POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION ~ important for Soldiers . . . and Checks Today, every American Soldier wears two identical tags bearing his serial number, inoculation record and essential data >> Why two tags? Because Uncle Same plays safe — takes no chances of slip-ups in identification of personnel. >> For similar reasons of security, leading Banks […]
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“Goddam it, you’ll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!” – Captain Henry P. Jim Crowe (January 13, 1943 – Guadalcanal) Captain Henry Pierson “Jim” Crowe (1899-1991) could be considered one of the most famous Marines of World War II. He served in World War I and was commissioned as a
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“No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.” – General George S. Patton, Jr. George Smith Patton, Jr. (11/11/1885 — 12/21/1945) was a US Army officer best known for leading troops as a general during World War II.
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“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan…As Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense…With confidence in our armed forces
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Margarita Carmen Cansino (Rita Hayworth) was born in New York on October 17, 1918 into a family of dancers.Her father, Eduardo was a dancer as was his father before him. He immigrated from Spain in 1913. Rita’s mother met Eduardo in 1916 and were married the following year. Rita, herself, was trained as a dancer in order to follow in her family’s footsteps.
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Men in tanks must eat quickly and well Actual meat meals from the new 5-in-1 Ration carried by U.S. Armored Forces operation in enemy territory When U.S. tanks smash their way through enemy lines our men are often in the thick of fighting for days at a team. That’s when food is a No. 1
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WE’VE ENLISTED – Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade WWII Ad THERE WILL BE NO PARADE THIS THANKSGIVING We Macy balloons have always stood for peace and plenty of fun for all. We were a weaving and bobbing symbol of democracy at play. We figured in a parade devoted to laughter and shenanigans. Fear never marched in our
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Vivian Austin was born Vivian Coe on February 23, 1920 in Hollywood, California. A former Miss Hollywood and a dancer, this Universal contract starlet of the 1940s entered films as a Goldwyn Girl in “The Goldwyn Follies” (1938).
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William Clark Gable (1901-1960) was born to a protestant father working as an oil well driller and a catholic mother who died when he was 10 months old. As a young man, he worked at oil fields and as a horse manager until he gradually broke into the world of theater and screen acting. By
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Women at Work During World War II Between 1940 and 1945, the number of working women in the United States rose dramatically—from 25% to 35% of the national workforce. As millions of men served overseas, women stepped into factories, shipyards, and offices to keep the nation running. By the end of the war, one in
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