fine just as long as he didn't tell my mom. He just laughed. I never did get that beer.

My family was in New York visiting them. I remember he had a backyard swimming pool, and I really loved to go swimming when I was a kid. Unfortunately, my mom did not pack a bathing suit. When Uncle Warren discovered this, he went upstairs and came back down with his daughters bikini. "Here ya go, try this on"

I never did go swimming either ;)
 
Steinhauer said:
Thank you all for such nice thoughts.

The very first memory I have of him was when he offered me a beer. Never mind that I was six years old at the time. I told him it was fine just as long as he didn't tell my mom. He just laughed. I never did get that beer.

My family was in New York visiting them. I remember he had a backyard swimming pool, and I really loved to go swimming when I was a kid. Unfortunately, my mom did not pack a bathing suit. When Uncle Warren discovered this, he went upstairs and came back down with his daughters bikini. "Here ya go, try this on"

I never did go swimming either ;)
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I just realize that I no longer have any uncles or aunts they all dies years ago. Do you have any more uncles or aunts?
 
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