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More nonsense. Following his epic transatlantic flight in The Spirit of St. Louis, Lindbergh received many accolades and awards, from the French as well as Hitler's Germany, but he was, like millions, opposed to our getting involved in WWII. Once it started, though, he was a tireless supporter of the war effort especially in the Pacific where he was sent as an advisor, and not only was given credit for helping P-38 pilots tweak engine performance so the they could gain enough range to ambush Yamamoto- but he was credited with downing a Few Japanese planes himself.

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He received a German medal before the war which his wife called, "the albatross". A proud man, he wouldn't give an inch. She was on the side of the Newspapers, the Zionist side of course. Roosevelt was disgusted with him. But after Pearl Harbor, he begged to be allowed to serve his nation, and was finally allowed to.

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