WW2 Documents and Letters | World War II Database

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'AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL' radio message received by USS Ranger, 7 Dec 1941. Ranger was in the Atlantic approaching Norfolk, Virginia at the time.	'AIRRAID ON PEARLHARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL' radio message received by USS Wasp, 7 Dec 1941. Wasp was anchored at Bermuda at the time.

Draft number 1 of Franklin Roosevelt's 'Day of Infamy Speech', page 1 of 3	Draft number 1 of Franklin Roosevelt's 'Day of Infamy Speech', page 2 of 3

Draft number 1 of Franklin Roosevelt's 'Day of Infamy Speech', page 3 of 3	Sketch of the explosion on Hood by Royal Navy Captain J. C. Leach for the 2nd Board of Enquiry, 1941

1 shilling Japanese occupation currency note for use in previously British controlled areas in southern Asia	A message from USAAF Major General Clarence Tinker, commanding officer of air forces in Hawaii Islands, to his men at Hickam Field, late 1941 or early 1942

American poster 'We Can Do It!' from Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1942	American propaganda poster 'Remember Dec 7th', 1942

Capital Ship Bomb diagram	Diagram of the Mousetrap system with two tiers of rocket rails, circa 1942. Note the word “Deflectors” is partially cropped off the bottom of the image.

Diagram of the North American A-36A Mustang, front view' note the open dive brakes	Front and back of a Japanese occupation One Dollar bill for use in Malaya, Borneo, Sarawak, and Brunei, 1942-1945

Front and back of a Japanese occupation Ten Cents bill for use in Malaya, Borneo, Sarawak, and Brunei, 1942-1945	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