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Uncle Sam Wants You! - World War II

The Second World War shook the nation with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, and divided the world for four long years. More than 405,000 American soldiers, aviators and navymen died during the war, while those on the home front toiled in wartime factories and carefully policed our coastal fronts.

This tour features Northwestern landmarks of some of the important home front sites, forts and important monuments of WWII.

Print directions for all of these landmarks

1. FIND A HAMPTON NEAR THIS LANDMARK

   Stop 1: USS Potomac

   Oakland, CA categories: American History

   The USS Potomac served as Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidential yacht until his death in 1945. But it figures big in WWII history. On Monday, August 4, 1941, four months before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, FDR boarded the USS Pot... READ MORE

2. FIND A HAMPTON NEAR THIS LANDMARK

   Stop 2: Fort Miley Military Reservation

   San Franciscco, CA categories: American History

   The Fort Miley Military Reservation on Point Lobos was acquired by the U.S. Army in 1893 and used as part of the seacoast defense of San Francisco Harbor during the early phases of America's involvement in World War II.
   Today, litt... READ MORE

3. FIND A HAMPTON NEAR THIS LANDMARK

   Stop 3: USS Hornet

   Alameda, CA categories: American History

   The aircraft carrier USS Hornet is a national treasure, having participated in two of the greatest events of the 20th century -- World War II and the Apollo 11 manned space mission.
   Today she is moored at historic Alameda Point on ... READ MORE