Pacific Theater

ID: 2718 ~ Creator: Newell, Clayton R. (2003). Central Pacific. The US Army Campaigns of World War II. US Army Center of Military History. Via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pacific_Theater_Areas;map1.JPG

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The Pacific theater during World War II, circa 1942.

This file appears in: Norman Vandivier WWII Navy Veteran Memorial

Norman Vandivier WWII Navy Veteran Memorial

By Linda S. Kilbert

Many Hoosier families sent a son or daughter to serve in the military during World War II (1939-1945). Pride in their child’s service mingled with worry about their safety. Families’ anticipation of news about the war mixed with trepidation about…