Call to Duty: Outagamie County in World War II
Pre-1941 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Resources Introduction
Introduction 
Outagamie County residents met the nation's call to duty in World War II. Thousands of the County's young men joined the armed services. They fought in jungles in New Guinea, landed on beaches in Normandy and at Iwo Jima, and flew over the Himalayas into China. Their parents, siblings, sweethearts, children, and friends championed them on the home front. Those at home rationed food, bought defense bonds, and made the machinery of war.

 

Marines raise an American flag on the island of Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945
Marines raise an American flag on the island of Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945
Courtesy of the National Archives # 80-G-413988
Veterans returned home after four years of war. The community welcomed them back with parades and dances. The war became a defining event in many of their lives and helped shape the world their children inherited.

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