Re: [Non-DoD Source] [RealSTMFC] Help With Wabash Tank Car ID
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Years ago I was very surprised to learn that German Americans are the largest "ethnic group"
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in the USA. About 1/6 of Americans are descended from Germans, and many more than Irish or English or African descendants. But yeah, WWI sent their pride underground where it has mostly remained... https://www.economist.com/united-states/2015/02/05/the-silent-minority
On 3/18/2019 11:32 PM, Tony Thompson wrote:
Johannes wrote:being a German, I would be interested what exactly was german in that company. "Just" a German immigrant as a (co-)founder?The founder was of German heritage. Before WW I, German heritage was a source of pride in the U.S. --
*Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*
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