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This is an excerpt from the annual report of the Adjutant General of Florida. Members of the Florida National Guard who died while on active federal service during World War II are identified.

In the late 1980s, Florida National Guard historian Robert Hawk created a series of Special Archives Publications for distribution to public and college libraries. These publications were later digitized and made available online at the University of…

Oral history interview with Gene Vaughan about life growing up in Mississippi during the Great Depression, how his whole class volunteered in 1943 to be aviator gunners, but he wanted to be a pilot like one of his older brothers. He did basic…

Oral history interview with Harold C. Dye about life in South Carolina during the Great Depression, working in a Pensacola shipyard, basic training, war experiences in the Pacific on troop ships and landing craft, and the transition into post-war…

Henery Grave talks about his experiences during World War II when he was in Europe. He talks about his travels to France, Belgium, Poland, and Russia. He also talks about when he was in Germany, where his company was attacked and he was captured,…

Biography of Col. Werner Molders who was a German Ace and the first flyer of any nation with 100 confirmed aerial kills. He was awarded the Knights Cross' Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. He was one of the first two men awarded this…

Marian Barnett discusses her experience in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) program. She also talked about the Hotel Ponce de Leon being used for training for the male members of…

Still photographs from the recording of Dr. McCoy's keynote address given prior to the screening of Serve and Protect in Flagler College's Lewis Auditorium. Dr. McCoy was a U.S. Marine Corps Corporal during World War II.