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Today in World War II History—Jan. 14, 1944

Monday, January 14, 2019 by Sarah Sundin
US recruiting poster for the Navy Seabees, WWII

US recruiting poster for the Navy Seabees, WWII

75 Years Ago—Jan. 14, 1944: Gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrives in London for planning for Operation Overlord (D-day).

Eligibility for the draft is restored for Japanese-American Nisei, causing mixed reactions in internment camps.

US Navy Seabees in camps in US get a sneak preview of John Wayne’s movie The Fighting Seabees.

War Relocation Authority Center at Manzanar, CA, 3 July 1942 (US Government photo, photographer: Dorothea Lange)

War Relocation Authority Center at Manzanar, CA, 3 July 1942 (US Government photo, photographer: Dorothea Lange)

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One response to “Today in World War II History—Jan. 14, 1944”

  1. Ryana Lynn says:
    January 14, 2019 at 6:01 am

    The Nisei! Ahh! Some of my favorites!

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