Category: 1942

  • SS Mariposa

    Launched in 1931, the SS Mariposa was initially a luxury ocean liner among the quartet of vessels within the Matson Lines’ distinguished “White Fleet.” During World War II, it was repurposed and operated under the War Shipping Administration. It was closely linked with the US Army but was not formally classified as a US Army…

  • ARMY: She-Soldiers

    Though they will carry no guns, take no part in combat, U.S. women will soon be in the war as professional soldiers. They will wear Army uniforms, get Army pay, be subject to Army discipline. Their jobs: cooks, waitresses, mechanics, gardeners, chauffeurs, clerks, secretaries ”” all the behind-scenes tasks which now occupy soldiers more needed…

  • Smart New Uniforms Designed for U.S. Army Nurse Corps

    Source: “Smart New Uniforms Designed for U.S. Army Nurse Corps.” The Daily Monitor Leader, 12 Jan. 1942, p. 5. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-monitor-leader/127872234/

  • Auntie Reconciled To Blackout Now

    Source: “Auntie Reconciled To Blackout Now.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 12 Jan. 1942, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120456970/

  • FDR Orders All Aliens Regiser Again Over US

    President Roosevelt orders all aliens within the U.S. to register with the government. The focus falls on Japanese Americans who will be moved into internment camps, as it is feared they will aid the enemy. Source: “Executive Order 9066: Resulting in Japanese-American Incarceration (1942).” National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives and Records Administration, 24…

  • Victory Gardens

    Source: “Victory Gardens.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 14 Jan. 1942, p. 17. https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin/129896394/

  • Thumbs Up

    Source: Belknap, Jazz. “Thumbs Up.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 14 Jan. 1942, p. 17. https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin/127210869/

  • Humor of The Day–and Night

    Source: “Humor of The Day–and Night.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 14 Jan. 1942, p. 6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120457688/

  • Thumbs Up

    Source: Belknap, Jazz. “Thumbs Up.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 15 Jan. 1942, p. 6. https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin/127801131/