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Theater

Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) (4110)
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European Theater of Operations (ETO) (3423)
Home Front (2149)
China Burma India Theater (CBI) (403)
Atlantic Theater of Operations (ATO) (22)

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Military training and instruction (1792)
Experiencing enemy fire (822)
Naval Aviation (701)
- Air warfare (280)
- Aerial bombardment (266)
- Bailing out/loss of plane (135)
- Carrier warfare (113)
- Naval shore bombardment (90)
- Dog fights (86)
- Submarine warfare (70)
- Kamikazes (38)
Terrain (636)
Interactions with superiors (628)
Experience with death (626)
Friendships (612)
Combat decisions (584)
Performance of troops (556)
Food/mess (463)
Interactions with local populations (455)
Reflections (454)
Performance of equipment (451)
Amphibious invasions (432)
Life in the Field/aboard ship (381)
Clothing and equipment (374)
Personal/family relationships (360)
Experiencing combat (344)
Weather conditions (328)
Feelings toward enemies (323)
Education (312)
Overseas deployment (298)
Interactions with Allied troops (296)
Liberty and Leave (293)
Returning home (286)
Foxholes (239)
Being wounded (236)
Experience behind enemy lines (225)
Tank warfare (218)
Military service stateside (215)
Hospital stays (212)
Prisoner of war experience (209)
Reaction to Pearl Harbor (201)
Postwar career (183)
Games and entertainment (181)
Military intelligence (176)
Treating wounded (173)
Military decorations (170)
Advances in technology (168)
Fear (165)
Reunions (147)
Ethnic/racial identity (138)
Overseeing enemy prisoners of war (133)
Great Depression (130)
War production (128)
Race relations (112)
Service discharge (108)
Entertainment (104)
Enlistment (97)
Postwar life (84)
Liberation of concentration camps (81)
Red Cross (80)
Occupation duty (77)
Mail (72)
VE-Day (68)
Illnesses (67)
Medal of Honor achievements (66)
Entrance into Service (66)
Atomic bomb (64)
Liberation of prisoner of war camps (60)
Prewar life (57)
Liberation of civilian populations (57)
G.I. Bill (56)
The draft (55)
Exposure injuries (54)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (53)
Experiencing friendly fire (50)
VJ-Day (48)
Korean War (44)
Survival at sea (44)
Tropical diseases (40)
Health (39)
Relationships (35)
Vietnam War (34)
World War I (34)
Concentration camps (33)
Feeling toward enemies (33)
USO activities (30)
Being Wounded (29)
Interrogation (28)
Internment camps (27)
Prisoner experiences (25)
Being captured (24)
Civilian Training Program (22)
Preparing for the invasion of Japan (19)
Surrendering (17)
Rationing (17)
Civilian entertainment (16)
\"Friendships (15)
Escape attempts (12)
\"Experience with death (10)
Identity (9)
\"Feelings toward enemies (8)
\"Personal/family relationships (8)
\"Experiencing enemy fire (8)
\"Performance of troops (8)
\"Performance of equipment (8)
\"Food/mess (7)
Personal/family relationships\" (7)
Experience with court martial (7)
\""Personal/family relationships (7)
\"Interactions with superiors (6)
Combat decisions\" (5)
War bonds (5)
\"Enlistment (5)
\"Postwar career (5)
\"Education (5)
\"Combat decisions (5)
\"Military training and instruction (5)
\"Terrain (5)
War crimes trials (5)
\"Amphibious invasions (4)
\"Combat decisions" (4)
\"Liberty and Leave (4)
\""Friendships (4)
\"Interactions with local populations (4)
Amphibious invasions\""" (4)
\"Games and entertainment (4)
\"Naval shore bombardment (4)
Military training and instruction\"""" (4)
Civil defense (4)
\"Dog fights (4)
\"Military decorations (3)
\"Experiencing combat (3)
Personal/family relationships\""" (3)
\"Experiencing enemy fire" (3)
Performance of equipment\"""" (3)
\""Service discharge (3)
\""Advances in technology (3)
\""Military training and instruction (3)
Military intelligence\" (3)
\"The draft (3)
\"Tank warfare (3)
\"Being wounded (3)
Kamikaze (3)
\"Air warfare (3)
\"Aerial bombardment (3)
\""Tank warfare (3)
Air warfare\"""" (3)
\"Advances in technology (3)
Liberation (3)
\""Performance of troops (3)
\""Experiencing enemy fire (3)
\"Race relations (3)
\"Performance of troops" (3)
\""Experience with death (3)
