| Share Your History! |
The Central Florida World War II Museum needs YOUR help to develop its
curriculum.
If you served in the armed forces during World War II, we want to hear your story.
As our mission is to pay tribute to the soldiers of World War II in an interactive
format, it is extremely important the voices of veterans be recorded for posterity.
The value of your recollections to the Central Florida WW2 Museum cannot be over
emphasized. First-hand accounts will give us the ability to personalize the events of
World War II. We hope to create a lasting connection between the people who
experienced the war and those who wish to understand it.
curriculum.
If you served in the armed forces during World War II, we want to hear your story.
As our mission is to pay tribute to the soldiers of World War II in an interactive
format, it is extremely important the voices of veterans be recorded for posterity.
The value of your recollections to the Central Florida WW2 Museum cannot be over
emphasized. First-hand accounts will give us the ability to personalize the events of
World War II. We hope to create a lasting connection between the people who
experienced the war and those who wish to understand it.
Did you serve in the WAAC/WAC, ANC, ARC, or other female service
organization?
The Second World War created many opportunities previously unavailable
to women. Female service organizations allowed women to join the armed
forces and prove they could make significant contributions to the war effort.
Initially, members performed clerical jobs. Their duties expanded as the war
progressed and, by its end, women stationed around the world attained
distinguished service records and a permanent place in the military.
organization?
The Second World War created many opportunities previously unavailable
to women. Female service organizations allowed women to join the armed
forces and prove they could make significant contributions to the war effort.
Initially, members performed clerical jobs. Their duties expanded as the war
progressed and, by its end, women stationed around the world attained
distinguished service records and a permanent place in the military.
Please contact us and tell us what World War II was like for you. Whether you served on a ship, in a
bomber, on the frontlines, or in support, it is imperative your memories endure so future generations will
have the opportunity to truly understand this pivotal moment in world history.
bomber, on the frontlines, or in support, it is imperative your memories endure so future generations will
have the opportunity to truly understand this pivotal moment in world history.
Did you serve on the Homefront?
World War II was a total effort which required the typical American family
endure significant hardships. Rationing, blackouts, victory gardens, bond
drives, and material drives are alien to us, but the World War II generation
dealt with such sacrifices on a daily basis.
World War II was a total effort which required the typical American family
endure significant hardships. Rationing, blackouts, victory gardens, bond
drives, and material drives are alien to us, but the World War II generation
dealt with such sacrifices on a daily basis.
Does your family have a World War II story?
We have heard from people whose lives had been affected by the war in so many different ways. The
daughter of a man killed in action keeps a letter written by a soldier, originally sent to her mother,
explaining how her father was killed on the battlefield. The gravity of war takes hold as she remembers
how her mother was left alone to raise her siblings. Another woman remembered living on the coast of
England in 1944. On June 6, 1944, D-Day, the Americans who had recently inundated her small town were
suddenly gone. Hundreds of planes could be seen flying toward France with newly painted black and
white stripes n their fuselage and wings. She would later discover that the black and white stripes were
invasion stripes.
We have heard from people whose lives had been affected by the war in so many different ways. The
daughter of a man killed in action keeps a letter written by a soldier, originally sent to her mother,
explaining how her father was killed on the battlefield. The gravity of war takes hold as she remembers
how her mother was left alone to raise her siblings. Another woman remembered living on the coast of
England in 1944. On June 6, 1944, D-Day, the Americans who had recently inundated her small town were
suddenly gone. Hundreds of planes could be seen flying toward France with newly painted black and
white stripes n their fuselage and wings. She would later discover that the black and white stripes were
invasion stripes.
We want to hear from YOU!
The Central Florida World War II Museum is searching for eyewitness accounts from
a European perspective.
a European perspective.
On September 1, 1939, the German Army marched into Poland putting into motion the
Second World War. One year later, France would be under German occupation while
the Battle of Britain raged over the skies of England. Europe would continue to be
engrossed by war until the German surrender on May 7, 1945.
The United States is home to a number of Europeans and Canadians who immigrated
after the end of World War II. These people give the Central Florida WW2 Museum a
unique opportunity to present World War II from a different perspective.
Whether you marched into France with the German Army in May, 1940, lived in
London during the Blitz, fought for Caen in June, 1944, or conquered Berlin as a
soldier in the Russian Army in 1945, your recollections are vital to this effort.
Second World War. One year later, France would be under German occupation while
the Battle of Britain raged over the skies of England. Europe would continue to be
engrossed by war until the German surrender on May 7, 1945.
The United States is home to a number of Europeans and Canadians who immigrated
after the end of World War II. These people give the Central Florida WW2 Museum a
unique opportunity to present World War II from a different perspective.
Whether you marched into France with the German Army in May, 1940, lived in
London during the Blitz, fought for Caen in June, 1944, or conquered Berlin as a
soldier in the Russian Army in 1945, your recollections are vital to this effort.
We want to hear from YOU!
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