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Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:36 am
wow tony!!! talk about a small world!!! can you elaborate a little more on the link / association with your family??
Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:31 am
He is/was my Uncle and godfather. He was my mothers older brother. Four of my uncle's on my mothers side were in the military in WWII. Two flew airplanes(the other flew bombers for the Navy) and the other 2 were in the Navy(I believe on submarines). None of them made it a career of it after the war. By the way, one reference states he was born in 1910 which is not true. It was closer to 1921 or so, as he was in his early 20's during his time in WWII.
Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:41 pm
Wow, how cool. What a small world!
Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:32 am
I need to correct myself after talking with my dad. He did spend some time in Leavenworth but I'm not sure when or how long. The majority(I believe for the Treason charge) was spent at the Federal Peniteniary in Lewisburg, PA.
Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:17 am
tom d. friedman wrote:fascinating story james, how did you come about it?? what drove this guy to defect?? fyi unrelated to this thread, only 1 u.s. serviceman was executed during ww 2, private eddie slovik, infantryman europe. he refused to fight due to religious reasons. general eisenhower approved the execution by firing squad.
I had heard of Monti before and I thought it was here? As for Eddy Slovik that was a real tragedy and travesty. My understanding is that Slovik was rather slow and probably should never have been sent to a combat zone. His "desertion" I think was a result of being separated from his unit in combat and taking up with a different unit without authorization or failing to report. I don't think religous beliefs had anything to do with it. As for Eisenhower desertion in France was becoming a real problem and SHAEF wanted to do something about it. The travesty was that there were plenty of genuine criminals more deserving of capital punishment for desertion than Slovik.
Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:04 pm
Post deleted, as I found the information in the link.
I guess Monti's story is a reminder that people can be influenced in all sorts of ways.
Cheers,
Matt
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