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US in WW2
The United States participation in World War 2, both European and Pacific Theaters of the war.
10,317 Questions
Who is Harry S Trumans siblings?
He had a brother and a sister.
brother- John Vivan
sister- Mary Jane
What response did the us take in the early years of world war 2?
they just sat back and let us british sort it out, and then when we was on the verge of defeating them the Americans joined in like they normally do.
What direction is Germany from the US?
Next to it East Germany is East of France France is West of Germany namely the Western Front in ww1
President Reagan apologized for the horrible treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II over 40 years later in 1988.
How did FDR affect the office of the presidency?
It certainly extended it. The electorate was reluctant to "change the horse in the middle of the stream".
How long is the basic law enforcement training course?
This answer varies from State to State. Some states its very minimal to none. They rely on on the job training. In FLorida its 6 months of full time scholling (772 hours). SO look up the state officer standards website for you state to see.
How did American industry help win World War 2?
"It was capable of producing among other things the largest merchant fleet in the world, 78 Capital Ships (Cruiser or Larger), 141 Escort Carriers, and almost 850 Destroyers (DD) and Destroyer Escorts (DE). It turned out more than 300,000 aircraft, 88,410 tanks and 2,382,311 jeeps and trucks.
American agriculture increased production to an all time high and coal, steel and lumber production soared."
The USA also had a huge and extremely determined pool of manpower to fuel that incredible industrial machine. Compared to WWI, the USA literally outproduced every nation on Earth combined in virtually every vital resource. In the end, with the manpower, raw materials, and determination to industrialize the USA created the modern era of technology and economic principles.
Which of the following events led to America's full involvement in World War 2?
the attack on pearl harbour on December 7 1941
How will the atomic bomb radiation effect the future generation of japan?
All living creatures, including the human race; living and born after August 6, 1945 are NOW living in the Atomic Age. The atomic age means: NO more total wars (without risking mutual destruction) and nuclear engines/power.
What is the food called that the soldiers eat during war?
A military ration is called an MRE or Meal Ready to Eat. They come in brown packages with various meals inside, and a self heating element for those that must be heated before eating. These are eaten during various deployments where fresh food is not available.
How many Americans were killed in north Africa during World War 2?
There were 418,500 American military and civilian deaths as a result of combat and repression during World War II.
How many US soldiers have been injured in Iraq?
179 were killed. The Ministry of Defence reports 222 seriously injured. A further 3,598 were admitted to field hospitals in 2006-09, 315 of them wounded in action, but no comparable data seem to be available for 2003-05.
How did Rosie the Riveter die?
The fictional character Rosie the Riveter was on World War II posters that illustrated the entry of women into new areas of the workforce when many of the men entered the armed forces.
However, the woman who posed for the original J. Howard Miller poster ("We can do it!") was Geraldine Doyle, who died at age 86 on December 26, 2010. The woman who was the model for Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post cover was Shirley Karp Dick, who died at 85 on January 15, 2009.
Are you allowed to go to Hiroshima now?
Like every other city in Japan. The bomb damage was repaired many years ago and there is no sign of it now except in the museum.
George S. Patton was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1909. He became a full (4 star) general in 1945 after having served throughout WW1 and WW2, as well as in Mexico in 1917. General Patton established a tank training school in France and commanded a tank brigade before he took over US forces in North Africa and Sicily in 1942 and 1943. Early in 1944 he commanded the US Third Army and then led the US armored corp into Germany after D-Day. After the war Patton served as military governor of Bavaria for a short while. He died in December of 1945 as the result of an automobile accident in the US.
What differences separated the Soviet Union from the US in the years following World War 2?
The United States had a capitalist economy; the Soviet Union had a command economy.
What prevented American consumers from spending large sums of money during world war 2?
Several things. First of all, there was a shortage of almost any consumer item you can name during the war, and many of the everyday things we take for granted were not made during the war: Appliances, new cars, even alarm clocks for awhile. Secondly, the government was pleading and cajoling people to put the money into War Bonds, which financed the war. Third, free spending encourages Black Markets, which were viewed as unpatriotic to the point of being almost treasonous. And Americans responded pretty well - saving was at an all-time high rate during the War.
How do you find an individual service record for navy personnel that served in World War 2?
There are two good places. First depending on what information you have, you can contact the military personnel records in St Louis. MO. Second, you can contact the National Archives website and there will be a link to get those records.
Navy personnel records from this period were fortunately saved from the '73 fire and are very complete. These are usually packed with information on the service member-duties, stations, and sometimes even a period photograph. Because the records center is deluged with requests they can often take months and months to turn around a request for a service record/personnel file. Your best bet is to google: "military research service". A private firm will be able to get you the service record within a week or two for about the same price as the records center will charge you.
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You can research a soldier's records by reseaching the records of the unit he served in, if you know the unit. The National Archives(NARA) located in College Park, MD, has records for the units. If you are searching for a General Order(the Army's version of a memo) that issued a soldier his Bronze Star Medal, then you can research these files and possibly locate it.
I collected the entire GO's for my Dad's artillery battalion. These memo's have names of soldiers who earned Good Conduct Medals and Driver's Certificates and the Purple Heart. Then there are other reports, such as Operational Reports, that will give details about the unit on a montly and daily basis which is valuable info.
The NARA library is a very modern facility and is free to use. You can catch a free shuttle bus from the National Archives on the Mall in DC. Then you have to register and watch a video on the rules and regulations and they issue you an ID.
NOTE: No books or folders or pens are allowed in the library. They issue you any paper you need and you can only use a pencil.
- Rape, theft, murder, massacre, destruction of property, torture.
- As you know the Japanese were very inhumane to their captives. Any city or town they captured would be massacred and looted. After the war, many Japanese generals and admirals were tried and convicted of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and violoations of treatys
First question is: Do you know that there were any executed in the USSR during WW2? Next by whom, the Axis on Soviet territory or the USSR itself? Do you know the name of the US Army Aircorps (US Airforce did not exist until 1947) personnel supposed to have been executed in the USSR? Those answers will make tracking down info easier in archives. If USAAC personnel were executed for treason, desertion or spying, it is likely that their bodies were buried in unmarked graves. The US did so in 1942 to the captured German spies upon execution and we disposed of those executed during the Nuremburg War Crimes trials by cremation and scattering at a secret location.
What is the strategic commander of the US forces in Europe?
In War II the acronym used was SHAPE- Supreme headquarters, Allied Powers in Europe. Under NATO may still be used. there was also- SHAEF ( pronounced Shafe which is not a word!) Supreme Headquartes, Allied Expeditionary forces- and the E could also stand for Europe- this was headed up by General Eisenhower at the time of the Normandy Invasion. (Ike) was accused of ( winning the war on the Golf course) by political foes!
