Visual History - America at War (1941-1945)

Shots: 1940s, World War II (WW II) footage. At home: football game, families listening on radio, Announcement Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, American Naval ship - aftermath, FDR (President Franklin Roosevelt) radio address announcing war, Uncle Sam - “I want you”, Recruitment center - men shipping off to war, Blitzkrieg, August 7, 1942, eight months after Pearl Harbor, first American assault on Guadacanal, American Flag raised, Nazi flags (swastika), German troops, Mussolini / dictator, September, 1943 North Africa, Sicily, then Italy - American and English troops putting defeating Mussolini, Italian women fighting, putting on make up, battle scenes in Italy, soldiers with K - rations and hard tack, America rations, meatless days, coupons, meat, butter, sugar, canned goods, point tables. Japanese surrender.


Weekly withholding and March 15th become Federal Income tax day

D-day - landing on Normandy, air force - American and British landing stations


planes being shot down - Black Alley, bombing Germany

Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin meet.

Iwo Jima

Kamikaze - Carrier Franklin hit


Airborne infantryman jumping into Germany


Fall of Colon

large swastika is blown up

Douglas Mac Arthur goes ashore in Philippines, POW's released

Aug. 6th, 1945 - Enola Gay , Hiroshima

America celebrates

Sept 2nd 1945
General Mac Arthur presides at Surrender Ceremonies, representatives of Japan sign surrender

soldiers go home, get mustering