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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  Edward D CROWLEY (19 June 1926, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 7 March 1999, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA)
(Edward Dennis CROWLEY & Kathleen Louise DONNELLY)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Walter Harold CRUMM (1926, Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA - 22 April 1977, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA)
World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Joseph Edward CUMMINGS (19 December 1919, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA - 22 May 1995, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
(Joseph CUMMINGS & Delacy (Mary Eudocie) BELAIR)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Walter Anthony CUSICK (29 August 1923, - 24 September 1981, Babylon, New York, USA (Lindenhurst))
(Thomas Edward CUSICK & Florence Loretta PEARSALL)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Joseph Paul CUSSON (28 November 1921, Berlin, New Hampshire, USA (Maynesborough) - 13 August 1999, Berlin, New Hampshire, USA (Maynesborough))
(Vital CUSSON & Mathilda MATHON)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Rudolph John CUTSPEC (4 August 1907, , Pennsylvania, USA - 16 October 1991, Westminster, California, USA)
(Karl "Charlie" CUTSPEC & Mary ELOVAR)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Charles Windsor CYRUS (15 June 1924, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA - 17 May 2001, Merritt Island, Florida, USA)
(Charles William CYRUS & Alice WINDSOR)

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World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Robert Louis DAHLEN (23 April 1919, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA (North Bridgewater) - 6 April 1985, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA (North Bridgewater))
(Bror Hjalmar DAHLÉN & Mary E LEFORT)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Gilbert Marcel DAVENPORT (May 24, 1919, Chester, Massachusetts, USA - June 25, 1997, Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
(Amos Judson DAVENPORT & Ruth Edith WHITCHER)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Benjamin Oliver DAVIS (18 December 1912, Washington, DC, USA - 4 July 2002, Washington, DC, USA)
(Benjamin Oliver DAVIS & Elnora DICKERSON)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Jewel 'Dave' Otto DAVIS (August 29, 1925, Caddo, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA - May 5, 1990, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA)
World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   John Augustus DAVIS (24 March 1917, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA - 27 December 2013, East Lansing, Michigan, USA)
(William North DAVIS & Eva Belle LANDRY)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Walter Moody DAVIS (23 June 1922, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA - 29 October 2015, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA )
(William North DAVIS & Eva Belle LANDRY)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  William North DAVIS (24 June 1918, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro) - 26 February 2008, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA )
(William North DAVIS & Eva Belle LANDRY)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Daniel David DELANEY (12/15/1925, Fargo, North Dakota, USA - 12/30/2002, Denver, Colorado, USA)
(David Dan DELANEY & Clara Louise Elizabeth GOETTEL)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Charles Nicholas DEPREZ (30 July 1926, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville) - 11 February 2009, Mission Hills, California, USA)
(William Oscar "Oscar" DEPREZ & Barbara Mary "Mary" GEIS)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Robert Cornelius "Bob" DEPREZ (9 May 1923, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville) - 13 September 1992, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA)
(William Oscar "Oscar" DEPREZ & Barbara Mary "Mary" GEIS)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Romeo DESJARDINS (07/03/1927, Epping, New Hampshire, USA (West) (Camp Hedding) - 12/08/2000, Raymond, New Hampshire, USA)
(Daniel Joseph DESJARDINS & Eva GAMELIN)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Roger Joseph Lucien DESSERT (September 16, 1915, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) - December 14, 2001, Davenport, Iowa, USA)
(Joseph-Gaspard DE SERRES & Antonia ROYAL)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  William Patrick DEVEREAUX (April 17, 1900, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) - November 21, 1987, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale))
(Patrick H DEVEREAUX & Catherine MALLON)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Daniel Andrew DIGGINS (09/08/1919, Schenectady, New York, USA - 11/19/2011, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA)
World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Henry J. DIGIROLAMO (May 1921, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) - May 1952, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale))
World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Gene Olimbio DIPIETRO (3 March 1923, Cleveland, Ohio, USA - 5 February 2002, Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
(Carmine DIPIETRO & Giulia MARUCCI)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Gerald Edward DONNELLY (24 February 1918, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA - 3 January 2003, Hartford, Connecticut, USA)
(Edward DONNELLY & Eva Pratt MANCHESTER)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Ralph Edward DONNELLY (4 November 1891, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 13 September 1918, , France)
(John Edward DONNELLY & Mary Ellen CORCORAN)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   John Edward DOSSEY (30 December 1925, Lindsey, California, USA - 28 January 2014, Pioneer, Amador, California, USA)
(George Vernon DOSSEY & Orvie Ruby KEITH)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Loyal Bud DOSSEY (4/17/1914, Shawnee, Pottawatonie, Oklahoma, USA - 1/3/1991, Cortez, Montezuma, Colorado, USA)
(Homer Jack DOSSEY & Ella STAGNER)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Amberson Martin DRISCOLL (15 January 1908, Hudson, Lenawee, Michigan, USA - March 2003, , Michigan, USA)
(James DRISCOLL & Goldia AMBERSON)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Charles Edward DUKE (23 January 1908, East Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Broad Brook) (Warehouse Point) (Melrose) (Scantic) (Windsorville) - 26 June 1965, , Connecticut, USA)
(Harry Joseph DUKE & Marion DAMON)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   John Joseph DUNDON (9 March 1925, Binghamton, New York, USA - 8 April 1945, Vipiteno, Provincia di Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy)
(John Joseph DUNDON & Alice Katharine BOURGARDE)

