From: Rick v100 (rickv100@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Jan 24 2006 - 07:41:36 PST
No, they and the Eagle Squadrons in the RAF were
converted into Army Air Force units when the US
entered the War.
the Flying Tigers became the 23rd AF.
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/prewwii/ft.htm
Rick
--- l51940@aol.com wrote:
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> Dave Mc
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com>
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> Sent: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:17:44 -0500
> Subject: Re: [MV] non-Americans serving in our Armed
> Forces
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> At 8:43 AM -0500 1/24/06, Jeff Hain-Matson wrote:
> >
> >Meanwhile, at the start of WWII (1939) my wifes
> >father left Detriot,
> went to Toronto to enlist. >The Canadian Airborne
> recruiter was closed
> so he >went up the street to the 48th Highlanders.
> Said >they had a
> nice looking uniform!!! He did >Sicily, the bloody
> boot (Italy),
> Holland, and >Germany. He came home to the US and
> was >inelligable for
> the GI bill, did draw a pitance >of a payment from
> Canada, and was
> inelligiable >for all US veterans clubs etc., becase
> on the >southern
> side of the Canadian border he, like >you was a
> "mercenarie, because he
> fought under a >foreign flag". Imagine that!!!!!
>
> Why do Vets do this to other Vets? I don't get
> this...
> -- --
> Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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