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America's WW II Experience: Home Front, Heroes, and History

Explore life in WWII-era America, from the home front to the battlefield, through iconic figures like Rosie the Riveter and the Marine Corps. Witness the impact of women, minorities, and entertainers on the war effort and changes taking place in society. Discover the importance of propaganda, rationing, and patriotism as America navigated through challenging times. Learn about the sacrifices and contributions that shaped the nation during WWII, commemorated at the WW II Memorial in Washington, DC.

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America's WW II Experience: Home Front, Heroes, and History

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  1. What was state-side America like during World War II? What similarities were there with WW I? What changes were taking place?

  2. America on the Home Front During World War II

  3. Your Number Was Called!

  4. Marine Corps Motor Pool

  5. Servicing U. S. Bombers

  6. USO Canteen

  7. The Andrew Sisters Singing“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”

  8. Betty Grable: Allied Pinup Girl She Reminded Men What They Were Fighting For

  9. Fighting the Enemy on the Battlefield & on the Home Front

  10. Working on the Assembly Line

  11. “Rosie, the Riveter”

  12. Fix that Engine!

  13. Join the Women’s Army Corps

  14. Women’s Army Air CorpsPilots

  15. We Need Nurses Badly

  16. Female War Photographer

  17. Do Your Bit!

  18. Buy, Buy, Buy, Buy a Bond:It Will Lead to VICTORY!

  19. Get Your Ration Cards

  20. S..t..r..e..t..c..h That Food!

  21. No New Dresses for a While

  22. On the RoadLooking for Work

  23. Segregated Units

  24. Japanese-American Boy Scout Troop in an Internment Camp

  25. Navaho “Code Talkers”

  26. 7 Future American Presidents Views of the World Were Formed by Their Service in World War II

  27. Abbott & Costello: “Buck Privates”

  28. Hollywood Pitches In

  29. He’s the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B

  30. Bob Hope in the South Pacific

  31. Thanks, for the Memories!

  32. Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima

  33. The Beginning of the Nuclear Age

  34. It’s Finally Over!!!!!

  35. WW II Memorial in Washington, DC Dedicated on April 29, 2004

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