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World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Richard Warren EDDY (15 June 1919, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA - 3 February 1994, Brunswick, Maine, USA)
(Harvey Milton EDDY & Mary Edna HOLT)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  James M EGAN (18 August 1920, Meriden, Connecticut, USA - 25 August 1975, New Britain, Connecticut, USA)
(Martin Andrew EGAN & Eva S MONAHAN)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Peter Clark ENGLISH (24 June 1926, Greene, New York, USA - 24 August 2009, Binghamton, New York, USA)
(William Walter ENGLISH & Laura Edith PETERS)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Elmer Leroy ESTES (29 January 1920, Wall, South Dakota, USA - 10 January 2015, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA)
(Hugh Pryor ESTES & Charlotte LUNDRING)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Charles Nelson EVANS (13 March 1919, Everett, Massachusetts, USA - 6 February 2002, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA)
(John Moulton EVANS & Elsie Rose EARP)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Ernest Edwin EVANS (13 August 1908, Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA - 25 October 1944, Atlantic Ocean / Pacific Ocean (at sea)*)
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World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Ralph Raymond FAIRBANK (15 September 1919, Brownell, Ness, Kansas, USA - 15 February 1994, Pahrump, Nye, Nevada, USA)
(Charles Vincent FAIRBANK & Mae Elizabeth SQUIER)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Porter FEAREY (27 June 1918, Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange) - 24 May 1994, New Braunfels, Texas, USA)
(Porter FEAREY & Elizabeth Boyd Wheeler MARTIN)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Ralph Sem FEHR (13 November 1923, Tatamy, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA - 29 January 1991, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA)
(Albert John FEHR & Freda GETZ)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Charles Clifford "Kipp" FEIGE (4 July 1908, Webster, Massachusetts, USA - 6 July 1983, Dayton, Ohio, USA)
(George Wilhelm FEIGE & Charlotte Marie SALISBURY)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Elmer Eugene FEIGE (29 September 1919, West New York, New Jersey, USA - 17 February 1944, Lanuvio, Roma, Lazio, Italy)
(William Theinert FEIGE & Eva Belle MILLER)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   George William FEIGE (15 April 1920, Webster, Massachusetts, USA - 7 October 1982, Webster, Massachusetts, USA)
(Willard S FEIGE & Anna R KORCH)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Henry Theinert FEIGE (2 January 1910, , Pennsylvania, USA - 16 May 2001, Moorestown, Burlington, New Jersey, USA)
(Henry William FEIGE & Sarah TURNER)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   John Henry FEIGE (5 July 1921, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA - 25 August 1992, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA)
(Edward Evylyn FEIGE & Catherine E MELIA)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   William Edward FEIGE (4 May 1920, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA - 21 March 1996, Trumbull, Connecticut, USA)
(Edward Evylyn FEIGE & Catherine E MELIA)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Edward FIELDS (June 13, 1914, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA - 30 March 1997, Everett, Massachusetts, USA)
(Fred FILION & Jennie Caroline SMITH)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Edward Walsh FILIAULT (4 April 1924, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 6 December 1999, Little River, South Carolina, USA)
World War II Soldier  male ancestor  John Sebastian FISCHER (10 September 1925, Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA - 17 December 2006, Ontario,Malheur County Oregon USA)
(Sebastian Antone FISCHER & Anna Magdalene KRAFT)

World War II Soldier  photo of ancestor   Burdette Mase FITCH (12 February 1896, Delphos, Ottawa, Kansas, USA - 6 November 1977, San Francisco, California, USA)
(Albert E FITCH & Jennie E MASE)

World War II Soldier  male ancestor  Donald Frank FLETCHER (3 November 1927, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 10 March 1996, Hadley, Massachusetts, USA)
(Frank Patten FLETCHER & Florence Edith EASTWOOD)

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