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The Zoot Suit Riots and Wartime Los Angeles
For five days in 1943, a fashion fad was at the center of racial violence in Los Angeles.
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Sacrificing Everything: Isadore S. Jachman’s Medal of Honor
Jewish Americans like Isadore S. Jachman contributed greatly to the American war effort in World War II, risking—and sacrificing—everything in the struggle against fascism.
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Joseph Stalin and the Dissolution of the Comintern
On May 22, 1943, Moscow announced the dissolution of the Communist International.
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Captain Benjamin Salomon’s Medal of Honor
Benjamin Salomon, a Jewish American dental officer in the Army, made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of his patients and fellow soldiers in World War II. Almost 60 years after his death in the Pacific, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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The Origins of the International Tracing Service
The Allies created the International Tracing Service (ITS), now referred to as the Arolsen Archives, to centralize postwar efforts to locate missing persons and help survivors discover the fate of family members in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.
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Private Mikio Hasemoto’s Belated Medal of Honor
Decades after his death, Mikio Hasemoto’s Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded to the Medal of Honor. A second-generation Japanese American serving in the segregated 100th Infantry Battalion, Hasemoto’s sacrifice was one of many initially overlooked because of race.
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James Jabara: The Unlikely Fighter Pilot
A first-generation American of Lebanese descent, James Jabara was intent on being a fighter pilot. Soon, the five foot five airman would make US military aviation history.
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Operation Vengeance: The Killing of Isoroku Yamamoto
US code breakers deciphering Japanese naval messages provided an opportunity for vengeance in April 1943 after intercepting the travel plans of Japan’s naval commander in chief, the mastermind behind the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Nurse Opal James’ Second World War
Nurses like US Army Nurse Opal James made vital contributions to the American struggle for victory in World War II.
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Medal of Honor: Robert D. Booker, Private, US Army
Robert D. Booker was born on July 11, 1920, in Callaway, Nebraska, where he joined the US Army in June 1942. After basic training, Private Booker was assigned to the 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, and sent to Africa.
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Two Moments of Remorse for Nazi Crimes: Willy Brandt, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and the Memory of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, The National WWII Museum connects two instances of remorse for Nazi criminality by leading German politicians.
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Operation FLAX, April 1943: Severing the German Afrika Korps’ Lifeline
Modern mechanized armies need a robust logistics chain to provide fuel, ammunition, and other sinews of war to sustain combat operations. Fighting the Allies during the North African campaign of 1942-1943, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps (DAK) was resupplied by a concerted air and sea lift effort.