Photo: U.S. Marine reinforcements wade ashore to support the beachhead on Okinawa, 1 April 1945. Credit: National Archives; Wikimedia Commons.

Honor Your Heroes with WW2 Veterans Obituaries

By GenealogyBank on December 17, 2021

An article showing how to find WWII veterans’ obituaries in GenealogyBank’s extensive collections, including more than 13,000 historical newspapers... (Read More)

Photo: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Japan, in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, 8 December 1941. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

Roosevelt, Pearl Harbor and Bill of Rights Day

By Jane Cook on December 7, 2021

Jane Cook describes how Pres. Roosevelt, 8 days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, celebrated the 1st Bill of Rights Day on 15 December 1941... (Read More)

Photo: Corporal Henry Bake Jr. (left) and Private First Class George H. Kirk, Navajo Indians serving with a Marine Signal Unit, operate a portable radio set in a clearing they've just hacked in the dense jungle close behind the front lines during WWII. Credit: National Archives.

The Unbreakable Code: Navajo Code Talkers in WWII

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 30, 2021

To celebrate the last day of Native American Heritage Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the Navajo Code Talkers and their key role in WWII... (Read More)

Photo: Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor from the television comedy "Green Acres." Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Nothing to Laugh At: WWII Heroics of 1960s Sitcom Stars

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 6, 2021

Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about the amazing WWII service of comedic actors who later starred in 1960s sitcoms... (Read More)

On This Day: Pivotal WWII Battle of Okinawa Began

By Tony Pettinato on April 1, 2021

An article about the Battle of Okinawa, which began on 1 April 1945 and ended after 82 days of fierce fighting during WWII... (Read More)

Photo: Camilla Mays Frank (arrow point) awarded the French Croix de Guerre, July 1945

Veteran WAC: ‘American Dame of the Month’

By Melissa Berry on March 19, 2021

Melissa Berry writes about Camilla Nelsen Mays Frank, a WWII heroine who stayed active and committed for the rest of her long, remarkable life... (Read More)

Photo: Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker sponsored by the Valley Lode District, California Garden Clubs Inc. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Honoring Our Armed Forces: Blue Star Memorial Highways

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 16, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about Blue Star Memorial Highways, a way to honor our armed forces beginning with WWII... (Read More)

Photo: Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri as General Richard K. Sutherland watches, 2 September 1945. Credit: Army Signal Corps; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: Japan Surrendered, Ending WWII

By Tony Pettinato on September 2, 2020

An article about the formal surrender ceremony of Japan in Tokyo Bay on the deck of the U.S. battleship Missouri on 2 September 1945, ending WWII... (Read More)

Photo: (L to R) British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin in the garden of Cecilienhof Palace before meeting for the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany, 25 July 1945. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration.

Uneasy Alliance of the ‘Big Three’ at WWII’s Potsdam Conference

By Tony Pettinato on July 16, 2020

On 16 July 1945, leaders of the “Big Three” allied countries were in Potsdam, Germany, preparing for the next day’s start of the Potsdam Conference... (Read More)

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