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World War II U.S. Recruiting Poster by John Falter: "To Make Men Free. . . you will share the gratitude of a nation when victory is ours. . . Enlist in the WAVES today"

World War II U.S. Recruiting Poster by John Falter: "To Make Men Free. . . you will share the gratitude of a nation when victory is ours. . . Enlist in the WAVES today"

Courtesy Naval History and Heritage Command, 70-623-g

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World War II U.S. Recruiting Poster by John Falter: "Have you got what it takes to fill an important job like this? Enlist in the WAVES"

World War II U.S. Recruiting Poster by John Falter: "Have you got what it takes to fill an important job like this? Enlist in the WAVES"

Courtesy Naval History and Heritage Command, 81-156-l

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World War II U.S. Recruiting Poster by John Falter

World War II U.S. Recruiting Poster by John Falter

Courtesy Naval History and Heritage Command, 45-127-t

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Mrs. Pierce working in her garden, Lancaster County

Mrs. Pierce working in her garden, Lancaster County

Courtesy Library of Congress, 8c22147r

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Some individuals and companies resorted to older methods of transport during World War II

Some individuals and companies resorted to older methods of transport during World War II

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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Camp Fire girls with the scrap they collected in September 1942

Camp Fire girls with the scrap they collected in September 1942

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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"Junior Commando" Boy Scouts in a scrap metal pile, Lincoln, 1943

"Junior Commando" Boy Scouts in a scrap metal pile, Lincoln, 1943

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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B-29 assembly: "B-29Overrun Ship #39 (fifth ship) L.H. Side Front 3/4 view; Old MOD. Bldg."

B-29 assembly: "B-29Overrun Ship #39 (fifth ship) L.H. Side Front 3/4 view; Old MOD. Bldg."

Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nebraska Governor Dwight Griswold, and Glenn L. Martin tour the Omaha bomber plant, April 26, 1943

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nebraska Governor Dwight Griswold, and Glenn L. Martin tour the Omaha bomber plant, April 26, 1943

Courtesy Omaha World-HeraldNo larger image available

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Cornhusker Ordnance Plant Photos: "Lunch at the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant"

Cornhusker Ordnance Plant Photos: "Lunch at the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant"

Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration, NRE-156-COP(PHO)-86

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"Negro Enlisted Men at Work on the Load Line, U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot", Hastings, Nebraska, 1944(?)

"Negro Enlisted Men at Work on the Load Line, U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot", Hastings, Nebraska, 1944(?)

Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration, 283499

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View Looking West on First Street at Hastings, Nebraska, 1944(?)

View Looking West on First Street at Hastings, Nebraska, 1944(?)

Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration, hastings_town2_39-0182a

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Cabin in the Sky Café, Apex Tavern, and Janie’s Talamie Café and Recreation Parlor. This area was probably along First Street, which became notorious for "rowdy" behavior. US Naval Ammunition Depot, Hastings, Nebraska; circa 1944.

Cabin in the Sky Café, Apex Tavern, and Janie’s Talamie Café and Recreation Parlor. This area was probably along First Street, which became notorious for "rowdy" behavior. US Naval Ammunition Depot, Hastings, Nebraska; circa 1944.

Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration, 283496

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View of attendance at a movie in the Permanent Recreation Building. Note that the seating is segregated with white service people on the left and blacks on the right. US Naval Ammunition Depot, Hastings, Nebraska; circa 1944.

View of attendance at a movie in the Permanent Recreation Building. Note that the seating is segregated with white service people on the left and blacks on the right. US Naval Ammunition Depot, Hastings, Nebraska; circa 1944.

Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration, 283490

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POW soccer game at Fort Robinson, 1944

POW soccer game at Fort Robinson, 1944

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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German POW in front of a camp truck at Fort Robinson, Nebraska; probably getting ready for a work detail, circa 1940s

German POW in front of a camp truck at Fort Robinson, Nebraska; probably getting ready for a work detail, circa 1940s

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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Col. Tibbets, pilot of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, waves from his cockpit before the takeoff, August 6, 1945

Col. Tibbets, pilot of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, waves from his cockpit before the takeoff, August 6, 1945

Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration, U.S. Army Air Forces

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World War II Asian Axis Dictator: Tojo, Hideki, Prime Minister & Minister of War, Japan; Photograph captured by U.S. Army, mid 1940s

World War II Asian Axis Dictator: Tojo, Hideki, Prime Minister & Minister of War, Japan; Photograph captured by U.S. Army, mid 1940s

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Lt. Col. Paul Adams in P40 plane, 1940s

Lt. Col. Paul Adams in P40 plane, 1940s

Courtesy NET Television

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A small boat rescues a seaman from the 31,800-ton USS West Virginia burning in the foreground at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941

A small boat rescues a seaman from the 31,800-ton USS West Virginia burning in the foreground at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941

Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration, 306532

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