He probably received the watch during his World War I service rather than afterwards. During World War I, the U.S. Army required soldiers to use wristwatches rather pocket watches, and the returning veterans started a new fashion trend! Guy I. Colby IV Irving, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: j jnp To: ILLOGAN@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 7:15 AM Subject: [ILLOGAN] WWi watches I was told and shown a wristwatch that his ggrandfather received after the war. He said that all the returning vets receiived one. I never hear about this. Has anyone else? His ggrandfather lived in Pa. _________________________________________________________________ Share your special parenting moments! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us ________ Logan County ILGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan To unsubscribe send a message to: ILLOGAN-request@Rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message