WW2 Documents and Letters | World War II Database

477 items in this album on 24 pages.


Front and back of a Japanese occupation Ten Gulden bill for use in the Dutch East Indies, 1942-1945	Identification card of Flight Leader Peter Wright of 2nd Squdron of 1st American Volunteer Group, Dec 1941-Jul 1942	Leaflet encouraging Chinese civilians to help Americans fighting in China. Bottom text a Chinese proverb that mirrored 'reap what you sow'; center text explained Allied CBI and USAAF emblems	Leaflet encouraging Chinese civilians to help Americans fighting in China. Text on right 'Americans never forget those who help them'; text on left 'recognize the American flag'

Leaflet encouraging Chinese civilians to help Americans fighting in China. Text on right was a Chinese proverb that mirrored 'reap what you sow'; text on left explained the Allied emblem in CBI	Philippine Japanese Occupation Five Centavos note, front and back	Specification sheet for the Dodge WC54 field ambulance, 1942	Third version of the Chinese Blood Chit (or maybe later) issued by the United States War Department with slightly enhanced text, late 1942. Note the number preceded by a 'W' for “War Department.”

War time poster created by US Office of War Information and printed by US Government Printing Office in 1942	Letter from Roosevelt to Landis regarding professional baseball in the United States during WW2, 15 Jan 1942	List of Jewish populations by country used at the Wannsee Conference, 20 Jan 1942	British Columbia Security Commission posting of evacuation of ethnic Japanese from designated areas, early 1942

United States Navy training poster depicting the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter, Feb 1942. Note that the poster describes the Allied code name “Zeke” as the “MacArthur Name.”	Commandant's Order No. 9-42 for the launching of submarine Whale, 14 Mar 1942	Front page of the Tribune newspaper of Manila, Philippines with headline of the fall of Bataan, 24 Apr 1942	Emmon's Memorandum to McCloy Regarding Japanese-Hawaiians, 29 Apr 1942, page 1 of 2

Emmon's Memorandum to McCloy Regarding Japanese-Hawaiians, 29 Apr 1942, page 2 of 2	List of men lost aboard HMS Hermes, printed by J. Abrams and Sons of Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, circa 1942	US Office of War Information newsprint regarding the homecoming of USS Marblehead, mid-1942	Detailed Operating Schedule for Launching of the Tunny, 30 Jun 1942, page 1 of 2