\""Submarine warfare (2)
\"Entertainment (2)
\"Advances in technology" (2)
Reflections\" (2)
\""Terrain (2)
\"Ethnic/racial identity (2)
Reflections\"" (2)
Air warfare\"""",Dog fights" (2)
\"Clothing and equipment (2)
Veterans Affairs (2)
Race relations\" (2)
\""Performance of equipment" (2)
\"Bailing out/loss of plane (2)
\"Education" (2)
Prisoner of war experience\" (2)
\"Air warfare" (2)
Weather conditions\""" (2)
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\"Reflections" (2)
\"Food/mess" (2)
Liberty and Leave\" (2)
Combat decisions\""" (2)
\"Personal/family relationships" (2)
\""Education (2)
\"""Friendships (2)
\"VJ-Day (2)
\"""Performance of equipment (2)
\"Weather conditions (2)
\"Vietnam War (2)
Great Depression\" (2)
\"Submarine warfare (2)
\"""Overseas deployment (2)
Military training and instruction\" (2)
Concentration camps\""",Liberation of concentration camps" (2)
\"Foxholes (2)
Personal/family relationships\"",Education" (2)
\"Interactions with local populations" (2)
Military training and instruction\"" (2)
\"Interactions with Allied troops (2)
\""Illnesses (2)
\""Games and entertainment (2)
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\""Reunions (1)
\""Aerial bombardment (1)
\""Military service stateside (1)
\""Air warfare (1)
\""Postwar career (1)
\""Preparing for the invasion of Japan (1)
\""Being wounded (1)
\""Overseeing enemy prisoners of war (1)
\""Postwar life (1)
\""Race relations (1)
\""Combat decisions (1)
\""Great Depression (1)
\""Hospital stays (1)
\""Experiencing friendly fire (1)
\""Feelings toward enemies (1)
\""Foxholes (1)
\""Food/mess (1)
\""Experience with court martial (1)
\""Illnesses" (1)
\""Dog fights (1)
\""Clothing and equipment" (1)
\""Life in the Field/aboard ship (1)
\""Liberty and Leave (1)
\""Interactions with superiors (1)
\""Civilian entertainment (1)
\"Experiencing friendly fire" (1)
\"Prewar life (1)
\"Prisoner experiences" (1)
\"Prisoner of war experience (1)
\"Reaction to Pearl Harbor" (1)
\"Postwar life (1)
\"Overseeing enemy prisoners of war (1)
\"Military service stateside" (1)
\"Military training and instruction" (1)
\"Naval shore bombardment" (1)
\"Overseas deployment (1)
\"Reflections (1)
\"Returning home (1)
\"War’s End (1)
\"Weather conditions" (1)
\"World War I (1)
Advances in technology\""""" (1)
\"VE-Day (1)
\"Tropical diseases" (1)
\"Returning home" (1)
\"Reunions (1)
\"Survival at sea (1)
\"Tank warfare" (1)
\"Military decorations" (1)
\"Life in the Field/aboard ship" (1)
\"Being captured (1)
\"Civilian Training Program (1)
\"Clothing and equipment" (1)
\"Entertainment" (1)
\"Amphibious invasions" (1)
\"Acts of espionage (1)
\""Terrain" (1)
\""The draft (1)
\""USO activities (1)
\""War’s End (1)
\"Experience with death" (1)
\"Experiencing combat" (1)
\"Korean War" (1)
\"Liberation of civilian populations (1)
\"Liberation of concentration camps" (1)
\"Liberation of prisoner of war camps (1)
\"Interrogation (1)
\"Illnesses (1)
\"Fear (1)
\"Feelings toward enemies" (1)
\"Great Depression" (1)
\"Hospital stays (1)
\""Survival at sea (1)
\"""""Interactions with Allied troops (1)
Performance of equipment\""" (1)
Performance of equipment\" (1)
Overseas deployment\""",Interactions with superiors" (1)
Performance of equipment\""",Performance of troops" (1)
Performance of equipment\"",Aerial bombardment" (1)
Performance of troops\"""" (1)
Performance of equipment\"",Performance of troops" (1)
Occupation duty\""" (1)
Combat decisions\"" (1)
Military training and instruction\""" (1)
Military service stateside\"",Military training and instruction" (1)
Military service stateside\"""",Military training and instruction" (1)
Military training and instruction\""""" (1)
Military training and instruction\"""""",Air warfare" (1)
Military training and instruction\"""",Submarine warfare" (1)
Military training and instruction\"""",Air warfare" (1)
Being wounded\"""",Military decorations" (1)
Personal/family relationships\"" (1)
Amphibious invasions\"""" (1)
Prisoner experiences\"" (1)
Prewar life\"" (1)
Race relations\"",Ethnic/racial identity" (1)
Amphibious invasions\" (1)
Reaction to Pearl Harbor\""",Personal/family relationships" (1)
Reaction to Pearl Harbor\" (1)
