US in WW2
The United States participation in World War 2, both European and Pacific Theaters of the war.
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technically you could argue that it could be either one. it could be "effect" because japan was already involved in ww2 before...
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You could try the online yellow pages if you know the name and where he lived.
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When you refer to "guns" do you mean weapons used by the infantrymen of the belligerents? If so, the American's used the M1...
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F-18 super hornet, F-15 eagle, F-22 stealth raptor, F-35 stealth fighter, T-50 stealth plane, YF-23 black widow, Su-27, F-16,...
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The 110th and 112th Regiments were almost definitely in the Mortain/Sourdeval region on August 12th. The Battle of Mortain lasted...
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The United States was definetly not effected nearly as much by WWII as Europe, but it did suffer. Many people died and don't...
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They didn't. They admired him. After all he was half American. His mother was Jenny Jerome, an American socialite. There's even...
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This is a great question and just to give a contrary answer, why do you think that we know more now than harry trueman new back...
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Anne W. Patton, but she was known as Nita throughout her life.
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During WWII the United States had 48 states, hence 48 stars on the flag. Now there are fifty. The insignia used to identify...
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The US was "unofficially" in a great many ways "involved" in WWII from the very start -- September 1, 1939. The US became an...
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I have to assume you mean prior to Dec 7, 1941. For after that the US was hardly neutral. Prior to that bombing of Pearl Harbor...
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AnswerYour question did not specify which "church" you were referring to so my answer will dwell on general RELIGION IN...
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Well as i know, and as i learned in school, they said that at the starting Japan won, but at the end of the WWII America won the...
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The so-called "Atlantic Charter" was never an official, signed document. Neither Franklin D. Roosevelt nor Winston Churchill ever...
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US Leader in WW2Franklin D. Roosevelt was president for most of the war. He died in April of 1945 and Vice President Harry Truman...
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According to the documentary NAZI POWs in America there were more than 50 camps in America located in small towns in places like...
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Tagubilin ni Francisco Balagtas 1 Salamat sa iyo, O nanansang irog, kung halagahan mo itong aking...
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AnswerThis site --->http://members.aol.com/amerwar/ff/ff.htmlists American ff casualties at 18%If 406,000 Americans were...
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Research in the US and Britain started as early as 1939. Real work started when the US Army was entrusted organising the...
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Although we had disagreements with Japan which we were trying to resolve through negotiation, we did not want war and were not...
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At the time our economy was amazing and we supplied the Allies with weapons and resources. U.S. Congress passed the Lease-Lend...
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Including the US Army, Navy, and Marines, about 13 million Americans served in the armed forces in World War 2. About 400,000...
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Lets first remember Britain declared war on Germany, if they had not they Britain and Germany probably would never have gone to...
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The US joined WW II on December 8th, 1941, the day after the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, HI was bombed by the Japanese Navy....
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Newly appointed Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev threatened the United States to nuclear damnation several times throughout the...
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There are two life conditions, mental, and physical. For the allied soldiers, they mostly had to live as a "bum" or "carter...
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The U.S. emerged from WW2 as one of the world's two super-powers, along with the Soviet Union. Very soon after the end of WW2 the...
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No list of the 70,000 who served on Iwo Jima exists. Holland "Howlin' Mad" Smith commanded the landing.Sgt. Michael Strank, Cpl....
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AnswerThe simple answer is because China had in the 30's been invaded by Japan, as part of Japan's ambitions into creating an...
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VERY ROUGHLY. Many people has died due to Japanese fact, they couldn't even get the wounded out! Then, one A squad, and pretty...
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AnswerThey not only made jewelry, but something else called Trench Art. It has become very colllectible as time goes by. The...
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AnswerThe Japanese attack on the Pearl Harbor complex in 1941 served as a a galvanizing factor on the US. Suddenly, amid all the...
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The bill of rights protects citizens by allowing them certain rights and freedoms like freedom of speech, religion, etc. It also...
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596 mph for the Me-163 Komet. 559 mph for the Me-262 Schwalbe. Source Wikipedia. Answer compare these aircraft: p-47n...
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I too was curious about this response when comparing the US "going alone" in Iraq to the allied coalition in World War II. In,...
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Britain was very relaxed on it's standpoint with Hitler's rising status in Germany. Britain had just been through a devastating...
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The Americans launched the Lend-Lease policy Actually, the plan was called the Lend Lease Program , and it allowed Great...
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68 I'm uncertain about how to answer this one. Six US Civilians were killed by Japanese Balloon Bombs in Oregon....
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AnswerSadly there are not living survivors of Bataan. But a very good site is, American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor,...
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Check out the pbs.org website. There should be a list of camps listed under " Children of the Camps".
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Germany, Japan, and Italy
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There is a movie you may want to go rent called "FATHERLAND" with Rutger Hauer. The tag line is something like 'What the world...
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Some battleships, cruisers and destroyers were used. But there were hundreds of transports and small landing craft. The Allies...
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Modern steel battleships, as people know them today came out in the 1880s. The only true modern steel battleship fleet sea battle...
