tuskegee airman- black pilots that bombed italy.14. US Generals-Marshall, Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Nimitz, BradleyGeorge C. Marshall- cheif of staff of the US Military during WWII. Only person above Marshall was the president.Henry Kaiser- owner of a ship building company.George Patton- one of the best US generals ever. was full of himself, carried an ivory pistol.Bradley- us general. involved in D-Day operations15. D-Day-Operation Overlord June 6, 1944allied invasion of nazi controlled franceconducted in two phases1. airborne assault landing of 24000 british, american, canadian, and free french airborne troops shortly after midnight2. an amphibious landing of allied infantry and armored divisions on the coast of france starting at 6:30 am-there were also decoy operations to distact the germanforces from the real landing areas-the operation was the largest amphibious invasion on world history with over 160,000 troops-roughly 10000 allied causulties (6,600 us)16. Battle of the Bulge17. FDR Dies-Truman takes over18. VE Day19. Battle in the Pacific-Island Hopping, Philippines, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa,20. Navajo Code Talkers21. Doolittle's Raid22. Manhattan Project23. Hiroshima bombing24. Nagasaki bombing25. VJ Day26. Yalta Conference27. Nuremburg Trials28. Japanese Internment Camps in US29. Why we won WWII.henry kaiser- owner of a ship company. Made it possible for the US to make more ships than all other countries combined.
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