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Home Front (2144)
China Burma India Theater (CBI) (403)
Atlantic Theater of Operations (ATO) (22)

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Vocabulary

Military training and instruction (1790)
Experiencing enemy fire (817)
Naval Aviation (698)
- Air warfare (279)
- Aerial bombardment (262)
- Bailing out/loss of plane (134)
- Carrier warfare (113)
- Naval shore bombardment (90)
- Dog fights (87)
- Submarine warfare (70)
- Kamikazes (38)
Terrain (634)
Interactions with superiors (626)
Experience with death (623)
Friendships (603)
Combat decisions (583)
Performance of troops (553)
Food/mess (462)
Interactions with local populations (452)
Reflections (452)
Performance of equipment (450)
Amphibious invasions (431)
Life in the Field/aboard ship (380)
Clothing and equipment (373)
Personal/family relationships (351)
Experiencing combat (342)
Weather conditions (326)
Feelings toward enemies (318)
Education (309)
Interactions with Allied troops (295)
Overseas deployment (295)
Liberty and Leave (290)
Returning home (282)
Foxholes (238)
Being wounded (235)
Experience behind enemy lines (225)
Tank warfare (218)
Military service stateside (212)
Hospital stays (210)
Prisoner of war experience (208)
Reaction to Pearl Harbor (196)
Postwar career (182)
Games and entertainment (177)
Military intelligence (176)
Treating wounded (173)
Military decorations (170)
Advances in technology (168)
Fear (163)
Reunions (143)
Ethnic/racial identity (136)
Overseeing enemy prisoners of war (133)
Great Depression (128)
War production (127)
Race relations (112)
Service discharge (107)
Entertainment (104)
Enlistment (96)
Postwar life (83)
Liberation of concentration camps (81)
Red Cross (80)
Occupation duty (77)
Mail (71)
Illnesses (66)
Medal of Honor achievements (66)
Entrance into Service (66)
VE-Day (66)
Atomic bomb (63)
Liberation of prisoner of war camps (60)
Liberation of civilian populations (57)
Prewar life (56)
G.I. Bill (55)
Exposure injuries (54)
The draft (54)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (53)
Experiencing friendly fire (49)
VJ-Day (46)
Survival at sea (44)
Korean War (44)
Tropical diseases (40)
Health (39)
Relationships (35)
Vietnam War (34)
World War I (33)
Feeling toward enemies (33)
Concentration camps (33)
USO activities (30)
Being Wounded (29)
Interrogation (28)
Internment camps (27)
Being captured (24)
Prisoner experiences (24)
Civilian Training Program (22)
Preparing for the invasion of Japan (19)
Surrendering (17)
Rationing (16)
Civilian entertainment (15)
\"Friendships (15)
Escape attempts (12)
Identity (9)
\"Experience with death (9)
\"Performance of troops (8)
Personal/family relationships\" (7)
\""Personal/family relationships (7)
\"Food/mess (7)
\"Feelings toward enemies (7)
Experience with court martial (7)
\"Performance of equipment (7)
\"Personal/family relationships (7)
\"Experiencing enemy fire (6)
\"Interactions with superiors (5)
\"Military training and instruction (5)
\"Education (5)
\"Combat decisions (5)
War crimes trials (5)
\"Terrain (5)
Amphibious invasions\""" (4)
\"Interactions with local populations (4)
\"Postwar career (4)
Combat decisions\" (4)
War bonds (4)
\"Dog fights (4)
\"Amphibious invasions (4)
\"Enlistment (4)
\"Games and entertainment (4)
\"Combat decisions" (4)
\"Liberty and Leave (4)
\""Performance of troops (3)
\"Being wounded (3)
Air warfare\"""" (3)
Kamikaze (3)
\"Race relations (3)
\"Experiencing enemy fire" (3)
\"Experiencing combat (3)
\"Tank warfare (3)
\""Military training and instruction (3)
\"Naval shore bombardment (3)
Civil defense (3)
\""Tank warfare (3)
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\"Advances in technology (3)
\"The draft (3)
\"Air warfare (3)
\"Aerial bombardment (3)
Liberation (3)
\""Friendships (3)
\"Military decorations (3)
\"Performance of troops" (3)
Performance of equipment\"""" (3)
Military intelligence\" (3)
\""Experiencing enemy fire (3)
\""Advances in technology (3)
Military training and instruction\"""" (3)
