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The idea for the World War II Heritage City program was originated by Wilbur D. Jones Jr., a retired United States Navy captain and military historian, in about 2008. [1] The designation was made law in an act sponsored by United States Senator Thom Tillis and United States Representative David Rouzer and signed by President of the United ...
Italian prisoners of war working on the Arizona Canal (December 1943) In the United States at the end of World War II, there were prisoner-of-war camps, including 175 Branch Camps serving 511 Area Camps containing over 425,000 prisoners of war (mostly German). The camps were located all over the US, but were mostly in the South, due to the higher expense of heating the barracks in colder areas ...
United States Submarine Veterans of World War II (dissolved 2012) Veterans' Alliance for Security and Democracy; Veterans for Common Sense; Veterans for Peace; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Vietnamese American Armed Forces Association; Vietnam Veterans of America
This is a list of historical forts in the United States. World War II military reservations containing 8-inch and larger gun batteries are also included. World War II military reservations containing 8-inch and larger gun batteries are also included.
World War II museums in the United States (2 C, 24 P) Pages in category "World War II sites in the United States" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
List of military operations in the West European Theater during World War II by year; List of expansion operations and planning of the Axis powers; List of military operations on the Eastern Front of World War II; List of Special Operations Executive operations
Kyffhäuser memorial around 1900 Kyffhäuserbund banner until around 1934 Post 1945 Kyffhäuserbund loyalty pin for forty years of membership. The Kyffhäuserbund (English: Kyffhäuser League) is an umbrella organization for war veterans' and reservists' associations in Germany based in Rüdesheim am Rhein.
Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II On February 19, 1942, 73 days after the United States entered World War II , President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 which resulted in the removal of 120,000 Japanese American men, women and children from their homes in the western states and Hawaii.