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  • Collection: The American Experience in World War II

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n one of the last pictures to leave the Philippines before Manila fell to the Japs, General Douglas MacArthur (left) is shown pinning a Distinguished Service Cross on Captain Jesus A. Villamor, of the Philippine Air Force, for heroism in the air.

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The sheet music and lyrics of the song Remember Pearl Harbor.

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Cartoon concerning Irish and Chinese immigration to the United States, showing "Fritz" and "Pat" seated at table talking.

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Political cartoon questioning immigration laws which exclude Japanese yet admit "Reds, revolutionists, enemy aliens, and I.W.W.'s"

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Norman Rockwell created 'The Saturday Evening Post' with fictional Willie Gillis at the USO

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A poster used in World War II featuring Dorie Miller, an African American man who fought in World War II, in order to appeal to a variety of races and to show that we are not discriminating.

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"Special Agent" cover. Hoover looks to the right in the center of images that show what an FBI recruit may have to do, including shooting, multiple types of exercise, and investigation.

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This serves as an official casualty report of those who died in Bataan both American and Filipino, male and female. This report was provided in 1944 so information of those who were killed before and after the surrender of Bataan forces did not come…

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The Able Test of Operation Crossroads, the first atomic bomb dropped on the Bikini Lagoon occurred on July 1st 1946

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Superman eaves dropping on Lobbyists
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