Englishmen’s opinion of the Yanks During WWII:
(…)" [SIZE=2]They looked upon us as very young, and very American. We were regularly described as oversexed, overpaid, and worst of all, over there [/SIZE] " (…)
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Englishmen’s opinion of the Yanks During WWII:
(…)" [SIZE=2]. We were regularly described as oversexed, overpaid, and worst of all, over there [/SIZE] " (…)
And the Yanks opinion of the Englishmen: Undersexed, underpaid and under Eisenhower. Thank God for the Englishmen, there is no more of a loyal friend.
Just up the road from me is the grave of the first US Eagle squadron pilot that was killed during the Battle Of Britain.
William Meade Lindsley Fiske III (4 June 1911 – 17 August 1940) was the 1928 and 1932 Olympic champion bobsled driver and, following Jimmy Davies, was one of the first American pilots killed in action in World War II. At the time Fiske was serving in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He was one of 11 American pilots who flew with RAF Fighter Command between 10 July and 31 October 1940, thereby qualifying for the Battle of Britain clasp to the 1939–45 campaign star.
Between his Olympic career and his...
His life before the war was also very interesting, an Olympic gold medallist in fact.
The stained glass window in the church at Boxgrove Priory in his memorium is also a great piece of work that also shows the UK/USA bond.