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Sole Surviving Sons Will Get Non-Combat Duty
Source: CNS. “Sole Surviving Sons Will Get Non-Combat Duty.” The Bunkie Record, 22 Dec. 1944, p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bunkie-record/138106574/
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Glenn Miller Is Missing
Source: “Glenn Miller Is Missing.” The Kansas City Star, 24 Dec. 1944, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star/138109878/
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Army May Draft Nurses If Recruiting Drive Fails
Source: “Army May Draft Nurses If Recruiting Drive Fails.” Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 1944, p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/128009456/
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NEWSREEL: Selective Service Numbers 12.31.1944
1,591,942 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.
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Falling Off in Army Nurse Corps Recruits Laid To Men
Source: Quinn, Albert W. “Falling Off in Army Nurse Corps Recruits Laid To Men.” The Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 1944, pp. 9”“14. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun/128069202/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun/128069242/
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1944’s Biggest News Stories
Source: AP. “1944”™s Biggest News Stories.” Arizona Daily Star, 31 Dec. 1944, p. 5. https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star/138106961/
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African American Women become Nurses during WWII – 1945 Original Newsreel Footage
Source: “African American Women Become Nurses during WWII – 1945 Oroginal Newsreel Footage.” YouTube, History Break, 7 Feb. 2022, www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1ViHpDsVa8.
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SPAM
SPAM, a protein initially developed in 1937 by the George Hormel Company, was often included in a soldier’s meal, combining shoulder pork and ham, hence its name. Some soldiers humorously lamented its regular presence, joking that recruitment posters should declare “Uncle Spam Wants You!” During World War II, Hormel Foods demonstrated exceptional commitment to supporting…