This national historical park honors the estimated 18 million women who joined defense and support industries during World War II ... timeline commemorating events from the American home front during ...

circa 1943: One American female worker drives rivets into an aircraft while another sits in the cockpit on the US home front during World War II. They wear aprons and their hair tucked into scarves.

After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing in May 1945 ...

African American troops line up, National Archives The military's view toward African Americans during World War II reflected that ... to gain respect at home. "There was a real belief that ...