She Remembers Pearl Harbor

Category: military

  • 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…

  • 11 Navy Nurses Missing In Action

    Source: Associated Press. “11 Navy Nurses Missing In Action.” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 14 July 1942, p. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/137093494/

  • Nurses Pay

    During the initial phase of the war, women who joined the military, except for Army and Navy nurses, typically received superior pay or status compared to the nurses. When the WAAC was created in May 1942, its members received higher salaries than the Army Nurse Corps. Those who enlisted in the newly formed WAVES of…

  • Hope Eternal

    Source: “Hope Eternal.” The Albuquerque Tribune, 20 June 1942, p. 4. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-albuquerque-tribune/137091588/

  • How the Draft Has Worked to Build Up Our Great New Army

    Source: Ottenberg, Miriam. “How the Draft Has Worked to Build Up Our Great New Army.” Evening Star, 29 Nov. 1942. https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star/137134329/

  • Jaundice Peak Passed By Army

    Source: UP. “Jaundice Peak Passed By Army.” Battle Creek Enquirer, 24 July 1942, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-enquirer/137135785/

  • Draft Boards Will Group Registrants Into 4 Categories

    Source: “Draft Boards Will Group Registrants Into 4 Categories.” The Valley Daily Times-News, 1 July 1942, pp. 1”“10. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-valley-daily-times-news/137134579/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-valley-daily-times-news/137134680/

  • Military Symbols

    Source: “Military Symbols – Supplement to FM 21-30.” The Infantry School, 1 July 1942.

  • Six Months Since Pearl Harbor

    Source: “Six Months Since Pearl Harbor.” El Paso Herald-Post, 8 June 1942, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-herald-post/137088649/