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Victory gardens had first been used during WWI as a means of increasing food production for the civilian population. It was...
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In order of popularity:Baseball Football Soccer Cricket Horse Racing Track and Field
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George Marshall was Chief of Staff. D. D. Eisenhower Commander in Europe. Chester Nimitz, Pacific Ocean MacArthur commanded...
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World War 1-- Britain, Germany, and the FranceUnited States was too isolationist and their military was too small.WW 2 --...
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Because he made promises to rebuild Germany's economy and military forces, and to take back the land that they claimed was...
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The steel cabins and buildings that are sitting on the top side. They are the ONLY structures sitting over the flat deck of the...
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Josef Stalin, the Soviet leader.
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If a soldiers died in WW1 or WW2 it is much easier to locate records of service and death details, you could for instance contact...
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In July 1941, the United States, Gr. Britain, & the Netherlands (in exile) embargoed cotton, petroleum, & scrap metal as a way to...
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Casualties for US troops serving in the Fifth Army in Italy from Sept. 9, 1943 to V-E Day are as follows: KIA 19,475 WIA...
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The US Air Force did not exist until 1947. The US Army Air Corp was instrumental in the European Theater, destroying much of...
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It removed the option of not participating.
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AnswerHaving the money to buy clothing was not the problem.Clothing was in short supply as the cloth was under supply controls,...
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The U.S. emerged from WW2 as a superpower and the leading proponent of democracy in the world. The U.S. is the only country able...
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NO! The regular Infantry soldiers from 40th Division, 185th Infantry,E Company were given M.P.Helmets, M.P. Arm Bands and 45...
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Approximately 3 million. However, they are passing away at a rate of 1,100 per day! There are approximately 4 million US...
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A system built up generation by generation that states which courses of action will best preserve the hapieness and safety of the...
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The 2 most highly decorated soldiers in WWII were Audie Murphy and Lt. Col. Matt Urban. For many years Murphy received the...
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Generally, no. If they receive gifts in the mail, the Drill Sergeants have the discretion whether to allow the soldier to have...
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The reason the U.S. was hesitant about entering, is that they were just getting out of the depression, and they did not want a...
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AnswerAudie Murphy AnswerCharles Hazlett Upham. He was awarded the VC and bar. Audie Murphy was only awarded the CMOH...
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My uncle received the Bronze Star for Iwo Jima. I have pictures of him receiving the medal and newspaper clippings reporting the...
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Patton firmly believed in being born to fulfil a great destiny and to crush the military enemies of the US wherever they may...
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Probably an 'escapism'. We wanted to see (in black and white only!) beautiful people, happy endings, and scenes to take us away...
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11,609 US Navy sailors died in the Pacific theatre of operations, not counting Asiatic theatre or officers in US Navy killed in...
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AnswerWorld War 2 changed peoples lives by splitting families up. It was a tragic event!!!!More women went to work because the...
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i believe the US made a major effort during ww2; with lots of military help + supplies. the outcome would have been vv...
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The 36th (Texas and Oklahoma National Guard) Division invaded Salerno and Anzio, crossed the Po River, and marched through Rome...
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It varied greatly depending on the specific model of aircraft and what other things the airplane carried or the altitude flown....
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Yes Declaration of War with GermanyDeclared by Joint Resolution of Congress, December 11, 1941 55 (Stat. 796, ch. 564).Adolf...
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This website is about the economy after 1945. Check it...
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Yes. Even before Pearl Harbor Roosevelt tried to provoke Germany by escorting British ships around Europe. Roosevelt had...
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National Personnel Records, http://www.archives.gov
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China states that they have a defensive policy. With a population of 1.3 billion, China has a very large population in comparison...
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A PFC in the US Army paid $6.50 as a monthly premium for $10,000 worth of life insurance in World War 2.
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Japan surrendered and the war was ended
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Most people never actually go through the steps - they just wear the crest of their first or current unit assignment without ever...
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On the Axis side, with Germany & Italy in Europe. Slovokia helped the Germans invade Poland in September 1939, and fight the...
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I do not have exact numbers but there were reports of lines extending for blocks leading to the recruiting offices.
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AnswerBecause in 1937 japan never invaded the islands that were owned by U.S Japan may have gotten started before everyone else,...
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The numbers vary widely, particularly in China and the USSR, but 14 million is a good estimate for all services in all the...
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Yes. In the 1980's (I think) The Booth pub was bombed by the IRA.
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Franklin D.Roosevelt.
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The wearing of a gold earring by sailors goes back for thousands of years. In ancient time, sailors wore a gold earring in case...
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The US Military used three models of Flame Throwers in combat. They are as follows: M1 Flame Thrower-first used in the...
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The United States Army and other armed services were a combination. There were huge amounts of volunteers, but there was also a...
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Wikipedia and civilian firms call it that, but there never was such a tank. The US Army's official name for this tank is the M60...
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Unemployment fell to a low 1.2 percent in 1944 and some workers invested up their paychecks in war bonds. Farmers had battled...
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Great Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939, forcing Germany to fight them after the conquest of Poland. Though...
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