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Douglas MacArthur
he was born in little rock, arkansas, on january 26, 1880. after gratuating from west point in 1903, he fought in world war I, and in world war II was commander of allied forces in the pacific. -
george Marshall
born: december 31, 1880,
died: october 16, 1959
america's foremost soldier during world war II, served as chief of staff from 1939 to 1945, building and directing the largest army in history. -
Chester w.nimitz
he was born on february 24, 1885. at a young age he had set his sights on army career,he left high school to enter the naval academy class of 1905. nimitz was an exellent student, specialy in athematics and gratuated with distinction -- seventh in a class out of 114. his first submarine was USS Plunger (A-1) -
george s. patton
born: november 11, 1885
dead: december 21, 1945
he was a general of the army which led the third army in a very successful sweep across france during world was II IN 1944, HE WAS SKILLED AT TANK WARFARE. he was considered on of the most successfulcombat generals in U.S history, he help lead the allies victory in the invation of sicily, -
dwight eisenhower
born: october 14, 1890
died:march 28, 1969
just 5 days after the bombing of pearl harbor he recieved a phone call which he had been transfered to ft. sam houston -
Omar bradley
born: februrary: 12, 1893
died: april 8, 1981
graduated from west point, under george s patton , he captured bizerte, tunisia in 1943, which led to the surrender of more than 250,00 axis troops. -
holocaust
an event of nazis invading and taking jews as hostage.over 6 million jews died. -
concentration camps
a place where jews were held captive. -
D-Day invation
the day on which the allied forces invaded france during world war II. -
conventional weapons
refers to weapons tha are in relatively wide use and are not weapons -
flying tigers
flying tigers was the popular name of the 1st american volunteer group (AVG) of the chinese air force in 1941-1942 -
liberty ships
a slow cargo ship built during world war II -
tuskegee airmen
popilar name for the first cadre of african-american pilots in the u.s military -
congressional medal of honor
the highest u.s military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in actions above and beyond the call of duty -
Bataan death march
was the forcible transfer by the imperial japanese army, of 60,000 filipino and 15,000 american prisoners -
island hoppers
it was an american strategy in the pacific during the workd war II it involved a leap frogging movement of american forces -
battle of midway
american planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a japanese fleet on its way to invade the midway islands -
operation overlord
was a code name for the operation that launched the invation of german occupied western europe during WWII -
merchant marines
the crew of a merchant vessel -
multiple front war
fighting from multiple fronts -
navajo code talkers
code talkers was a term used to described people who talk using coded language, -
postdam conference
conference held in postdam in the summer of 1945 where roosevelt, stalin and churchill drew up plans for the administration -
atomic weapons
a weapon of mass destrucion whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
