Important People in WWII US History

Group of African American pilots that flew in WWII at a time when the military was still segregated.

• Tuskegee Airmen
• Harlem Hellfighters
• Navajo Code Talkers

• Buffalo Soldiers

American Indians that were recruited by the military to encode, transmit, and decode messages.

• Signal Whisperers
• Navajo Code Talkers

• Message Mutterers
• Code Whisperers

Commander of the Allied forces in Europe for the D-Day invasion. Later became the 34th President of the United States.

• George S. Patton
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Douglas MacArthur
• John F. Kennedy

Commander of the U.S. Army in the Pacific during WWII.

• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Douglas MacArthur
• George Patton
• Chester Nimitz

Commander of the U.S. Navy and Allied Land and Sea Forces in the Pacific during WWII.

• Chester W. Nimitz
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• George S. Patton
• Douglas MacArthur

Fought in Italy and received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and the Distinguished Service Cross. He was the only African American veteran of WWII to receive the Medal of Honor while he was still alive.

• Jackie Robinson

• Thomas Jefferson
• Vernon J. Baker
• WEB DuBois

33rd President of the United States. His decision to use atomic weapons in WWII changed the course of history and sparked an international arms race.

• John F. Kennedy
• Franklin Roosevelt

• George Washington
• Harry S. Truman

The Axis Powers (bad guys) included -

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• Soviet Union, Germany, England

• Soviet Union, France, United Kingdom

• Japan, China, North Korea

The Allied Powers (good guys) included -

• United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union, and China
• Germany, Italy, Japan, and France
• Australia, Canada, India, and Brazil
• Spain, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland

Executive Order 9066 -

• Declaration of Independence
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Louisiana Purchase
• Internment of Japanese Americans