\""Experience with death (3)
\"Bailing out/loss of plane (2)
\""Enlistment (2)
Combat decisions\""" (2)
\"Clothing and equipment (2)
\"Food/mess" (2)
\"Submarine warfare (2)
\""Performance of equipment" (2)
Reflections\"" (2)
Weather conditions\""" (2)
\"Interactions with local populations" (2)
\""Education (2)
\"VJ-Day (2)
\"Weather conditions (2)
\""Terrain (2)
\"Vietnam War (2)
Concentration camps\""",Liberation of concentration camps" (2)
Veterans Affairs (2)
Air warfare\"""",Dog fights" (2)
\"""Overseas deployment (2)
\"Advances in technology" (2)
Military training and instruction\"" (2)
Military training and instruction\" (2)
\"Air warfare" (2)
\"""Performance of equipment (2)
\"Reaction to Pearl Harbor (2)
\"Ethnic/racial identity (2)
\""Illnesses (2)
\"Reflections" (2)
\"Education" (2)
Personal/family relationships\"",Education" (2)
\"""Friendships (2)
\"Foxholes (2)
Personal/family relationships\""" (2)
\""Games and entertainment (2)
\"Entertainment (2)
Great Depression\" (2)
Race relations\" (2)
Prisoner of war experience\" (2)
\"Military training and instruction" (1)
\"War’s End (1)
\""Foxholes (1)
\""Overseeing enemy prisoners of war (1)
\""Postwar life (1)
\""Dog fights (1)
\""Experiencing friendly fire (1)
\"VE-Day (1)
\""Combat decisions (1)
\""Feelings toward enemies (1)
\""Preparing for the invasion of Japan (1)
\""Food/mess (1)
\""Military service stateside (1)
\""Liberty and Leave (1)
Advances in technology\""""" (1)
\""Illnesses" (1)
\""Experience with court martial (1)
\""Interactions with superiors (1)
\""Race relations (1)
\""Life in the Field/aboard ship (1)
\"Weather conditions" (1)
\""Great Depression (1)
\""Hospital stays (1)
\"World War I (1)
\""Postwar career (1)
\"Naval shore bombardment" (1)
\"Prisoner experiences" (1)
\"Experiencing friendly fire" (1)
\"Fear (1)
\""Clothing and equipment" (1)
\"Experiencing combat" (1)
\"Experience with death" (1)
\"Entertainment" (1)
\"Reflections (1)
\"Reaction to Pearl Harbor" (1)
\"Prisoner of war experience (1)
\"Feelings toward enemies" (1)
\"Prewar life (1)
\"Personal/family relationships" (1)
\"Interrogation (1)
\"Korean War" (1)
\"Liberation of civilian populations (1)
\"Liberation of prisoner of war camps (1)
\"Interactions with Allied troops (1)
\"Postwar life (1)
\"Great Depression" (1)
\"Hospital stays (1)
\"Illnesses (1)
\"Life in the Field/aboard ship" (1)
\"Returning home (1)
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\"Tropical diseases" (1)
\"Tank warfare" (1)
\"Liberation of concentration camps" (1)
\""War’s End (1)
\""USO activities (1)
\""Submarine warfare (1)
\""Survival at sea (1)
\""Terrain" (1)
\""The draft (1)
\"Amphibious invasions" (1)
\"Being captured (1)
\"Survival at sea (1)
\"Military decorations" (1)
\"Reunions (1)
\"Returning home" (1)
\"Military service stateside" (1)
\"Overseeing enemy prisoners of war (1)
\"Civilian Training Program (1)
\"Clothing and equipment" (1)
\"Overseas deployment (1)
\""Reunions (1)
The draft\"",Personal/family relationships" (1)
Military intelligence\""",Feelings toward enemies" (1)
Air warfare\"""",\"Bailing out/loss of plane" (1)
Liberty and Leave\"",Prewar life" (1)
Military service stateside\"" (1)
Military service stateside\"""" (1)
Military training and instruction\""" (1)
Military service stateside\"""",Military training and instruction" (1)
Liberty and Leave\"" (1)
Liberty and Leave\" (1)
Interactions with local populations\"" (1)
Air warfare\"",Combat decisions" (1)
Interactions with local populations\""" (1)
Air warfare\""",Experience behind enemy lines" (1)
Air warfare\"""",\"Performance of troops" (1)
Interactions with superiors\""",Combat decisions" (1)
Military training and instruction\""""" (1)
Military training and instruction\"""""",Air warfare" (1)
Performance of equipment\"",Performance of troops" (1)
Performance of equipment\"",Aerial bombardment" (1)
Performance of equipment\""",Performance of troops" (1)
Air warfare\""""",Clothing and equipment" (1)
Performance of troops\"""" (1)
Personal/family relationships\"" (1)
