Examining the American experience in the Second World War

"Shades of Valley Forge"

Ad hoc trench foot preventive measures in the European Theater of Operations

What was it like in a foxhole?

Two combat veterans describe conditions on the front line

"They were my brothers, and oh how I loved them"

The personal story behind an Army Signal Corps photograph

Seasons Greetings

Examples of holiday cards sent by soldiers overseas in 1944

"I'll never forget last Thanksgiving. . ."

Private First Class Thomas B. Harper III reflects on Thanksgiving 1944 in a letter to his parents and sister