She Remembers Pearl Harbor

Category: 1945

  • “Where’s Elmer?”

    Source: “”˜Where”™s Elmer?”™” The Post-Crescent, 4 Dec. 1945, p. 4. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-crescent/137964179/ “Kilroy” was an enigmatic and elusive figure, an almost mythical persona whose name became ubiquitous across various locations worldwide. U.S. military personnel would commonly inscribe the phrase “Kilroy was here” accompanied by a doodle or sketch depicting a peeking figure, often with oversized fingers…

  • PEARL HARBOR: They Called It Intelligence

    The Pearl Harbor Committee turned from diplomatic to military witnesses. Two facts were quickly established: 1) the Japs””sometimes through carelessness, sometimes through code messages””gave the U.S. much more advance notice of the Pearl Harbor attack than has been generally realized; 2) thanks to stupidity in Washington and in the field, the U.S. took the least…

  • 1945’s 12 Biggest News Stories Told

    Source: UP. “1945”™s 12 Biggest News Stories Told.” Hinton Daily News, 14 Dec. 1945, p. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/article/hinton-daily-news/138109043/

  • USO Camp Shows

    Source: “USO Camp Shows.” The Times Leader, 27 Dec. 1945, p. 12. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-leader/134521927/

  • Women in the Labor Force

    Source: “Women in the Labor Force.” Business Week, 29 Dec. 1945, pp. 92”“94.

  • Hitler Documents Found; Tell of Braun Marriage, Pledge World War Three

    Source: Stringer, Ann. “Hitler Documents Found; Tell of Braun Marriage, Pledge World War Three.” Nevada State Journal, 30 Dec. 1945, pp. 1”“5. https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal/138311069/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal/138311156/

  • NEWSREEL: Selective Service Numbers 12.31.1945

    945,862 men have now entered the military through the Selective Service System. Source: “Induction Statistics.” Selective Service System, www.sss.gov/history-and-records/induction-statistics/. Accessed 27 Oct. 2023.