Collecting, Preserving and Sharing Oklahoma's WWII Experiences
We honor our heroes
We have already waited too long.Now, more than 60 years after the end of WWII, our heroes are dying. Nationwide, more than 1,000 are lost each day. About 16 million Americans served in the military during the war. Estimates place the number of those still living at about 3 million. Time has slipped past, and so have the memories and experiences of many members of the Greatest Generation — men and women who sacrificed to fight tyranny and champion freedom. We are not waiting anymore. We honor those who fought for that better world.
We honor our heroes.
Honoring our heroes
WWII at a glance: A timeline of events from Japan's invasion of Manchuria to the Japanese surrender.
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The bathroom mirror Hitler looked in the day he killed himself in his Berlin bunker - it's in Oklahoma.
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See stories on Oklahoma's involvement in Pearl Harbor and the dedication of the USS Oklahoma.
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Hear first-hand accounts of the holocaust and read about a journey from concentration camps to Ponca City.
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Vignettes and stories about how the war affected those at home and gave women a chance to be Rosies.
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Vignettes and stories of Oklahomans who fought during the war all around the world - some only teenagers.
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View an interactive graphic of Pearl Harbor and the events of Dec. 7, 1941, to learn more about that day.
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World War II honor list of dead and missing Army and Army Air Forces personnel from Oklahoma.
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War casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel from Oklahoma.
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