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Office of Price Administration issues Ration Book One
Ration Book One was used to ration sugar, shoes, and coffee. Each stamp was valid for a certain four-week period to stagger the rations over time. -
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAACs) Founded
WAACs granted women official military status. They were permitted to act as switchboard operators, mechanics, bakers. -
American naval forces defeat the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway
Fought near the Central Pacific island of Midway, it is considered the decisive battle of the war in the Pacific. Because of communication intelligence successes, the U.S. Pacific Fleet surprised the Japanese forces, sinking the four Japanese carriers, that had attacked Pearl Harbor only six months before, while only losing of one carrier. After Midway, the Americans and their Allies took the offensive in the Pacific. -
Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa begins
British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign. It resulted in the Anglo-American occupation of Morocco and Algeria.
