Category Archives: home front

Superfortress Poster

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Biggest, fastest, deadliest… Superfortress — WWII poster. Source: U.S. National Archives.

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GMC Trucks

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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44 Million Man-Hours in the Air

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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WAVES Study For Jobs On Link Program

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

WAVES train to operate the Link Celestial Navigation Trainer at NAS Seattle from Naval Aviation News, August 1, 1944. WAVES Study For Jobs On Link Program The first all-WAVE class to attend Naval Training School (Link Celestial Navigation Trainer) at NAS Seattle … Continue reading →

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Memphis Belle Departs for Home

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The famous B-17 Flying Fortress “Memphis Belle” and her crew depart England for home.      

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WAAC Officer Qualifications

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following officer qualifications are taken from a WWII recruiting pamphlet for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC): A candidate for [Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps] Officers’ Training School must: (a) Be a woman citizen of the United States. (b) Be … Continue reading →

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Wartime Kent

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Wartime Kent is a small, but interesting, set of photographs on Flickr of Kent during WWII. The set includes several photographs showing damage from V-2 rockets in 1945.  

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Rosie the Riveter

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Library of Congress explores the evolution of “Rosie the Riveter” and describes the lives of real women workers on the U.S. Home Front in World War II. Rosie the Riveter – Real Women Workers in World War II:   … Continue reading →

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Safety Caps for Women Machine Operators

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

WWII publication Safety Caps for Women Machine Operators, The Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, Supplement to Special Bulletin No. 9. Safety Caps for Women Machine Operators Industrial accidents are one of the potential bottlenecks in war production. Women war workers … Continue reading →

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