One of the Last Pearl Harbor Survivors Dies
By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 7, 2016
An article about the death of Robert Charles Johnson, one of the last survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor... (Read More)
Tag: World War II
WWII’s Battle of Leyte Gulf Destroys Japanese Fleet
By Tony Pettinato on October 25, 2016
An article about the pivotal WWII Battle of Leyte Gulf between American and Australian naval forces against the Japanese fleet in the Philippines... (Read More)
Atomic Bomb Devastates Nagasaki
By Tony Pettinato on August 9, 2016
An article about the U.S. dropping an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki on 9 August 1945 during World War II... (Read More)
72nd Anniversary of D-Day
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 6, 2016
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about D-Day during WWII... (Read More)
African American Heroes: Tuskegee Airmen
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 29, 2016
Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers and other sources to learn about the WWII African American pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen... (Read More)
WWII Victory Gardens: Family History & War Food Rations
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 10, 2015
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this blog article, Gena searches old newspapers to learn more about an effort on the American home front during World War II to support the country and the troops: the planting of “Victory Gardens.” What was your family... (Read More)
Little-Known WWII Facts: German POWs in the U.S.
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 16, 2015
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this blog article, Gena searches old newspapers to learn about a part of World War II that many people don’t know: there were hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war (POWs) that were kept in the U.S. during... (Read More)
World War II Japanese American Relocation Camp Newspapers
By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 23, 2015
GenealogyBank has added newspapers published in the Japanese American Relocation Camps during World War II. Birth, Marriage and Death Notices These newspapers from Arkansas, California, Colorado and Utah contain birth, marriage, and death records that are very useful for genealogists to trace Japanese lineage. For example, here is an old obituary from the Tulean... (Read More)
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor Propels U.S. into WWII
By Tony Pettinato on December 5, 2014
An article about the Japanese attack against the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 7 December 1941 that triggered the U.S. entry into World War II... (Read More)
