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1940s Canine Kilroy Was Here, There and Everywhere

World War 2 Canine Passed Inspection

A stray dog helped this World War 2 GI and his buddies pass muster with the new commander....

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1940s Real-life "Rosie the Riveters" During World War 2

Real-life “Rosie the Riveters” During World War 2

During World War 2, more than 6 million women joined the male-depleted ranks of the working world. We look back at those who helped win the war from home....

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Hershey bars hard to come by during WW2

Chocaholic shares memories of the Hershey bar shortage during the 1940s and World War 2. ...

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1940s USO Stripes and Stars

Military servicemen and women share their USO celebrity encounters during the 1940s and World War 2. ...

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WW2 Naval escorts drove brass and enlisted men

During the 1940s, these women served as naval escorts at a supply depot in California, driving officers and supplies....

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World War 2 pilot named airplane after his niece

This uncle kept his niece close at heart while he was overseas as an Army Air Corps pilot during World War 2. ...

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Air-dropped package on WW2 V-J Day missed the mark

Reader shares memories from World War 2 V-J Day, and a special delivery that arrived after the war ended. ...

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A tribute to World War 2 poster girl Margie Stewart

We pay tribute to Margie Stewart, our April/May 2012 cover girl and the official poster girl of World War 2....

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1940s Navy sailors celebrated World War 2 victory day

Rare 1940s photo shows World War 2 sailors from the US Navy’s Armed Guard celebrating Victory in Europe after the fall of the Third Reich....

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1940s Author Grace Boushell's husband, Vernon Boushell, is the Marine at far left playing with the great Louie Armstrong.

World War 2 Marines bugled with Louie Armstrong

World War 2 Marine Corps Band played in a bugling contest with the famous jazz musician Louie Armstrong....

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