Wartime

Wartime Departure of the 6th Division boards the troopships for the  Middle East

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Army Air Forces

"Jackie Wilson (left) and Ray Robinson have fought two bitterly contested ring encounters. Now it's Sgt. Wilson and Pvt. Robinson in the same Aviation Squadron at Mitchel Field, New York, and they stand shoulder to shoulder--ready for a fight to the death on the Axis." 1943. 208-PU-214B-5.

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US Navy

"The crew of the U.S. Navy submarine chaser [PC 1264] salutes the United States flag as the 173-foot long escort vessel is commissioned in a U.S. East Coast port. As soon as they qualify through experience and training, eight members of the crew of 53 Negro sailors will replace the present chief petty officers." May 1, 1944. 208-N-26553.

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Howard P. Perry

"Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942.
The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training 3 months later
as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200-square-mile Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, NC.
The first Negro to enlist was Howard P. Perry shown here."
N.d. Roger Smith. 208-NP-10KK-1.

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Soviet Women in World War II

A company of WW2 USSR women snipers on the march

Soviet women bore their share of the burden in World War II (locally known as the Great Patriotic War). 
There were 800,000 women who served in the Soviet Armed Forces during the war.Nearly 200,000 were decorated and 89 eventually received the Soviet Union’s highest award, the Hero of the Soviet Union. Some served as pilots, snipers, machine gunners, tank crew members and partisans, as well as in auxiliary roles. (bottom photo, two sniper heroes of the USSR)

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Y12 Calutron Operators

 Calutron operators at their panels, in the Y-12 plant at Oak Ridge, TN during World War II. The calutrons were used to refine uranium ore into fissile material. During the Manhattan Project effort to construct an atomic explosive, workers toiled in secrecy, with no idea to what end their labors were directed. Gladys Owens, the woman seated in the foreground, did not realize what she had been doing until seeing this photo in a public tour of the facility fifty years later. Circa 1943 to 45

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History

Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day). Crowd gathered outside Hochschild-Kohn and Company. Howard Street, Baltimore. Photograph by Blakeslee Lane, August 14, 1945.

               Source:   mdhs | Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Special Collections Department, Maryland Historical Society

African American Infantry Regiment

The 369th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, was an infantry regiment of the United States Army that saw action in World War I and World War II. The 369th Infantry is known for being the first African-American regiment to serve with the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. The regiment was nicknamed the Harlem Hellfighters and the Black Rattlers, in addition to several other nicknames.

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History

Jews Survived WWII by living in a Cave,  For almost two years, the Stermer family lived with several other Jews in underground caves in the Ukraine to avoid being captured by Nazis, a little-known yet incredible tale. The Stermer family and several others spent 344 consecutive days living in what is known as Priest's Grotto, a "massive underground sanctuary," in the Ukraine during World War II, Brian Handwerk reported for National Geographic News.

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Martha Raye

Martha Raye (August 27, 1916 – October 19, 1994) was an American comic actress and standards singer who performed in movies, and later on television. During WWII, Raye and her pals Carole Landis, Al Jolson, Kay Francis and Mitzi Mayfair formed a U.S.O. Troupe, performing tirelessly under incredibly difficult and dangerous conditions before thousands of enthusiastic G.I.s. Not satisfied with supporting the troops during WW2, she continued on in Korea, and for nine years she went to Viet Nam, sometimes staying as long as six months. Not only did she perform on stage but when things got rough she filled in as a nurse, often going hours without a break.

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Vintage Photo

US Army Air Force Tuskegee airman Lieutenant Howard A. Wooten, circa Dec 1944

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Vintage Photo

Arleigh Albert Burke (19 Oct 1901 - 1 Jan 1996) was born in Boulder, Colorado, United States. On 8 Jun 1923, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, United States and was commissioned ensign in the United States Navy.

Source: ww2db | added by: C. Peter Chen | United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | United States Navy Naval Historical Center

History

Australian Soldier loading a gun, World War II

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Hugh Mulzac

Hugh Mulzac, the first African-American captain in the U.S. Navy to command an integrated crew during World War II, with his family at a 1940s dinner in his honor.

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WW II

Britain in Colour, 1939-1945, WWII

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