Shit, even Bob Chandler had a more interesting Korean War service, stringing up telephone line for the US Army Signal Corps.
Even the guy's driving the Bullet Magnets (
British slang for supply transports) have a more interesting time, at least they might see action, OK in WW2 towards the end of the war it was more likely to be a insurgent force, or a loan aircraft like a dive bomber or fighter deciding to strafe you an you might never get a shot off at the enemy but you could see action.
The problem is, the job isn't "Sexy" to the public, it's a vital job that army's can and do halt even today for supply issues. Back in WW2 it was something like for every man on the front line there are 15 men behind him feeding packing stacking etc, last time I got a solid number it was double that and mostly in the comm's regiments and often it's a safer job that get's you really really useful skill's you can transfer to civilian life, in fact this was remarked on by Eugen B Sledge in his book, he left the US Marines and got to the post war office set up for returning service men he left school an was right into the Armed forces, I'm paraphrasing here but when the guy behind the desk said "Skill's?" he replied by "Killing Japs" and the reply was something like "We'll we don't have much call for that anymore, do you know anything about X,Y or Z?" an he replied "Nope, I just know how to kill Jap's an I know it really well" they couldn't find him work as he was essentially "Unskilled" get his book by the way it's awesome, it has a really heartwarming story that's 100% true with a happy ending.
I'm going to end my sperging on this matter by saying, look at Bob. He was in Korea admittedly at the end but look what that got him he attended school on the GI bill I belive it was called in the US, He already knew a bit about electronics before that from his time in the army, and made a life for himself (
OK he ended up with Barb, an Chris but he has got other kids that are successful and had a interesting job guy's life took a unexpected turn for the worse can't really blame him for that).
Your life's what you make of it, and influenced by situations and times you live through, be the best person you can do the best you can and be a decent human being along the way, and be happy you can't really do or ask for more, especially retrospectively or vicariously.