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Five facts of World War II


These are 5 interesting facts during WWII that i've collected.Hope u'll enjoy it.
1. The first German serviceman killed in the war was killed by the

Japanese (China, 1937), the first American serviceman killed was killed

by the Russians (Finland 1940), the highest ranking American killed was

LtGen. Lesley McNair, killed by the US Army Air Corps. So much for the

allies.



2. The youngest US serviceman was 12 year old Calvin Graham, USN. He

was wounded in combat and given a Dishonorable Discharge for lying about

his age. (His benefits were later restored by act of Congress)



3. At the time of Pearl Harbor the top US Navy command was called

CINCUS (pronounced "sink us"), the shoulder patch of the US Army's

45th. Infantry division was the Swastika, and Hitler's private train

was named "Amerika. All three were soon changed for PR purposes.



4. More US servicemen died in the Air Corps than the Marine Corps.

While completing the required 30 missions, your chance of being Killed

was 71%.



5. Not that bombers were helpless. A B-17 carried 4 tons of bombs and

1.5 tons of machine gun ammo. The US 8th Air Force shot down 6,098

fighter planes, 1 for every 12,700 shots fired.

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