It was for your edification, LL. BTW, you are wrong about the "shooting war" with Germany: the U.S.S. Greer, DD145, was attacked by a German U-boat on 4 September 1941, and the U.S.S. Reuben James DD245 was torpedoed and sunk on 31 October 1941 by a German U-boat. Several U.S. freighters had already been sunk by U-boats before October. Originally Posted by I B HankeringOne thing about fools and ignorant people, like you, they leap .... thank you, BTW.
The U.S. was involved in China against the Japanese in the early 1930's. The U.S. was selling aircraft and U.S. pilots were flying with and training Chinese pilots against the Japanese right up to Pearl Harbor. The first American pilot to die in combat with the Japanese was in 1932. FDR officially modified the Neutrality Act by executive order in April 1941 to allow for the "official" status.
FYI: Being attacked is distinctly different from attacking.
The U.S. involvement against Japan ... is about China. That's what this thread is about!