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“Interesting they discussed how all Americans were behind their president during WW2”

Apparently so. At least my parents and their families were supportive - and involved. However, I have heard accounts of a handful of people that didn’t want to get involved in “Europe’s War”, but then of
course Hitler ruined their plans when he declared war on us.

An issue of Time Magazine in 1942 told the story of a marine in Guadalcanal who was frustrated that he had never shot a Japanese soldier. His obliging sergeant placed him on picket duty at night, and told him -- if he heard a noise -- to yell "To hell with Hirohito." This would flush the Japanese soldier, and the marine could shoot him.

After sunrise, the sergeant checked with the marine to see if he had his first kill. The marine shook his head no. "Well, did you do what I said?" "Yes sarge, I sure did. When I heard a noise, I yelled 'To hell with Hirohito.'"

"Well," asked the sergeant, "what happened next?" The marine answered "A Japanese soldier jumped up and yelled 'to hell with Roosevelt!"

"Did you shoot him?" asked the sergeant. No, replied the marine. "Why not?" "I couldn't shoot a fellow Republican!"