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World War II


World War II (1939-1945) was a global conflict involving most of the world's nations. It was characterized by widespread military engagements across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. The war can be traced back to the rise of aggressive expansionist powers, including Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler, fascist Italy led by Benito Mussolini, and militarist Japan under Emperor Hirohito.

The war officially began on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, prompting Britain and France to declare war on Germany. The conflict quickly escalated as Germany conquered much of Western Europe and Japan expanded in the Pacific. The Axis Powers, led by Germany, Italy, and Japan, fought against the Allied Powers, including the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, and others.

Key events and theaters of the war included the Holocaust, in which millions of Jews and others were systematically murdered by the Nazis, the Battle of Stalingrad, a turning point on the Eastern Front, and the D-Day landings in Normandy, which marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation.

The war concluded in 1945 with the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan. The conflict had devastating consequences, resulting in an estimated 50 million fatalities, widespread destruction, and significant social, political, and economic changes worldwide. The war also led to the establishment of the United Nations, an international organization aimed at promoting peace and cooperation among nations to prevent such a global conflict from happening again.

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World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Frank Edward BROWN (16 November 1923, Ossining, New York, USA (Sing Sing) - 19 March 2004, Fishkill, New York, USA)
(Frank Miller BROWN & Frances Elizabeth SPRAGUE)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Keith Franklyn BROWN (24 September 1919, Northbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Whitinsville) - 10 August 1967, Springfield, Vermont, USA (North, West) (Goulds Mill) (Hardscrabble Corner))
(Robert Knox BROWN & Elois Mildred HOLLAND)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Carl Isaiah BUNGAY (November 15, 1924, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - April 24, 1994, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada)
(Isaiah Charles BUNGAY & Gladys Mae GRAVES)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Archie Lee BURCHAM (June 3, 1922, Proctorville, Lawrence Co., Ohio, USA - July 11, 2010, Kinston, Lenoir Co., North Carolina, USA)
(Grover Cleveland BURCHAM & Margaret Caroline GARRIGAN)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Charles Ernest BURDICK (21 October 1928, Steger, Illinois, USA - 11 July 1997, Watseka, Illinois, USA)
(Ernest BURDICK & Jessie Mae THORNBURG)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  John Robert BURGETT (20 March 1927, Decatur, Illinois, USA - 6 April 1978, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA)
World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Harold Mathew BURKE (7 October 1916, Franklin, Louisiana, USA - 15 June 1976, Beaumont, Texas, USA)
(Superville BURKE & Emelina E LEGNON)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  John BURQUE (4 September 1925, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 20 March 2018, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot))
(Joseph Pierre Emile "Emile" BURQUE & Rose DEMERS)

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World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Agustín Ramos CALERO (2 June 1919, Isabela, Puerto Rico - , )
World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Gerard CALLAHAN (09/17/1910, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - 05/01/1996, Metairie, Louisiana, USA)
(Mathew Joseph CALLAHAN & Nellie Albertine DOHERTY)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Al Philip CARLIN (2/3/1919, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA* - 10/9/1972, Plaquemine Louisiana, USA)
(Joseph Dennis CARLIN (CARLINE) & Winnie Essie MCQUINSTON)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Felix Patrick CARMEL (MCDONALD) (30 May 1909, Providence, Rhode Island, USA - 15 January 2000, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville))
World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Richard Thomas CARTER (13 September 1925, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA - 27 April 1979, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA)
(Joseph Markwood CARTER & Thelma Lucille MCCLAREY)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Reginald CASE (5/29/1911, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA* - 8/11/1985, St. Martinville Louisiana, USA)
(James Garrison Sr CASE & Rosanette VERRET)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  George CHABOT (8 august 1917, Somerset, Massachusetts, USA - march 1977, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)
(Louis CHABOT & Marie LAVOIE)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Arthur CHARBONNEAU (01/30/1925, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA - 06/06/2002, Salem, Massachusetts, USA)
(Oscar Mose CHARBONNEAU & Elsie Mary GERARD)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Erwin Gabriel CHARPENTIER (02/27/1920, Whitehall, New York, USA - 1992, Granville, Washington, New York, USA)
(Albert Gabriel CHARPENTIER & Pauline M COURCELLE)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Joseph Arthur CHAUSSE (24 October 1902, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA - 24 November 1956, )
(Joseph Arthur CHAUSSE & Adeline TREMBLAY)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Alberic Bernard CHAUVIN (12 March 1920, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville) - 20 July 2011, Webster, Massachusetts, USA)
(Alberic Oliver CHAUVIN & Anne GAUTHIER)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Walter Ernest CHAUVIN (19 September 1919, Webster, Massachusetts, USA - 26 April 1999, Hartford, Connecticut, USA)
(Joseph Magloire CHAUVIN & Marie Regina CLOUTIER)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Robert Luther CHILDS (31 August 1926, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence) - 26 May 1999, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard))
(Kenneth Davies CHILDS & Rachel Aubrey SMITH)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Raymond Emile CHOQUETTE (March 12, 1927, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA - November 9, 2004, Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA (Wintonbury))
World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Anthony (Antoine) Arthur CHRISTIAN (CHRETIEN) (22 May 1904, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA - 4 March 1974, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville))
(Ovila CHRETIEN & Sophia DUBOIS)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Charles V CHURCHILL (10 May 1920, Auburn, New York, USA - 20 March 2001, Leesburg, Florida, USA)
(Charles Vernum CHURCHILL & Pearl Margaret Frances SHOREY)

