World War II

Franklin D. Roosevelt U.S. President during the Depression & WW II Elected to four terms as President Cash & Carry and Lend Lease Policies Four Freedoms & Arsenal of Democracy Died in office before the end of the war

Dwight D. Eisenhower Supreme Commander of ALL Allied Forces in Europe Planned and directed D-Day invasion

Douglas MacArthur o Commander of Allied forces in the Pacific. o Forced out of the Philippines o Supported “Island Hopping” Strategy in the Pacific. o Recaptured the Philippines o In charge of the formal surrender of Tokyo, o Remained in Japan to command the occupation forces there & oversee rebuilding of the country.

Omar Bradley Planned & participated in the Normandy Invasion (D-Day). Commanded the Twelfth Army Group First chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff

George Patton  Helped lead the Allies to victory in the invasion of Sicily.  Instrumental to the liberation of Germany from the Nazis.  Led the Third Army across France  Skilled at tank warfare.

Chester W. Nimitz  Commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet.  Defeated the Japanese navy in the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway, and in the Solomon Islands.  Attacked the Mariana Islands defeated the Japanese Fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.  Born in Fredericksburg, Texas

Harry Truman  Vice President Under FDR  Succeeded FDR  Made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan

Formed in 1943 Made up of Nisei Fought with distinction in Italy and France Most decorated combat unit in U.S. history Members of the 442nd hiking through France, late 1944 All-black combat unit formed in th Fighter Squadron formed in AL Escorted bombers over central Europe Proved superior or equal to white pilots Airmen Marcellus G. Smith and Roscoe C. Brown in Italy, 1945

American pilots who volunteered to serve in the Chinese Air Force before U.S. entered the war Later transferred to the United States after Pearl Harbor Played a vital role in the air war in China and Burma Code Talkers Henry Bake and George Kirk send messages in the Pacific Theater, 1943 Used to transmit messages in the Pacific Theater Based on the Navajo language Navajo words frequently substituted for military terms Code never broken

The Sullivan Brothers From Waterloo, IA Enlisted in the Navy on the condition they would serve together Assigned to the USS Juneau All five killed at Guadalcanal in 1942