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  • Soldiers with Children
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  • US Soldiers in Nazi Library
  • Women Bombers
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US Casualties

Branch

Killed

Wounded

Navy

2,008

710

Army

218

364

Marines

109

69

Civilians

68

35

Total

2,403

1,178

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Ships Sunk and Damaged

Name

Battleships

Rejoined Fleets

Arizona

Sunk, total loss

--

California

Sunk, raised and repaired

May 1944

Maryland

Damaged, repaired

February 1944

Nevada

Heavily damaged, refloated, repaired

December 1942

Oklahoma

Capsized, total loss

--

Tennessee

Damaged, repaired

March 1942

West Virginia

Sunk, raised and repaired

July 1944

Pennsylvania

Damaged, repaired

August 1942

Name

Destroyers

Rejoined Fleets

Cassin

Heavily damaged, rebuilt

February 1944

Downes

Heavily damaged, rebuilt

November 1943

Helm

Damaged, repaired

January 1942

Name

Cruisers

Rejoined Fleets

Helena

Heavily damaged, rebuilt

June 1942

Honolulu

Damaged, repaired

January 1942

Raleigh

Heavily damaged, rebuilt

July 1942

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US Aircraft Damage and Loss

Lost

Damaged

Navy

92

31

Army Air Corps

77

128

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Japanese Ships at Pearl Harbor

Name

Date Sunk

Place Sunk

Akagi*

June 5, 1942

Midway

Kaga*

June 4, 1942

Midway

Shokaku*

June 19, 1942

Philippine Sea

Zuikaku*

October 25, 1944

Leyte Gulf

Hiryu*

June 5, 1942

Midway

Soryu*

June 4, 1942

Midway

Hiei

November 13, 1942

Guadalcanal

Kirishima

November 15, 1942

Guadalcanal

Chikuma

October 25, 1944

Leyte Gulf

Tone

July 24, 1945

Kure

Abukuma

October 26, 1944

Surgao Straight

Katori

February 17, 1944

Truk

Akigumo

April 11, 1944

Celebes Sea

Arare

July 5, 1942

Aleutians

Hamakaze

April 7, 1945

South of Kyushu

Isokaze

April 7, 1945

South of Kyushu

Kagero

May 8, 1943

Solomons

Kasumi

April 7, 1945

South of Kyushu

Sazanami

January 14, 1944

Yap

Shiranuhi

October 27, 1944

Leyte Gulf

Urakazi

November 21, 1944

Formosa

Ushio

Unsunk

Surrendered

*Aircraft carrier

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Student Travel – WWII Educational Tours
High school and college students, learn the leadership principles that helped win WWII on a trip to France or during a weeklong residential program in New Orleans. College credit is available, and space is limited.

See You Next Year! HS Yearbooks from WWII
Collected from across the United States, the words and pictures of these yearbooks present a new opportunity to experience the many challenges, setbacks and triumphs of the war through the eyes of America’s youth.

The Victory Gardens of WWII
Visit the Classroom Victory Garden Project website to learn about food production during WWII, find lesson plans and activities for elementary students, get tips for starting your own garden and try out simple Victory Garden recipes!

The Science and Technology of WWII
Visit our new interactive website to learn about wartime technical and scientific advances that forever changed our world. Incorporates STEM principles to use in the classroom.

Kids Corner: Fun and Games!
Make your own propaganda posters, test your memory, solve puzzles and more! Learn about World War II and have fun at the same time.

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