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To: DFG
her education was further delayed by the start of World War II in 1939

What country was she living in at the time?

3 posted on 05/04/2017 11:39:20 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob
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To: Cowboy Bob
"What country was she living in at the time? "

Maybe when she heard that the French had surrendered, she thought they were Cajuns...


10 posted on 05/04/2017 12:30:06 PM PDT by PLMerite ("Government should be done to cattle and not human beings." - John Milius)
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To: Cowboy Bob

It did start earlier than 1941 - in 1939 in Europe(and earlier that that with Japan’s activities in China).


11 posted on 05/04/2017 12:38:39 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Cowboy Bob

:) no kidding


13 posted on 05/04/2017 12:46:21 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Cowboy Bob; Secret Agent Man; PghBaldy
In the United States preparations for war moved slowly. General George C. Marshall took over as Chief of Staff in 1939, but the Army remained hard pressed simply to carry out its mission of defending the continental United States. Defending overseas possessions like the Philippines seemed a hopeless task. In early 1939, prompted by fears that a hostile power might be able to establish air bases in the Western Hemisphere, thus exposing the Panama Canal or continental United States to aerial attack, President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched a limited preparedness campaign. The power of the Army Air Corps increased; Army and Navy leaders drafted a new series of war plans to deal with the threatening international situation. The focus of military policy changed from continental to hemisphere defense.

http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/brief/overview.htm

The U.S. may have not have entered the war until 41 but we knew in 39 we had better prepare.

14 posted on 05/04/2017 1:33:55 PM PDT by BBell (calm down and eat your sandwiches)
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