April 2010
Bonus features
Find the articles these features relate to in the April 2010 issue of America in WWII, available at Borders and Barnes & Noble stores.
Hitler’s boy soldiers
Print Issue Tie-in: “Heilbronn: One Last Place to Die”
Footage: Hitler Youth tell their stories
In a March 1945 German newsreel, Hitler Youth boys—like the ones GIs encountered in Heilbronn—talk proudly of their combat experiences.
General George S. Patton
Print Issue Tie-in: “Patton: Loved, Hated, Appreciated”
Photo gallery: George Patton and the camera
Hard-fighting General George S. Patton, Jr., wasn’t just a warrior, he was a showman—dramatic, flamboyant, and ready to mug for the camera.
Winnie the WAC
Print Issue Tie-in: “The WAC behind Winnie”
Link: Winnie the WAC cartoons
View an extensive gallery featuring Winnie the WAC—the ditzy, naïve, and slightly spicy gal who helped ease GIs’ shock at seeing women in army uniforms.
Link: The real WAC who became a cartoon
Let WAC Althea Semanchik tell you about her unique WWII career as a math wiz—and as the model for the cartoon beauty Winnie the WAC.
Ford’s B-24 bomber factory
Print Issue Tie-in: “Ford’s Amazing Warbird Factory”
Link: Ford’s Willow Run factory in pictures
Trace the story of Ford’s Willow Run facility, where workers churned out B-24 Liberators by the thousand, in this online photo gallery.
Article: Raid in ruins
Fifty-four B-24 bombers fell in the 1943 raid on German refineries at Ploesti, Romania—underlining the importance of Ford’s amazing B-24 factory at Willow run.
