We didnt win 2 WW with it. It was one in a larger cast of tools brought to bear on the enemy. In its day the 1911 was state of the art, not any more and there are FAR better platforms. I understand the nostalgia of it but its a poor way of choosing a tool used in life/death situations. Glad you like yours and thats its served you well. The world has moved on tho.
It gets along quite nicely with my Bersa, my Glock and my Sig.
However, it is the only one that provides me with .45 inches of security. I like the .40 S&W of the Glock, and I guess the 9MM of the Sig is acceptable, if I go up against some average European from the early 1900s. The .380 will cramp an adversary so that I can kick him to death.
All in all, I prefer the .45 ACP, but then, I am a nostalgic throw-back to a more primitive age, totally lacking in sophistication and nuance.