The SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber, also known as the Douglas SBD Dauntless, performed the roles of both scout plane and

Lt. Gilbert Steingart served as dentist aboard the USS Ocelot in the Pacific Theater.  He promised to write daily letters

There were more than 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust before and during World War 2. More than have

Lyudmila Pavlichenko was a sniper for the Soviet army during World War 2. She is credited with 309 kills during

Operation Battleaxe was a British operation during WWII against the German and Italian forces in Cyrenaica, Libya. The objective of

Douglas MacArthur was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on January 26, 1880. He went to West Point Military Academy where

The following veterans were under 16 years old when they saw combat in WW2, from the commencement of the war

Before the start of World War II, Albert Einstein sent a letter to the U.S. president of the day, Franklin

The Battle of Coral Sea occurred on May 4-8, 1942 in the Pacific Theater of World War 2. The naval

This compilation of World War 2 quotes has been a long time in coming to the website. Due to the

World War 2 was the deadliest conflict in modern history. The majority of the developed world was involved in the

The United States officially declared war upon Germany four days after the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan on December

The 1940 US Census was the sixteenth census taken by the United States Census Bureau and was taken during the

The evacuation of Dunkirk, also known by the British code name Operation Dynamo, occurred between May 26th and June 3rd

After the Allies invaded Italy in 1943 they came at a halt at the Gustav Line at Cassino. Once they

When I was asked to do a guest spot for WorldWar2 Facts, I wondered what people would want to hear

The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought between the United States and Japan between February 19th and March 26th 1945.

No matter how you look at it the Battle of Leyte Gulf is one, if not THE greatest naval battles in the

The Brooklyn Navy Yard was originally built in 1801. The shipyard played a critical role in the United States’ national

The F4U Corsair was a carrier based fighter aircraft primarily used in WW II and to some extent in the

This'll be the first look at Private SNAFU. Of course you all know what SNAFU means (and if you don't

During World War II the most important resource for all sides in the conflict was information. Information would lead to

On December 7th, 1941 at 0755 local time, the Japanese commenced the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Imperial Navy forces

In November 1943 as part of Operation Torch, Allied troops landed in Algeria and Morocco. Together with Montgomery's victory at