WWII

By September 1943, residents in the Red River Valley and across North Dakota had become accustomed to their lives during wartime. The Fargo Forum newspaper featured a daily reminder of the costs of WWII battles as well as activities on and off the war front.

Raydene Winnegge, I’m From the Queen Mary, WWII War Bride

Raydene Winnegge, I’m From the Queen Mary, WWII

This week in 1945 the world shook with the news that World War II had come to an end. The classic bold type across a Fargo Forum Extra newspaper edition boasted Japan Quits.” The subheading read “Allied Forces Given ‘Cease Fire’ Order.”

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Newspaper readers in the early 1940s were accustomed to their daily newspaper coverage of war battles and international conflict. World War II affected…

When the United States entered World War II in December of 1941, most of Europe was occupied by Germany. The continent was considered a fortress and…

On this date in 1920, William Reynolds was born in Helena Montana. After going to Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, Reynolds joined the Navy,…

Second Lieutenant Armand Haugstad of Columbus, North Dakota was a navigator with the 389th Bomb Group based at Darwin, Australia during World War Two. On…

The remarkable and long life of James Sugihara ended Tuesday, November 12. Sugihara was a chemistry professor at North Dakota State University, and served…