What was the war like for the millions of American soldiers, sailors, and airmen who fought it? In this chapter you'll hear their stories — oral histories recorded long after the fact but also stories as they were told at the time, in print, audio, and video. Additional materials — photographs, diagrams, maps, music, and army training manuals — will give you context.
Section Contents
- Primary Source: Enlisting for Service in World War II
- Primary Source: Basic Training in World War II
- Face to Face with Segregation: African American marines at Camp Lejune
- Primary Source: Black Soldiers on Racial Discrimination in the Army
- Music and Morale
- Primary Source: The Story of a B-17 crew
- Primary Source: Richard Daughtry on Surviving the Blitz
- Primary Source: James Wall on Serving in the Air Force
- Primary Source: Norma Shaver and Serving in the Pacific
