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I don't know what the film depicts (it probably has some pirated footage of the 1942 Battle of Midway to represent 1944-45 events involving Mexican nationals), but those people weren't "former immigrants" nor citizens of the United states at that time. It might be a propagandized version of a true story (as though Squadron 201 was the sole reason the Japanese were beaten back to the home islands). I haven't seen the film, I don't know. I suspect that the Mexican consul is trying to foster patriotic feelings among Mexico's ex-pats in the United States as well as propagandize the American born by giving the proceeds the the Mexican American Veterans Memorial, wherever that is. I will add that Elena had close relatives who fought in WWII, one was a tail gunner over Germany and another participated in the Battle of the Bulge. I understand that neither one would talk much about it, lots of bad memories - they probably went on a trip to 1940's Europe every night in their sleep until they died.
It is true that the tankers were attacked, they probably were sunk. I find it difficult to believe that Avila Camacho actually declared war on the axis powers, there is a statement that Mexico entered the war on May 23, 1942 - I don't currently have any specifics of what transpired on and between that date to the middle of 1944 except that Mexico opened its ports to the US Navy. Quote:
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