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In the Philippines, his ships turned back powerful task forces of the Japanese Fleet, a historic victory in the multi-phased Battle for Leyte Gulf 24 to 26 October 1944.
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The 34th President of the United States of America.
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A general in the United States Army most well known for his command of the Seventh United States Army,
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Served as the United States Army Chief of Staff during the war and as the chief military adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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He officially accepted Japan's surrender on 2 September 1945, and oversaw the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951.
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A senior U.S. Army field commander in North Africa and Europe during World War II, and a General of the Army in the United States Army.
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Fleet of civilian-owned merchant vessels that utilized the Liberty cargo ships.
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Dividing military forces in order to fight on land in Europe and sea/land in the Pacific.
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Technology that gave President Truman the confidence to demand an unconditional surrender of all armed forces or suffer utter destruction.
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sites of internment during the Holocaust which were liberated by American forces
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group that used the practice of encryption to convert communication into an unknown language so that it is unable to be decoded by the enemy
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The forcible transfer, by the Imperial Japanese Army, of 60,000 Filipino and 15,000 American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II.
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Turning point for Allies in the Pacific in World War 2 due to the Japanese loss of four large aircraft carriers
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Technology used by the Merchant Marines to contribute to the victory in World War 2
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Former pilots of the U.S. armed services who volunteered to fly with the Chinese Air Force to defend against Japanese aggression.
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a group of African-American pilots who fought in World War II.
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the United States of America's highest military honor, awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.
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Over Ruled and decided to use the A-Bomb instead of thier weapons.
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When U.S. Military would jump from island to island taking over every bit of land until they hit Japan.
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Was the invasion and establishment of Allied forces in Normandy, France, during Operation Overlord in 1944 during World War II. It was the largest amphibious operation ever to take place.
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The mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler.
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The operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces.
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meeting that led to the international partitioning of Germany into four separate zones
