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Douglas MacArthur
American feild marshal and general. -
George Marshall
Born on this date. A U.S. military leader, Chief of Staff, Secretary of State, and the 3rd Secretary of Defense. -
Chester W. Nimitz
A five start admiral of the U.S. navy. -
George S. Patton
Born on this date. A general in the U.S. Army mostly known for his command of the Seventh United States Army, -
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Born on this date. He was the 34th president of the U.S. -
Omar Bradley
Born on this date. A senior U.S. Army field commander in North Africa and Europe during World War II, and a General of the Army in the U.S. -
Atomic Weapons
No exact date. Very powerful weapons that were used alot during WW2 as destructive forces on the enemy. First atomic weapon (an atomic bomb) was dropped on Heirosheema by the US. -
Congressional Medal of Honor
No Date.
Medal of Honor is the United States highest ranked medal for soilders. -
Conventional Weapons
Conventional Weapons are the weapons that armys use in war. Everything from big to small firearm. -
Island Hopping
People who were trying to cross the ocean would take many short journeys called "Island Hopping" -
Merchant Marine
The fleet of U.S. civilian-owned merchant vessels, -
Mulitple Front War
A war where fighting takes place on two geographically separate fronts. -
Navajo Code Talkers
U.S. military people who communicated in code with use of the Native American Language. -
Flying Tigers
Beginig in 1941, the first American Vollunteer group of the Chinese Air Force called themselves the flying tigers. -
Liberty Ships
Liberty Cargo Ships were built during World War Two in order to carry around military supplies. -
Tuskegee Airmen
African American Pilots who fought in the US army during Wolrd War 2. -
Bataan Death March
Forced transfer of Fillipinos and American prisoners of war by the Japanese army. -
Holocaust
Adolf Hitler took power over Germany and tried to completly demolish the Jewish race. -
Concentration Camp
Concentration camps were the locations that the Nazi's kept Jews, gays, and other people who they felt deserved punishment or death. The people were treated harshly and often killed in very violent manners -
Battle of Midway
On this day the battle of Midway began. It was basically America's revenge on the Japanese Army for Pearl Harbor. -
D-Day
The day that the attack onn Nomrandy happened, often reffered to as "d-day" -
Operation Overlord
On this date, Operation Overlord commenced. This was the codename for the attack that caused the Battle of Normandy. -
Potsdam Conference
Began on this date. Memebers: UK, USA, USSR. The three government heads came together to discuss what to do about the war.
