Talk:Military history of the United States during World War II

message: Wanted to clear it with everyone before I did it but I think that Okinawa should have its own paragraph in the Island hopping section.  It was the largest battle in the Pacific theater and the tenacity of the Japanese defense on Okinawa was seen as a foreshadow of how things would go during the invasion of the main land. This was part of Truman's reasoning for dropping the A bomb as well.  If no one has any objections, I will create a paragraph and add  appropriately.--Looper5920 00:24, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I would love to have a paragraph for Okinawa.  I meant to get to it, but haven't had time, so add whatever you can.  I was also hoping to get one for Saipan as well.  Rmt2m 19:40, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Have you made any headway on how you want to do the Okinawa paragraph?  Rmt2m 23:42, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I will work on it today.  I got sidetracked trying to finish up a few projects and helping make some articles reach GA status.  Thanks for reminding me that I needed to get on this.  Give me a few hours to throw something together and then you can chop away at it. --Looper5920 00:04, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Looks like you hit all the main points there.  I don't think any changes are needed to it really.  Rmt2m 09:58, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Battle of Okinawa

message: Okinawa became the last major battle of the Pacific theatre and the Second World War.  The island was to become a staging area for the eventual invasion of Japan as it was just 350 miles south of the Japanese mainland.  Marine and soldiers landed unopposed on April 1, 1945 to begin an 82 day campaign which became the largest land-sea-air battle in history and was noted for the ferocity of the fighting and the high civilian casualties with over 150,000 Okinawans losing their lives.  Japanese kamikaze pilots enacted the largest loss of ships in U.S. naval history with the sinking of 38 and the damaging of another 368.  Total US casualties were over 12, 500 KIA and 38,000 wounded while the Japanese lost over 110,000 men.  The fierce fighting on Okinawa is said to have played a part in President Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb and forsaking an invasion of Japan.
:Looks like you hit all the main points there.  I don't think any changes are needed to it really.  Rmt2m 09:58, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Okinawa paragraph for vetting

message: "venerable - commanding respect because of great age OR impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character."
It doesn't just mean old.  Rmt2m 01:41, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  P-51 

message: I have read, from several sources, that the official end of World War 2 was 31 Dec 1946.  Anyone know what the story to this is?  Check-Six 22:44, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: From Army Regulation 600-8-22 Military Awards: "5–12. World War II Victory Medal
The World War II Victory Medal was established by the act of Congress 6 July 1945 (59 Stat 461). It is awarded for service between 7 December 1941 and 31 December 1946, both dates inclusive."  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.64.0.252 (talk) 20:34, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  31 Dec 1946?! 

message: I am thinking that perhaps we should split this article into more than one. Per example: U.S. Military hisory in WWII- Pacific theater, U.S. Military hisory in WII- European theatre, ext. Any I deas, oppasision or support? --Robin63 05:48, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split 

message: This article doesn't even mention the "Eagle Squadrons" of 1940.  Perhaps this article should give some mention of that?
Climie.ca 16:38, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eagle Squadrons 

message: why no a word on US German "incident" before of Pearl Harbor?--79.49.212.46 (talk) 23:15, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: "as early as"?!?!  "Pre War incidents" - um war started before 1941.  You lot were late. 62.172.86.27 (talk) 23:05, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pre War incidents

message: I have yet to see any pages on this topic, which I think is particularly relevant.  Is anyone an expert in it who is willing to set up some groundwork?  I'll pitch in to source and research whatever I can help with. Bagsc (talk) 22:04, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Logistics of US military and industry in WW2 

message: Should there be a section about the Axis occupation of American territories such as the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Guam, Attu, and Kiska?--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 19:34, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Occupied territories 

message: Should there be a paragraph added about the 'Flying Tigers' and the 'Eagle Squadrons' as mentioned before. I know its before America entered the war but still maybe it should be mentioned somewhere on the article?
::That is a good idea.  The Flying Tigers were not exactly "volunteers," they were regular U.S. Air Force officers and airmen who volunteered for an operation controlled, financed and operated by the United States government. (They nominally wore Chinese uniforms until the US entered the war in December 1941, but were not actually under Chinese control.). The Americans who joined the Eagle squadrons were indeed volunteers and were under British control; they were not encouraged by or sponsored by the United States government, so I do not think they should be included. Rjensen (talk) 08:32, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  American volunteers pre-entry 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: It seems like 79,000 Americans went missing in World War II. And they are included in the lists of those killed and dead? As I understand it, the column "declared dead", these are the missing, who later, as it turned out, died, but there are only 6 thousand of them, it turns out that the United States lost 405k killed and dead, 73k missing? https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/ref/Casualties/Casualties-2.html  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.145.61.199 (talk) 20:52, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  American missing