She Remembers Pearl Harbor

Author: Danielle Oser

  • U.S. At War: THE FIRST SIX MONTHS

    In a few minutes the referee would take the center of the ring to announce the fight. The champion was not too apprehensive. He had got himself into fairly good condition and the challenger had only half his weight and half his reach. The champion stood in his corner, still talking to his seconds, and…

  • LETTER: Monday, June 8, 1942

    Monday, June 8, 1942Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Fuller,“I”™m all puffed up on Father”™s Day And Holy Smoke Who wouldn”™t be? When such a Dad Belongs to Me”Dear Folks: Just a line, hope I get a letter soon from you, or from anyone as far as that goes. Same old thing here, no news.We are…

  • $50 Service Pay Voted By Senate

    Source: “$50 Service Pay Voted By Senate.” El Paso Herald-Post, 8 June 1942, pp. 1”“10. https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-herald-post/137088833/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-herald-post/137089035/

  • AND CIVILIAN DEFENSE,ARMY: WAAC’s First Muster

    The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps had openings for 450 officers. On the first day, bemused Army recruiting officers gave out 13,208 long, pink application blanks, explained 13,208 times that an applicant must be between her 21st and 50th birthdays* (no, she must not fib about her age), must be between five and six feet tall,…

  • GI Joe

    The term G.I. Joe is coined in a Dave Berger comic strip that appears in the new Army newspaper Yank. World War II: The Debut of G.I. Joe December 30, 2021 Posted by: Neely Tucker This is a guest post by Meg McAleer, a historian in the Manuscript Division. It ran in the Nov.-Dec. issue of…

  • Army Nurses Give Trousers A Try

    Source: “Army Nurses Give Trousers A Try.” Belleville Daily Advocate, 11 June 1942, p. 4. https://www.newspapers.com/article/belleville-daily-advocate/127945949/

  • NEWSREEL: Friday, June 12, 1942

    Friday, June 12, 1942 FDR appeals for old tires, rubber shoes ”“ anything made of rubber.

  • Our Own Poets – Hawaii

    Source: “Our Own Poets – Hawaii.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 12 June 1942, p. 6. https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin/127793574/

  • Official Record: Uniform