He desperately wanted to join hitler’s youth, a program similar to boy scouts during its time, with his friends, despite not knowing about the program itself…

…But he was too young, so he went to work in a coal mine instead.

Hanz Herbert Kirsch Grew up just outside of hamburg, Germany. He grew up with his Mother, Father, and brother in a lower class living environment. Kirsch attended school through 6th grade before dropping out.

Upon arrival at ellis island, he Dropped the “Hanz” from his name and became herbert kirsch.

In america he finished high school within 6 months…

When the time came to move to america, he boarded a ship to the

“isle of tears1”.

He was officially an american!

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He moved to florida to build rockets and nuclear weapons.

He finally found himself in texts where he met his wife, Donata, on a blind date

…And went on to join the air force

He was drafted into WWII, but instead took a job at “Lockheed Martin” as a rocket scientist.

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Some of the photos used in this comic are actual photos of Mr. Kirsch’s life. These are labeled With “Real Photo”

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1. The “Isle of Tears” is a colloquialism often used for ellis island, where immigrants were taken before being admitted to the united states.

2. “Ich Libe Dich” is german for “I love you”