{"id":5949,"date":"2017-08-15T23:37:03","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T03:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/?page_id=5949"},"modified":"2018-02-22T00:17:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T05:17:39","slug":"world-war-ii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wars\/world-war-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"World War II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following posts feature World War II content.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/11\/15\/107th-engineers-battalion-3\/\">107th Engineers Battalion<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">107th Engineers Battalion Insignia (Wikipedia) The 107th Engineers find their routes right here in the Upper Peninsula, having first been known as the Calumet Light Guard. They hold a history&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\">&#8230;<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/11\/15\/107th-engineers-battalion-3\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">107th Engineers Battalion<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/11\/15\/lake-bluff-park-ww1-memorial\/\">Lake Bluff Park WW1 Memorial<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Lake Bluff Park is a cozy little sidewalk overlooking Lake Michigan, located in downtown St. Joseph, Michigan. &nbsp; It also has many memorials ranging from World War 1 all the&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\">&#8230;<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/11\/15\/lake-bluff-park-ww1-memorial\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lake Bluff Park WW1 Memorial<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/11\/13\/fighting-falcon-d-day-glider-3\/\">Fighting Falcon D-Day Glider<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The wrecked glider, 1944(Fighting Falcon Website) Gliders played a major role in the invasion of Europe in World War Two. This is the story of how a small Michigan town&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\">&#8230;<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/11\/13\/fighting-falcon-d-day-glider-3\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fighting Falcon D-Day Glider<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/31\/chris-crafts-wwii-efforts-and-their-impact-on-small-town-michigan\/\">Chris-Craft&#8217;s WWII Efforts and its Unforeseen Socioeconomic Impact<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">LCVPs loaded on trucks in downtown Cadillac, MI (US Auto Industry WW2) Similar to the mass production of bombing planes and jeeps, boats, particularly landing craft, were an essential vehicle&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\">&#8230;<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/31\/chris-crafts-wwii-efforts-and-their-impact-on-small-town-michigan\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Chris-Craft&#8217;s WWII Efforts and its Unforeseen Socioeconomic Impact<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/31\/hmcs-haida-2\/\">HMCS Haida<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Introduction The HMCS Haida was a destroyer in the Royal Canadian Navy and served in conflicts around the world in World War II, Korea, and the Cold War. Commissioned in&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\">&#8230;<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/31\/hmcs-haida-2\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">HMCS Haida<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/31\/red-arrow-park-marinette-wisconsin-3\/\">Red Arrow Park, Marinette Wisconsin<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Red Arrow Park is a memorial park and beach located in Marinette Wisconsin on the coast of Green Bay. The Park was named in 1945 in honor of the Marinette&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\">&#8230;<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/31\/red-arrow-park-marinette-wisconsin-3\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Red Arrow Park, Marinette Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/30\/uss-cod-submarine\/\">USS Cod Submarine<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">USS Cod in WWII (Wikipedia) The USS Cod (SS 224) is an iconic Gato-class submarine that served the United States Navy throughout the duration of World War II and was&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\">&#8230;<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/30\/uss-cod-submarine\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">USS Cod Submarine<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/30\/wwii-german-howitzer\/\">WWII German Howitzer<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Front view (photo by John Anderson) source Clocking in at almost 26 feet in length, the German heavy field howitzer model 18 is an impressive sight to behold. After years&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\">&#8230;<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/30\/wwii-german-howitzer\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">WWII German Howitzer<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/30\/uss-jobb-de-707\/\">USS Jobb (DE-707)<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">(Photo Courtesy Of Naval History and Heritage Command) The USS Jobb was a Rudderow-class destroyer escort built by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City Michigan for the U.S. Navy&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\">&#8230;<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/30\/uss-jobb-de-707\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">USS Jobb (DE-707)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/30\/michigan-wwii-monument\/\">Michigan WWII Monument<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Michigan WWII Monument(michiganww2memorial.org) Honor Flight Michigan thought it was a good idea to take World War II veterans from Michigan to Washington D.C so they could see their national memorial.&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\">&#8230;<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/30\/michigan-wwii-monument\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Michigan WWII Monument<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following posts feature World War II content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5951,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5949","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5949"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8468,"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5949\/revisions\/8468"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}