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Re: Quarterman Dates
>The statement that W.W. II began in 1941 is incorrect. It began in Sept.
>1939, although some historians would argue it began as far back as the
>Japanese take-over of Manchuria about 1931. In 1941 the U.S. formally
>entered World War II with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. However, we
>had been in an undeclared war against German submarines in the North Atlantic
>long before that.
Indeed, you are correct.
The timeline database actually has several such dates;
this one is for the U.S. formally entering WW II.
John S. Quarterman <jsq@quarterman.org>
>Dane Bowen in Alexandria, Va., researching Bowen, Bacon, Carlton (Carleton),
>Luker, Sanders (Saunders), Chaudoin (Chaudoins), Maverick, Richey (Ritchie,
>Richie, Ritchey), Spence, Sumner, Way, and Wells families.
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