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.
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…
8. Triple Nickles
Given the segregation laws of the day, the Triple Nickels were not able to serve overseas…
7. The Flying Tigers
Early in WW2, the Flying Tigers flew for the Republic of China Airforce to weaken the Japanese war effort…
6. The Tuskegee Airmen
By mid-1943, the combat-ready group of aviators known as the “Tuskegee Airmen” took to the skies…
5. D-Day
In the late 1990s, movies captured the courage and stress of World War 2, learn about one of these movies…
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…
3. Navajo Code Talkers
During World War 2, the use of radio communication made signal intelligence important, learn how this involved Navajo Code Talkers…
2. Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter, became a symbol for woman empowerment and her poster contributed to the war effort…
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…