royiroyi

royiroyi t1_j3bvcsp wrote

Reply to comment by J_Bard in The Forgotten Story of the American Troops Who Got Caught Up in the Russian Civil War by Novel_Finger2370

Unfortunately not, he died when I was really young. I’ve only heard and learned just from what I’ve heard from my dad and the journal.

My Grandpa told my dad he didn’t like how the British officiers in charge kept putting either Americans or Canadians at the front. At one point he said there was a situation of a British commander telling subordinates to shoot at retreating Americans and Canadians who were refusing on of those “death trap” type orders by the Brits. I believe the orders were refused thankfully.

My Dad tried to verify the events but ended up coming empty minus for one historical employee from the Museum in Michigan who heard something similar once, my dad said my Grandpa was never one to lie and never spoke much else about his time served.

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royiroyi t1_j3amdbe wrote

Reply to The Forgotten Story of the American Troops Who Got Caught Up in the Russian Civil War by Novel_Finger2370

My Grandpa was an engineer in the US Army with the Polar Bear unit and kept a journal while he was in Russia. He and his engineer unit were mainly from Michigan. He referred to the enemy as “Bolos” too if anyone might find that interesting.

Also his Russian Mosin Nagant rifle was actually made in the US. Something about how the US was contracted to make Russian rifles for the Tsar, and the unit he was in at least had them.

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