Sadly, the last surviving WWII veteran I knew died 2 yrs ago. My uncle was an amazing man and did share a few stories with me. I'm sure there were plenty more where those came from.
RIP, Uncle Frank. 
And a salute from me as well!
If your uncle was like my father, getting a chance to hear any of those stories was likely a rare pleasure. I was forever curious but he would always shrug off any requests to share. It wasn't until his later years that my older brother drew him out.
A very gentle man, my father killed a lot of people....and then carried the memory of that for the rest of his years. He also liberated at least one concentration camp. We delude ourselves into thinking that we're all that but I can't help suppress a cringe when I think of the sheer barbarity they must have encountered.
God bless them for the steely courage they found and God's grace that saw them through.
