if it has a cad-pat camo on it
I'm not sure women actually fought in WW2 but the women made munitions and supplies in England and helped out in the WAC women's auxiliary corps or the women's auxiliary army corps/women's auxiliary air corps. please add to this answer.
In WW2, the U.S. Army, US Army Air Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Merchant Marine were all instrumental in defeating Nazi Germany, while the U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy were the leading forces in defeating Japan.
See website: Pearl Harbor Attack See website: US Military Ranks (US Army, US Navy) The US Air Force did NOT exist during WW2. It was part of the US Army. The US Marine Corps is part of the US Navy. However, it's (officer) rank structure is the same as the US Army's.
'Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison' 1957 with Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr .
For the US Military: 1. US Army 2. US Air Force (Note-the Korean War was the FIRST war fought by the US Air Force; the US Air Force was created in 1947. Aircraft fighting in WW2 belonged to the US Army or US Navy-US Army Air Corps or US Army Air Force/US Naval Air Forces). 3. US Navy 4. US Marine Corps (Note-the US Marines are part of the US Navy; that's why the Marines are called the "Marine CORPS"...a "Corps" is part of something else, in this case, the Navy. As described in #2 above, during WW1 & WW2 the US Air Force was a "Corps" of the US Army). 5. US Coast Guard (Note-during wartime, the US Coast Guard during the 20th century, became part of the US Navy...similiar to a Reserve Navy; even though the US Coast Guard was once under the US Dept of Treasury, then the US Dept of Transportation, now under the US Dept of Homeland Security...they still backed up the US Navy which comes under the US Dept of Defense, which was formerly called the WAR DEPARTMENT).
The US Marine Corps Memorial located at Arlington Cemetery is dedicated to the men who fought and died in the Marine Corps. The Memorial depicts the flag raising on Iwo Jima which was a very costly battle of WW2.
See website: USMC Corsair Aces of WW2
Supposedly he ( washed out) of the marines for being unable to swim under simulated combat conditions- doubtless a basic task for the Leathernecks, involving landing barges, etc. the Marine who could not swim- but floated out as Captain Kangaroo.
JFK received 3 awards in 1943 the marine corps award.the navy corps award,and the purple heart award for rescuing his men with a broken back after a Japanese destroy cut the pt-109 that he was lieutenant of in half in ww2.
Not really, the Marine Corps calls Aviation Units "Air Wings". During WW2 it had five such "Wings". Marine Air Wings are still in existence today and fly mostly close air support for ground units. They also provide the heliocopter transport that is an integral part of the Marine ability to move quickly.
In the United States, the US Army had by far the most people. Also, remember that during WW2, it was the US ARMY Air Force - that is, the Air Force was not a separate branch. In WW1, the US Army consisted of roughly 85% of the total US armed forces. In WW2, with the Pacific war taking up a considerable amount of resources, the Navy and Marine Corps were proportionately larger. The Navy was about 25% of the total strength, the Marine Corps 5%, the Coast Guard and Merchant Marine about another 10%, meaning that the US Army consumed roughly 60% of the total personnel.
She served in the Royal Transport Corps during WW2 as a Lieutenant
Simple answer: No Reason: There are a few things that can tell them apart. For instence, a ww2 helmet will be alot darker in colour, and have khaki (tan) straps. The liner will have a small hole in the front, and have khaki webbing inside. The webbing in the liner will have a hole in the middle. A Vietnam era helmet is lighter in colour, and has green straps. Its liner will have no hole at the front, and its webbing will be green. The webbing in these liners will have no hole in the middle.
If it's signed by a WW2 US fighter ACE such as Pappy Boyington (US Marine Corps), or Richard Bong (Top US Ace of WW2-US Army Air Force), or any other US WWII "Ace", the item WILL have some value to it. How much depends on condition, authenticity, and how desperate the buyer is to have it.
He was my Father and my belief is from 1931 until he retired,during WW2 probably 1943 Signed John Alan Guy Dacombe
About 5-10 million young men died in WW2. A majority of the deaths in Europe about 30 million were civilians. 46 million white Europeans alone died in WW2, the death toll is estimated to be around 76 million deaths in all. If WW2 had never happened the white population would be around 12% larger than it is today.
A World War II, Air Raid Precautions (ARP) helmet, was to show that the wearer was there to help during air raids. But was, hopefully, there to also prevent shrapnel injury to the head.