Mildred Aupied seized the opportunity for new skills and a better wage as a welder at Delta Shipbuilding Company.

One of the best fighters of World War II, the F4U Corsair tormented the Japanese from Guadalcanal until the end of the war.

Many entertainers and future celebrities answered their country's call and donned US Navy and Coast Guard blues, serving at sea during the war.

“Am Safe, A Prisoner of War in Germany; do not worry.”

On D-Day, Higgins boats landed thousands of GIs on French shores. Often overlooked in comparison to the LCVP is its "big brother"—the Landing Craft Mechanized.