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15 Cards in this Set
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What does GI stand for?
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Government Issue
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What were WAVES and WASPS?
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Waves = Navy
Wasps = Air Force |
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What part did women have in the war?
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Women were not drafted. They could volunteer into the WAC (Women's Auxiliary Corps).
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What book glorified the GI experience?
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"The Best Years Of Our Lives"
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Ira Hayes
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(Leftmost)
Arrested 49 times after World War II |
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Franklin Sousley
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(2nd From Left)
Last words were "I'm OK" |
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Mike Strank
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(3rd From Left, Obscured)
Nickname was "Old Man" because he was the oldest at 24 years old. |
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John "Doc" Bradley"
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(3rd From Right)
The war left his legs full of shrapnel |
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Rene Gagnon
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(2nd From Right, Obscured)
After WWII he was a janitor, but during WWII his nickname was "movie star" |
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Harlon Block
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(Rightmost)
He was a 7th day Adventist and died before ever kissing a girl |
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When did Iwo Jima occur?
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February-March, 1945
1 Month |
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What were the reasons to fight at Iwo Jima?
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- Japanese Fighters
- Japan Radar Station - Good place to put US fighter base - Wounded US Bombers could land |
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How many US marines were there at Iwo Jima, and how many Japanese?
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110,000 Marines
22,000 Japanese |
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What was the highest point of Iwo Jima and what was the significance?
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Surabachi
It was taken when the battle of Iwo Jima ended and it was the first time an invader's flag flew over Japan in 5,000 years |
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What group committed horrible medical attrocities?
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Japan's Unit 731
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