Art wrote:
"Were you wearing a uniform supplied by Germany at that time?"

Fortunately not. I was wearing a uniform supplied by the U.S. Navy in
the Pacific theater at that time.

We had no choice when attacked by the Japanese. The U.S. had interrupted
oil to Japan to try to curb their agression and they responded with an
attack on Pearl Harbor.

The English proved their grit during the Battle of Britain. But, it
would have been lost had not lend-lease been provided by the U.S.A.

Even Hermann Goering gave slight praise to British industry when asked
if he needed something else for his Luftwaffe and he replied: "A couple
of Spitfire squadrons would be very nice."

The Luftwaffe`s failure to gain control of the skies during the Battle
of Britain was Hitler`s first defeat and it stained Goering`s
reputation.

Hermann`s nephew was raised in Salt Lake City and commisioned a Captain
in the U.S. Army Airforce where he was considered a uniquely qualified
B-17 pilot assigned to the 303rd Bombardment Group (Hell`s Angels) of
the 8th Air Force based in Molesworth, England, flying missions against
Nazi Germany.
His name was Werner G. Goering. Remember that Eisenhower said that at
least 1/3 of his forces were of German descent. The only mission Werner
was not eager to perform was when he had to bomb Cologne where his
grandmother lived. Hermann`s younger brother, Albert Goering was notable
for helping Jews and other dissidents survive in Germany throughout the
war. He sometimes called upon Herman and received help in this
idealogical problem.

Mostly war is bad sttuff no matter which side you are on. One of my
predecessors, named Harrison signed the Declaration of Independance and
lost his fortune as a result.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI