1. MEN & WOMEN IN UNIFORM

2. 52)Describe how the U.S. government raised the manpower necessary to fight the war.

3. The Selective Service Act 52) The Draft:
Ages drafted
Rejected 1 of 3
16 million trained
350,000 women

4. Objective…
Describe the effects the war had on men, women and minorities serving in uniform.

5. 3) Battle Fatigue… Private Eddie Slovik
Executed in 1945 for the crime of desertion.

6. Describe the effects the war had on women serving in uniform.
Objective…
Describe the effects the war had on women serving in uniform.

7. Women Enter the Military
4) The level of involvement (& capacity) of women in the military…
350,000 women serve
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACS)
Women Accepted for Voluntary Service (WAVES)
Military roles for women?…

8. 5) Military discrimination against women…
Women in the Military
5) Military discrimination against women…

9. Describe the effects the war had on minorities serving in uniform.
Objective…
Describe the effects the war had on minorities serving in uniform.

10. African Americans in the Military
6) How were African Americans treated during their military service?

11. 7) What contributions did African Americans make to the war effort?
Dorie Miller Received the Navy Cross May 17, 1942
# 59)"the blood of individual human beings may differ by blood groupings, but there is absolutely no scientific basis to indicate any difference in human blood from race to race.“
… Dr. Drew

12. The Tuskegee Airmen AKA: The “Red Tail Angels”
First Black military airmen
1,000 Black pilots trained at Tuskegee, AL
15,553 sorties
Two citations awarded

13. Eleanor Roosevelt
African American
War Bond Poster

14. Japanese Americans in the Military
9 A) How were the Japanese Americans treated their military service?
9 B) What contributions did Japanese Americans make to the war effort?
442nd Japanese American military unit

15. In a Japanese prison camp U.S. POWs celebrate 4th of July, 1942
Prisoners of War
10 A) How many American soldiers were held as POWs?
In a Japanese prison camp U.S. POWs celebrate 4th of July, 1942

16. 10 B) American POWs treatment: Europe vs. Asia.
POW Death Rate….
Japan: 40%
Germany: 1.2%.
Prisoners were subjected to slave labor, cruel punishment & medical experiments

17. The Bataan Death March (1942)…
70,000 surrendered
60 miles – 7 days
Limited food & water
Random executions
10,000 died on route

18. The Bataan Death March (1942)

19. Camp O’Donnell 1,600 Americans & 10,000 Filipinos
died in this POW camp…