soc.history.war.world-war-ii

Cubdriver wrote:

>On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:23:45 -0500, mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:

>>Actually, yes. One of my father-in-law's friends was one such.
>>
>>Of course, he was out in 1940, not 1942.
>
>Of course!
>
>1940 would not be World War 2 in the Pacific, as generally understood.

But Japan was at war, with several
hundred thousand men in action in
China. Had been since 1937.

Under those circumstances, it seems
remarkable to me that military
personnel, especially trained pilots
(the original subject) would be
discharged from service, without
some disability or other specific
cause.
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