Celebrities In Ww2

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During World War II, a lot of movie producers and directors made movies, skits, and plays about the war or they tied the war into it. Most of the time they had men while they were in combat and has the Nazi and Japanese that were making everything bad. Celebrities started to actually join the military. Most if them just did the bootcamp and recorded while they did it. Others, actually went overseas and fought in the war. An award winning actor joined the U.S air force and his purpose was a tailgunner. In December, 1941, The Japanese attacked America and bombed Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii. This attack on the U.S. caused us to join World War II. The day after America was attacked, America and Great Britain announced war on Japan. The american people

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