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"I don't know about you, but I'm a history buff. And I'm particularly fascinated by WWII. Unfortunately we're losing our WW II vets at an alarming rate now and we're missing out some of the most fascinating history there is - the personal stories of those who were a part of that great effort. I was pleased to find out that one of the small cities here in Georgia, through its local newspaper, the Rome News-Tribune, has produced a very well done set of videos featuring local WW II vets along with their stories. It is very similar to Ken Burns "The War" but on a much more local level. It's fascinating and a very worthy addition to the oral histories of WW II. There are 8 videos in the set and they're all worth the time to watch. But if you have to pick just one to watch, I'd suggest the one on Iwo Jima. Two Marines and a Navy Corpsman talk about that battle, what they saw, what they did and how it effected them and their lives. It is worth the few minutes it takes. If anyone knows about more of these projects that are available on line, I'd love to know about them so I can feature them (mcq51atbellsouthdotnet)."

Lots of information and photos of the Army's 3rd Division. My grandfather served in this division during WWII

"Allied POWS Under the Japanese Site for the detailed study of Guam and All Allied POWS used as SLAVES by the Japanese in World War II Check here first: SEARCH HELPS POW Camp List with LINKS to camp details, rosters, and photographs About Us and Copyright Information The purpose of this site is to provide a primary source of documentation for all of the Allied prisoners of the Japanese during WWII. Our goal is to determine what each man's unit was at capture then record what camps he was taken to and where he was rescued. Where possible, we will provide rosters of the hell ships, and, if a man perished, where, when and how."

Includes a searchable database of WWII veterans, with grave locations for deceased veterans. Has a feature to add veterans not yet included.

Written by Leslie A. Lennox, Lt. Col USAF (Ret), this article provides a fascinating look at the logistical effort involved in assembling 1200 bombers to carry out a strike on Germany. This article has little genealogical information, but should be read by anyone whose father or grandfather was involved in this effort.

"Resettlement Administration, the Farm Security Administration (FSA), and later the Office of War Information (OWI). The most active years were 1935-1943, and the entire collection was transferred to us in 1944."