Amphibious invasions\""""""",Tank warfare" (1)
Preparing for the invasion of Japan\" (1)
Personal/family relationships\""",Great Depression" (1)
Personal/family relationships\"""",Prisoner experiences" (1)
Personal/family relationships\"""",Great Depression" (1)
Personal/family relationships\"",Great Depression" (1)
Postwar career\""",Prewar life" (1)
Amphibious invasions\""",Experiencing enemy fire" (1)
Postwar career\"",Postwar life" (1)
Military service stateside\"""" (1)
Military service stateside\"" (1)
Illnesses\""",Military service stateside" (1)
Education\""",Prewar life" (1)
Hospital stays\""",Being wounded" (1)
Education\"""",Personal/family relationships" (1)
Interactions with Allied troops\" (1)
Education\"""",G.I. Bill" (1)
Interactions with Allied troops\""",Feelings toward enemies" (1)
Enlistment\""" (1)
Feelings toward enemies\""",Interactions with local populations" (1)
Experience behind enemy lines\"",Combat decisions" (1)
Food/mess\"""",VE-Day" (1)
Food/mess\" (1)
G.I. Bill\""",Education" (1)
Entertainment\"""" (1)
Enlistment\""",Race relations" (1)
Games and entertainment\""",Interactions with local populations" (1)
Interactions with local populations\"" (1)
Interactions with local populations\""" (1)
Combat decisions\"""",\""Treating wounded" (1)
Combat decisions\""",Experiencing combat" (1)
Combat decisions\"",Experience behind enemy lines" (1)
Combat decisions\""""",Air warfare" (1)
Combat decisions\""""" (1)
Combat decisions\"""" (1)
Military intelligence\""",Feelings toward enemies" (1)
Liberty and Leave\"",Prewar life" (1)
Liberty and Leave\"" (1)
Interactions with superiors\"""",Returning home" (1)
Education\"""" (1)
Interactions with superiors\""",Combat decisions" (1)
Education\"" (1)
Concentration camps\""""",Liberation of concentration camps" (1)
Dog fights\"",Air warfare" (1)
Air warfare\"",Combat decisions" (1)
Air warfare\""",Experience behind enemy lines" (1)
Experiencing enemy fire\"",Combat decisions" (1)
Weather conditions\"",Air warfare" (1)
Weather conditions\"""",Terrain" (1)
\"""""Foxholes (1)
Experience with death\" (1)
\""""Experience behind enemy lines (1)
\""""Aerial bombardment (1)
Aerial bombardment\"""",Combat decisions" (1)
War's End (1)
Air warfare\""" (1)
Experiencing combat\""""" (1)
Treating wounded\" (1)
Veteran’s Affairs\""" (1)
Air warfare\"" (1)
War’s End (1)
Air warfare\" (1)
\""""Interactions with Allied troops (1)
\""""Liberty and Leave (1)
\"""Illnesses (1)
\"""Games and entertainment (1)
\"""Feelings toward enemies (1)
\"""Interactions with local populations (1)
\"""Interactions with superiors (1)
\"""Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (1)
\"""Performance of troops (1)
\"""Experiencing combat (1)
\"""Enlistment (1)
\"""Advances in technology (1)
\""""Reflections (1)
\"""Amphibious invasions (1)
\"""Bailing out/loss of plane (1)
\"""Combat decisions (1)
\"""Clothing and equipment (1)
The draft\"",Personal/family relationships" (1)
The draft\"""",Personal/family relationships" (1)
Air warfare\"""",\"Performance of troops" (1)
Feelings toward enemies\"""""""" (1)
Reflections\""",\"Personal/family relationships" (1)
Returning home\" (1)
Returning home\""" (1)
Returning home\"""",Personal/family relationships" (1)
Returning home\""""",Interactions with superiors" (1)
Reflections\""",Service discharge" (1)
Reflections\""",Personal/family relationships" (1)
Reflections\"""""",Enlistment" (1)
Reflections\""""" (1)
Reflections\""" (1)
Reflections\"""",Amphibious invasions" (1)
Reflections\"""",Experience with death" (1)
Reflections\""",Occupation duty" (1)
Reflections\"""",\""Combat decisions" (1)
Air warfare\"""",\"Bailing out/loss of plane" (1)
Ship to ship bombardment (1)
Terrain\"" (1)
terrain (1)
Air warfare\""""",Clothing and equipment" (1)
Terrain\""" (1)
Terrain\"""" (1)
The draft\"""" (1)
Air warfare\"""""",Tank warfare" (1)
Tank warfare\""""",Experiencing enemy fire" (1)
Tank warfare\"""""",Military training and instruction" (1)
Survival at sea\""" (1)
Air warfare\""""",Fear" (1)
Air warfare\""""",Combat decisions" (1)
Tank warfare\" (1)
Tank warfare\""""""",Terrain" (1)
Tank warfare\"""""" (1)
\"""Terrain (1)

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