Brazil was an Allied combatant in World War II. Her soldiers fought in Italy and France and a squadron of pilots flew American-built Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters in the Mediterranean.
American B-24 Liberator long-range anti-submarine patrols flew out of Brazil against Nazi U-boats.
Brazil lost several ships to Nazi wolf packs.
943 Brazilians were killed in action and 4,222 were wounded or missing.
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