Week 1
1. Doris Miller
Dori Miller gained fame for his heroic actions during the attack at Pearl Harbor, but that was just part of his story…
2. Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter, became a symbol for woman empowerment and her poster contributed to the war effort…
3. Navajo Code Talkers
During World War 2, the use of radio communication made signal intelligence important, learn how this involved Navajo Code Talkers…
4. The Atomic Bomb
In the early 1940s, the US began to develop a superweapon that ended up being used to end World War 2…
5. D-Day
In the late 1990s, movies captured the courage and stress of World War 2, learn about one of these movies…
Week 2
6. The Tuskegee Airmen
By mid-1943, the combat-ready group of aviators known as the “Tuskegee Airmen” took to the skies…
7. The Flying Tigers
Early in WW2, the Flying Tigers flew for the Republic of China Airforce to weaken the Japanese war effort…
8. Triple Nickles
Given the segregation laws of the day, the Triple Nickels were not able to serve overseas…
9. Operation Mincemeat
In the Spring of 1943, the body of a Royal Mariner was found off the coast of Spain carrying secret plans, but were they real…
10. The Doolittle Raid
In April 1942, Jimmy Doolittle and a group of Aviators surprised the world by flying off aircraft carriers to attack Japan.
Week 3
11. The 442nd Infantry Regiment
Although the loyalties of Japanese American were sometimes questioned during WW2, the 442nd Infantry Regiment fought heroically…
12. Station Hypo
Joseph Rochefort led a group of codebreakers called Station Hypo that helped the US win the Battle of Midway…
13. Gregory Boyington
Gregory “Pappy” Boyington fought with the Flying Tigers before he assumed command of the Black Sheep Squadron…
14. Victory Gardens
During World War II, people at home were encouraged to contribute to the war effort by growing “Victory Gardens…
15. British Female Spies
Noor Inayat Khan was featured in Netflix’s A Call to Spy which focused on the contributions of British female spies during WW2…
Week 4
16. Hiroo Onoda
In August of 1945, Japan surrendered to the United States, but not every soldier. Hiroo Onoda did not surrender until much later…
17. The Bracero Program
In 1942, just after the US government agreed to import thousands of workers from Mexico to help support the effort to fight World War 2…
18. The USS Missouri
The USS Missouri in 1944 and earned one of the most well-known nicknames in US Naval history…
19. Primo Levi
Some historians consider Primo Levi to be a powerful symbol of the Holocaust…
20. Oskar Schindler
Although the Holocaust is complex and there are several tragic stories exist, there are some inspiring tales like Oskar Schindler…