William Pena discusses his experiences while fighting the Germans in the Colmar Pocket in January 1945 and how he was wounded by a mine and evacuated to the United States.

Even while held as POWs by the Germans in the POW camp Stalag Luft IV, American servicemen exercised their civic duty and made their voices heard, at least to each other, when they held a straw vote for the 1944 presidential election.

The construction of a democratic order in Japan during the American occupation was one of the more significant outcomes of the conflict.

The 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18, has roots in WWII history.

Despite their small, fluffy nature and their propensity to do as they please, even cats had a place in the military.