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Chester W. Nimitz
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. -
Dwight Eisenhower
The 34th President of the United States of America. -
George S. Patton
A general in the United States Army most well known for his command of the Seventh United States Army, -
George Marshall
Served as the United States Army Chief of Staff during the war and as the chief military adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
Douglas MacAuthur
He officially accepted Japan's surrender on 2 September 1945, and oversaw the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951. -
Omar Bradley
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. -
Merchant Marines
Fleet of civilian-owned merchant vessels that utilized the Liberty cargo ships. -
Multi Front War
Dividing military forces in order to fight on land in Europe and sea/land in the Pacific. -
Atomic Weapons
Technology that gave President Truman the confidence to demand an unconditional surrender of all armed forces or suffer utter destruction. -
Concentration Camps
sites of internment during the Holocaust which were liberated by American forces -
Navajo Code Talkers
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 -
Bataan Death March
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. -
Battle of Midway
Turning point for Allies in the Pacific in World War 2 due to the Japanese loss of four large aircraft carriers -
Liberty Ships
Technology used by the Merchant Marines to contribute to the victory in World War 2 -
Flying Tigers
Former pilots of the U.S. armed services who volunteered to fly with the Chinese Air Force to defend against Japanese aggression. -
Tuskegee Airmen
a group of African-American pilots who fought in World War II. -
Congressional Medal of Honor
the United States of America's highest military honor, awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty. -
Conventional Weapons
Over Ruled and decided to use the A-Bomb instead of thier weapons. -
Island Hopping
When U.S. Military would jump from island to island taking over every bit of land until they hit Japan. -
D-Day Invasion
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. -
Holocaust
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. -
Operation Overlord
The operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. -
Potsdam Conference
meeting that led to the international partitioning of Germany into four separate zones
