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Mexico Waxes Patriot Duties During Minuscule WWII Effort
What this is meant to do is hijack the effort of former immigrants from Mexico who became Americans, and then became soldiers during WWII, They are hoping to squeeze a little nationalism for Mexico from the American veterans by virtue of previous association:
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I don't know what the film depicts (it probably has some pirated footage of the 1942 Battle of Midway to represent 1944-45 events involving Mexican nationals), but those people weren't "former immigrants" nor citizens of the United states at that time. It might be a propagandized version of a true story (as though Squadron 201 was the sole reason the Japanese were beaten back to the home islands). I haven't seen the film, I don't know. I suspect that the Mexican consul is trying to foster patriotic feelings among Mexico's ex-pats in the United States as well as propagandize the American born by giving the proceeds the the Mexican American Veterans Memorial, wherever that is. I will add that Elena had close relatives who fought in WWII, one was a tail gunner over Germany and another participated in the Battle of the Bulge. I understand that neither one would talk much about it, lots of bad memories - they probably went on a trip to 1940's Europe every night in their sleep until they died.
It is true that the tankers were attacked, they probably were sunk. I find it difficult to believe that Avila Camacho actually declared war on the axis powers, there is a statement that Mexico entered the war on May 23, 1942 - I don't currently have any specifics of what transpired on and between that date to the middle of 1944 except that Mexico opened its ports to the US Navy. Quote:
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