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Mexico backed U.S. in World War II

This is for everyone who loves U.S. history: Mexico bombed German submarines and sent the 201st Fighter Squadron to fight Japan in World War II.

Not many people know about Mexico’s support of the Allies. This information should be part of high school and college classrooms.

Alfred Benavides, Hanford

This story was originally published February 8, 2017 at 12:06 PM with the headline "Mexico backed U.S. in World War II."

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