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George Strock (July 3, 1911 – August 23, 1977) was a photojournalist during World War II when he took a picture of three American soldiers who were killed during the Battle of Buna-Gona on the Buna beach. It became the first photograph to depict dead American troops on the battlefield to be published during World War II.
During World War II, 1.2 million African Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces and 708 were killed in action. 350,000 American women served in the Armed Forces during World War II and 16 were killed in action. [343] During World War II, 26,000 Japanese-Americans served in the Armed Forces and over 800 were killed in action. [344]
The U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945 (payment required) contains the names of many American servicemen executed by military authority overseas. These people are generally identified in the Rosters as GP (or General Prisoners) and were interred under the category of Administrative Decision .
Winston Churchill called the six-week battle "the greatest American battle of the war." Here are some historical images of the Battle of the Bulge. Pictures: 80th anniversary of the Battle of the ...
The memorial, a replica of the state's pillar at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., was by designed by an unknown artist and erected by the Texas World War II Memorial Committee and Texas State Preservation Board in 2007. It features a 17-foot (5.2 m) granite column with a bronze oak and wheat wreath. [1]
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An appeal to self-interest during World War II, by the United States Office of War Information (restored by Yann) Wait for Me, Daddy , by Claude P. Dettloff (restored by Yann ) Selection on the ramp at Auschwitz-Birkenau at Auschwitz Album , by the Auschwitz Erkennungsdienst (restored by Yann )
The building is named in memoriam for the many New Mexico veterans serving in the 200th Coast Artillery (Regiment) during World War II. The building served as the State Capitol Building from 1900 to 1966. Bataan Memorial Trainway in El Paso, Texas honors the prisoners-of-war who died in the enemy camp