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War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Fonte Plateau
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Fonte Plateau was a strategic location during the Battle of Guam. Home to a fortified Japanese naval communications base, the battle for control over Fonte Plateau was costly and pivotal. After days of fighting, US troops gained control of the position—forcing the Japanese Army's retreat.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Assan/Asan Beach
- Type: Place
During the Japanese occupation of Guam, CHamoru were forced to build defenses on the beach, including the pillboxes and bunkers that can still be seen today, in preparation for the American invasion. That invasion came on July 21, 1944, W Day for Guam. While a simultaneous attack took place five miles south at Hågat, the Third Marine Division landed on the 2,500-yard Assan Beach, marking the start of the Battle of Guam.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Piti
- Type: Place
Above the village of Piti, sit three large Japanese Vickers-type Model 3 140mm coastal defense guns, the remains of hastily constructed fortifications build on the eve of the American invasion of Guam. As the Americans conquered more and more territory in the Pacific, the Japanese forced the CHamoru to build fortifications and install artillery and costal defense guns on Guam under brutal conditions.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Type-C Japanese Midget Submarine
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In front of the T. Stell Newman Visitor Center at War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam stands the last Type-C Japanese midget submarine in existence.
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Faced with having to feed an expanded military and a hungry population, the US government reintroduced the idea of War Gardens from World War I. They rebranded them as Victory Gardens for World War II. World War II Victory Gardens were grown on farms, in backyards, on city rooftops, in window-boxes, on public lands, and in vacant lots.
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World War II brought widespread attention to physical fitness and disability across the US. As part of the military’s mobilization, all drafted and enlisted men had to undergo physical and psychiatric examinations to assess their fitness for war. About 19 million American men were drafted, but nearly half of them didn’t make the cut. Explore some of the reasons behind the draft’s rejection rate of over 40% as well as some of the factors that disqualified people from service.
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During World War II, American women entered the workforce and the military in unprecedented numbers. These dramatic changes also altered the way they related to their homes, families, communities, and private lives.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
- Type: Person
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., was born in Washington, D.C. in 1912. He graduated from West Point in 1936. He was the fourth African American to graduate from West Point. During World War II, he led the renowned Tuskegee Airmen. He attained the rank of four-star general in 1998. He died in 2002 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
War Dogs in the Battle of Guam
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The Marines, Army, and Coast Guard weren’t the only branches of the military to serve during the Battle of Guam. Three platoons of war dogs also played a part in liberating Guam!
Gateway National Recreation Area
Vincenzo J. Alfano
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Vincenzo J. Alfano was a U.S. Army solider stationed at Sandy Hook during WW II.
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This series of lesson plans about the WWII home front, focus on Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia, as an American World War II Heritage City. The lessons contain photographs, readings, and primary sources, with optional extension activities. The lessons highlight specific contributions, such as shipbuilding and civilian contributions. The lessons also connect to larger themes and understandings of the US home front during wartime.
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This series of lessons develop an understanding of the significance of Waterloo, Iowa, an American World War II Heritage City. Highlights include defense industries and the increased opportunities for women during wartime. One lesson explores the home front impacts of the service and sacrifice of the local Sullivan brothers. The lessons connect to larger themes of the U.S. home front during wartime. A mix of primary and secondary sources are used, along with photos and media.
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This lesson is part of a series teaching about the WWII home front, with Waterloo, Iowa designated as an American WWII Heritage City. The lesson contributes to understandings about service and sacrifice of local families. By examining the story of the Sullivan brothers – five brothers who lost their lives together, and whose family campaigned on the home front to encourage others to support the war efforts – the lesson connects to remembrance and heritage in Waterloo today.
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This lesson is part of a series teaching about the WWII home front, with Waterloo, Iowa designated as an American WWII Heritage City. The lesson contains readings and photos to contribute to understandings about women in service on the home front, in and from Waterloo. Lesson examples include the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), and the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. The final reading connects to other home front topics.
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This lesson is part of a series about the World War II home front in an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains readings and photos to contribute to learners’ understandings about wartime production in Waterloo, Iowa. Students will learn about the manufacturing background of the city and the impact of two local manufacturers, John Deere Company and Rath Packing Company. Women were increasingly hired in both factories to fulfill employment demands.
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This lesson is part of a series teaching about the World War II home front, with Paterson, New Jersey, an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains photographs and newspaper articles to contribute to learners’ understandings about the home front contributions of women in Paterson. Women worked and served in many ways in Paterson during World War II. The lesson does not cover all roles and specifically focuses on paid war industry work and service.
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This lesson is part of a series teaching about the World War II home front, with Paterson, New Jersey an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains readings and photos about how youth volunteered and contributed to home front war efforts. This included participation in the Junior Red Cross, collecting and making items for soldiers or humanitarian efforts, supporting material drives, and helping raise money in campaigns, such as for the United Jewish Appeal.
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This lesson is part of a series teaching about the World War II home front, with Paterson, New Jersey, an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson includes readings helping students understand the challenges African Americans in Paterson encountered on the home front, as well as some of their contributions. The lesson examines challenges at the vocational school, acknowledgement of local African American service members, and tolerance talks among faith leaders.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Surrender of Guam to the Japanese
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A reproduction of three documents related to the surrender of Guam in 1941: Captain George McMillin's surrender letter (1941), Major General Horii's proclamation to the people of Guam (1941) and Captain McMillin's report of the surrender (1945).
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Manenggon: A Time of Sorrow and Pain
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Just days before the Battle of Guam, General Takashina ordered approximately 18,000 people, nearly the entire civilian population of Guam, to relocated to concentration camps in the jungles in the interior of the island. Manenggon was the largest of the camps. Most CHamoru spent the Battle of Guam in the concentration camps.