Air warfare\"""""",Tank warfare" (1)
Performance of equipment\""" (1)
Performance of equipment\" (1)
Military training and instruction\"""",Submarine warfare" (1)
Military training and instruction\"""",Air warfare" (1)
Occupation duty\""" (1)
Air warfare\""""",Fear" (1)
Air warfare\""""",Combat decisions" (1)
Overseas deployment\""",Interactions with superiors" (1)
Interactions with Allied troops\""",Feelings toward enemies" (1)
Interactions with Allied troops\" (1)
Education\"""",G.I. Bill" (1)
Education\"""" (1)
Education\"" (1)
Education\"""",Personal/family relationships" (1)
Education\""",Prewar life" (1)
Enlistment\""",Race relations" (1)
Enlistment\""" (1)
Concentration camps\""""",Liberation of concentration camps" (1)
Combat decisions\"",Experience behind enemy lines" (1)
Combat decisions\"""" (1)
Combat decisions\"" (1)
Combat decisions\""""" (1)
Combat decisions\""""",Air warfare" (1)
Combat decisions\""",Experiencing combat" (1)
Combat decisions\"""",\""Treating wounded" (1)
Entertainment\"""" (1)
Being wounded\"""",Military decorations" (1)
G.I. Bill\""",Education" (1)
Amphibious invasions\"""" (1)
Food/mess\"""",VE-Day" (1)
Games and entertainment\""",Interactions with local populations" (1)
Hospital stays\""",Being wounded" (1)
Amphibious invasions\" (1)
Illnesses\""",Military service stateside" (1)
Food/mess\" (1)
Amphibious invasions\""""""",Tank warfare" (1)
Experience with death\" (1)
Experience behind enemy lines\"",Combat decisions" (1)
Experiencing enemy fire\"",Combat decisions" (1)
Amphibious invasions\""",Experiencing enemy fire" (1)
Feelings toward enemies\""",Interactions with local populations" (1)
Feelings toward enemies\"""""""" (1)
Personal/family relationships\"""",Great Depression" (1)
Personal/family relationships\"""",Prisoner experiences" (1)
\"""""Interactions with Allied troops (1)
\"""""Foxholes (1)
Weather conditions\"""",Terrain" (1)
\""""Aerial bombardment (1)
\""""Experience behind enemy lines (1)
\""""Reflections (1)
\""""Interactions with Allied troops (1)
Aerial bombardment\"""",Combat decisions" (1)
War's End (1)
The draft\"""" (1)
Terrain\"""" (1)
The draft\"""",Personal/family relationships" (1)
Treating wounded\" (1)
War’s End (1)
Veteran’s Affairs\""" (1)
\"""Advances in technology (1)
\"""Amphibious invasions (1)
\"""Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (1)
\"""Performance of troops (1)
\"""Interactions with superiors (1)
\"""Terrain (1)
\""Aerial bombardment (1)
\""Being wounded (1)
\""Air warfare (1)
\"""Interactions with local populations (1)
\"""Illnesses (1)
\"""Clothing and equipment (1)
\"""Bailing out/loss of plane (1)
\"""Combat decisions (1)
\"""Experiencing combat (1)
\"""Games and entertainment (1)
\"""Feelings toward enemies (1)
Terrain\""" (1)
Terrain\"" (1)
Reflections\""" (1)
Reflections\" (1)
Reaction to Pearl Harbor\""",Personal/family relationships" (1)
Reflections\""""" (1)
Reflections\"""""",Enlistment" (1)
Reflections\"""",Experience with death" (1)
Reflections\"""",Amphibious invasions" (1)
Race relations\"",Ethnic/racial identity" (1)
Prisoner experiences\"" (1)
Personal/family relationships\"",Great Depression" (1)
Personal/family relationships\""",Great Depression" (1)
Postwar career\""",Prewar life" (1)
Postwar career\"",Postwar life" (1)
Prewar life\"" (1)
Preparing for the invasion of Japan\" (1)
Reflections\"""",\""Combat decisions" (1)
Reflections\""",Occupation duty" (1)
Tank warfare\""""""",Terrain" (1)
Tank warfare\"""""" (1)
Tank warfare\" (1)
Tank warfare\"""""",Military training and instruction" (1)
Tank warfare\""""",Experiencing enemy fire" (1)
terrain (1)
Air warfare\"" (1)
Survival at sea\""" (1)
Ship to ship bombardment (1)
Reflections\""",\"Personal/family relationships" (1)
Reflections\""",Personal/family relationships" (1)
Air warfare\""" (1)
Returning home\""" (1)
Returning home\"""",Personal/family relationships" (1)
Returning home\""""",Interactions with superiors" (1)
\""Civilian entertainment (1)

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