Beauford Anderson fought 75 enemies on Okinawa alone, heroics for which he received the Medal of Honor.

In what was described as a “homey little ceremony on the back porch of the White House,” Franklin Roosevelt entered into his fourth term as President with stoic optimism.

From rural Mississippi to Iwo Jima, Joseph LaNier confronted racism in society and service.

Though the 52 men inducted with Company I in 1940 rendered excellent service, their “band of brothers” did not endure much past their first months in combat. 

Despite facing resistance and discrimination, more than 150,000 women served in the Women's Army Corps during World War II, performing vital noncombat roles and paving the way for women's permanent inclusion in the US military.