And did you know that a British merchant seaman's pay stopped when his ship was sunk? Although I believe a new law was passed in May 1941 which addressed this outrageous injustice.
Nemo
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"I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic".
Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL
AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF
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