World War II. Franklin D. Roosevelt U.S. President during the Depression & WW II Elected to four...
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World War II. Franklin D. Roosevelt U.S. President during the Depression & WW II Elected to four terms as President Cash & Carry and Lend Lease Policies
Franklin D. Roosevelt U.S. President during the Depression
& WW II Elected to four terms as President Cash & Carry and
Lend Lease Policies Four Freedoms & Arsenal of Democracy Died
in office before the end of the war
Slide 3
Dwight D. Eisenhower Supreme Commander of ALL Allied Forces in
Europe Planned and directed D-Day invasion
Slide 4
Douglas MacArthur o Commander of Allied forces in the Pacific.
o Forced out of the Philippines o Supported Island Hopping Strategy
in the Pacific. o Recaptured the Philippines o In charge of the
formal surrender of Tokyo, o Remained in Japan to command the
occupation forces there & oversee rebuilding of the
country.
Slide 5
Omar Bradley Planned & participated in the Normandy
Invasion (D-Day). Commanded the Twelfth Army Group First chairman
of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Slide 6
George Patton Helped lead the Allies to victory in the invasion
of Sicily. Instrumental to the liberation of Germany from the
Nazis. Led the Third Army across France Skilled at tank
warfare.
Slide 7
Chester W. Nimitz Commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet.
Defeated the Japanese navy in the Battle of the Coral Sea, the
Battle of Midway, and in the Solomon Islands. Attacked the Mariana
Islands defeated the Japanese Fleet in the Battle of the Philippine
Sea. Born in Fredericksburg, Texas
Slide 8
Harry Truman Vice President Under FDR Succeeded FDR Made the
decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
Slide 9
Formed in 1943 Made up of Nisei Fought with distinction in
Italy and France Most decorated combat unit in U.S. history Members
of the 442nd hiking through France, late 1944 All-black combat unit
formed in 1941 99th Fighter Squadron formed in AL Escorted bombers
over central Europe Proved superior or equal to white pilots Airmen
Marcellus G. Smith and Roscoe C. Brown in Italy, 1945
Slide 10
American pilots who volunteered to serve in the Chinese Air
Force before U.S. entered the war Later transferred to the United
States after Pearl Harbor Played a vital role in the air war in
China and Burma Code Talkers Henry Bake and George Kirk send
messages in the Pacific Theater, 1943 Used to transmit messages in
the Pacific Theater Based on the Navajo language Navajo words
frequently substituted for military terms Code never broken
Slide 11
The Sullivan Brothers From Waterloo, IA Enlisted in the Navy on
the condition they would serve together Assigned to the USS Juneau
All five killed at Guadalcanal in 1942