On August 23, 1945, high-ranking military officials and civilians gathered at the White House to watch President Harry Truman bestow the Medal of Honor among 28 veterans who served with valor during World War II.

On August 28, 1942, the Detroit Times announced that the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion would receive its own official battle song. Newspapers across the country celebrated the battalion, informally called Carlson’s Raiders after the commander Lt. Colonel Evans Fordyce Carlson, for its successful assault against the Japanese on Makin Island in the Pacific.

At the outset of the Aleutian Islands campaign, 800 native Unangan were removed and interned in squalid camps from 1942 through 1945.

Frank Fujita’s American citizenship and Japanese heritage made his time as a prisoner of the Japanese particularly torturous.

The Marshall Plan was a massive commitment to European recovery after World War II that was largely supported by Americans.

While Rosie the Riveter manned the wartime industries, the Annie Oakleys patrolled prisons as the first female guards.

Anna M. Rosenberg turned her experiences with military affairs during World War II into a  position as the first woman to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense.

Private George Watson received the Medal of Honor for his courageous rescue of fellow soldiers.

The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy’s Dr. Steph Hinnershitz discusses excerpts from her book on the anniversary of Executive Order 9066.

The US Merchant Marine provided crucial, yet often overlooked, logistical support for the Allied war effort.