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

Cities, birds, and denizens of the deep. Three items which on the surface have nothing in common, yet they were all conventions for naming US warships in the WWII era.

Halloween today still brings with it traditions that were familiar during the 1940s. However the home front festivities during the war years also held some key differences as well. 

World War II transformed the United States from a midlevel global power to the leader of the “free world.” With this rapid rise in power and influence, the United States had to take on new responsibilities, signaling the beginning of the "American era."

The first Medal of Honor awarded to a Hispanic American in World War II was also the first awarded for actions on the North American continent since 1898.

Absentee ballots gave American citizens in uniform a voice in their nation’s government during World War II.

Though lasting only 360 days, Operation Magic Carpet was the largest combined air and sealift ever organized.

Private First Class Ferris LeBlanc served his country honorably during World War II. But the credit due to him was denied thanks to the tragic circumstances of his death in the Up Stairs Lounge fire in 1973.

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

During World War II, a new program gave young men who refused to wear a uniform other ways to serve their country.