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Prelude
After Japans sneak attach on Pearl Harbor, and Germany had declared war on America, a cloud of anxiety enveloped this nation in a manner never before experienced in History. The Japanese forces were running rampant in the Pacific and Hitler?s U-Boats were threatening to destroy our Merchant Marine fleet. We had ample reason to be greatly concerned.
But once again, out of this vale of uncertainty, spirits of perseverance surfaced in the minds of all Americans. All over this Great Country of ours we joined together with but one thought in mind, to forever rid this Earth of Japanese and German imperialism. These wanton acts of aggression by Hitler and Hirohito united us in a manner that we had never before experienced.
Our military and industrial leaders stepped forward with long range plans of victory to totally destroy our enemies and their ability to ever again wage total war against freedom loving nations. Our government leaders sanctioned these plans and they were put into motion and gained momentum beyond our expectations. Our military build up had begun in 1940 with the enactment of our selective service act (Military draft) and the nationalization of our state militias (National Guard), yet in reality we had only a nucleus from which to build on, this was especially true with the Army Air Force for many of our best trained units had been destroyed at Hickam Field near Pearl Harbor, the Philippines and other pacific bases. Immediately after December 7, 1941 many of our best
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