World War II Soldier  female ancestor  Adelaide CINQ-MARS (27 October 1922, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA - 6 January 2013 , Gardiner, Maine, USA)
(Robert CINQ-MARS & Cecile DESROSIERS)

World War II Soldier  female ancestor  Angeline COCO (13 March 1915, Lee, Massachusetts, USA - 3 February 1997, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville))
(Peter COCO & Spizia ESOLDI)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Frederick Herbert COLBATH (31 May 1913, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills) - 16 December 2003, Brunswick, Maine, USA)
(Frederick Odell COLBATH & Ada Augusta WILSON)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Thomas Oscar COLE (30 November 1917, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester) - 12 April 1961, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester))
World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Thomas Russell COLEMAN (13 January 1924, Binghamton, New York, USA - 11 February 1991, , New York, USA)
(Thomas COLEMAN & Erma May KNICKERBOCKER)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Ernest Zephirin COLLETTE (20 November 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) - 9 August 1992, Webster, Massachusetts, USA)
(Zephirin Freeman COLLETTE & Mary Ida Bertha RENAUD)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Paul Hector COLLETTE (5 October 1919, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA - 25 July 2008, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA)
(Hector E COLLETTE & Mary Phebe Louise DRINKWINE)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Zachary Joseph COMEAUX (17 December 1917, Coteau, Louisiana, USA - 28 May 2000, Ardsley, Pennsylvania, USA)
(Remi Joseph COMEAUX & Clemence Marie LANDRY)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  James Michael CONNERY (12 July 1923, Hartford, Connecticut, USA - 19 January 2002, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester))
(James Michael CONNERY & Maude E COOLEY)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Ronald Cameron "Jake" COOK (20 November 1922, Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA (Attleborough) (South Attleboro) - 14 September 2011, Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA)
(Ralph Walter COOK & Hazel May WASHBURN)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Edwin Jon COOPER SR. (09/16/1925, Ludington, Mason County, Michigan, USA - 07/18/2002, Saginaw, Michigan, USA)
(Edwin Chester COOPER & Linda Lulu LEFTLER)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Normand Lucien CORBEILLE (January 19, 1928, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA - August 20, 1991, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA)
(Edouard CORBEILLE & Marie Anne PAQUETTE)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Russell Clinton COSSETTE (April 24, 1926, Bottineau County, North Dakota, USA - December 27, 1995, Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, USA)
(Joseph Michel COSSETTE & Vivian Viola SETH)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Harvey Alexander COTA (March 30, 1917, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA - August 25, 2006, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA)
(Alexander COTA & Lena Estine KITTLER)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Leo Firmin COTE (25 April 1915, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA - 25 December 1998, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA)
(Joseph Firmin COTE & Marie Alma BEAUPARLANT)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Truman Frank COWLES (16 May 1915, Hartford, Connecticut, USA - 20 June 2001, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester))
(William Henry COWLES & Ethel J STIMPSON)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Warren Frederick CRAIG (31 March 1911, Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA - 10 January 1996, Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA)
(John Albert CRAIG & Agnes S AIKEN)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Charles B CRAWFORD (22 July 1919, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock) - 23 December 2013, Vernon, Connecticut, USA)
(William Edward CRAWFORD & Helen SCHMIDT)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Ralph Grant CROCKER (18 October 1919, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA - 18 July 1986, El Paso, Texas, USA)
(Clifton Linwood CROCKER & Annie Lillian SPIERS)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Virel Monroe CROSS (07 April 1911, Provident City, Colorado County, Texas, USA - 01 February 1988, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA)
(Platt Brush CROSS & Lora Belle HOLDEN)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Edward Warren CROUSS (9 November 1920, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) - 23 August 1986, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills))
(Raymond Scott CROUSS & Elizabeth FISHER)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   George Willard CROUSS (24 November 1912, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) - 7 June 1980, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard))
(Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS & Fanny A KATHAN)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Herman Fisher CROUSS (14 September 1916, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 15 February 1991, Norfolk, Virginia, USA)
(Raymond Scott CROUSS & Elizabeth FISHER)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Leslie Nelson CROUSS (18 April 1922, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) - 22 April 2004, Suffield, Connecticut, USA)
(Raymond Scott CROUSS & Elizabeth FISHER)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Raymond George CROUSS (16 December 1927, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) - 5 November 2003, Bradenton, Florida, USA)
(Raymond Scott CROUSS & Elizabeth FISHER)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Roland Scott "Ron" CROUSS (16 June 1919, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) - 17 July 1985, Westminster, California, USA)
(Raymond Scott CROUSS & Elizabeth FISHER)

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