World War II Mr Marinello US History Women in the armed Forces More than 150000 women served as WACs Womans Army Corp during the war and thousands were sent to the European and Pacific theaters ID: 554320
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The American Story: World War II
Mr. Marinello * US HistorySlide2
Women in the armed Forces
More
than
150,000
women served as WACs
(Woman’s Army Corp) during
the war, and thousands were sent to the European and Pacific theaters.
U.S. women also performed many kinds of non-military service in organizations such as the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), American Red Cross, and the United Service Organizations (USO).Slide3
Women in the armed Forces
During the war, hundreds of thousands of women served across all branches of the United States Armed Forces.
The Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS)
Women serving in the Army, flying planes in assistive roles for the US Army
Over 400 women were killed in action during World War II
Most serving a nursesSlide4
Hispanics in the War
The three largest Hispanic groups in the United States are Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans
.
Hispanic
Americans fought in every major battle in the European Theatre of World War II
Unlike
African Americans who served during the war, Hispanic soldiers were not segregated into separate groups, though there were heavily Hispanic units.Slide5
Native Americans in the War
Native American men enlisted at a disproportionate rate relative to other American ethnic groups, bringing a historically isolated people into contact with mainstream American culture.
The
Navajo viewed their veterans as a positive force, whose service and contact in the war portended progress for the tribe
.
Navajo Code Talkers
were integral to winning the war effort. Slide6
African Americans in the War
While racial tensions and discrimination persisted, African Americans were able to serve during the war and take advantage of the G.I. Bill upon its conclusion
.
In 1944, the Golden Thirteen became the Navy's first African American commissioned officers.
Executive
Order 9981 is an executive order issued on July 26, 1948 by President Harry S. Truman
.
It
abolished racial discrimination in the armed forces and eventually led to the end of segregation in the services.Slide7
The Tuskegee Airmen
Racial segregation was still law in the American south and military units were segregated as well
Before the
Tuskegee Airmen
, no African-American had ever served as a pilot in the US armed forces
Were integral in liberating Italy
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. served as commander of the famed Tuskegee Airmen during the War.
He later went on to become the first African American general in the United States Air Force
.