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June 21–22, 1942 – Bombardment of Fort Stevens, the second attack on a U.S. military base in the continental U.S. in World War II. September 9, 1942, and September 29, 1942 – Lookout Air Raids, the only attack by enemy aircraft on the contiguous U.S. and the second enemy aircraft attack on the U.S. continent in World War II.
The Second World War led to the largest buildup of the US infantry to date. Between 1941 and 1943, there was a 60 percent increase, so that 317 infantry regiments of various types were mobilized by the end of the war. These included previously unknown infantry types such as the three mountain, 12 glider and 16 paratrooper regiments.
The peak size of the AAF during World War II was over 2.4 million men and women in service and nearly 80,000 aircraft by 1944, and 783 domestic bases in December 1943. [4] By "V-E Day", the Army Air Forces had 1.25 million men stationed overseas and operated from more than 1,600 airfields worldwide. [5]
World War II holds a special place in the American psyche as the country's greatest triumph, and the U.S. military personnel of World War II are frequently referred to as "the Greatest Generation." Over 16 million served (about 11% of the population), and over 400,000 died during the war.
The 16 officially recognized US military campaigns in the European Theater of Operations are: [8] North Africa campaigns: Egypt-Libya: 11 June 1942 – 12 February 1943, American participation in the Western Desert campaign; Algeria-French Morocco: 8–11 November 1942, the allied landings in North Africa
In 1941, the "Army of the United States" was founded to fight World War II. [78] The Regular Army, Army of the United States, the National Guard, and Officer/Enlisted Reserve Corps (ORC and ERC) existed simultaneously. After World War II, the ORC and ERC were combined into the United States Army Reserve.
1944–1946: Temporary reoccupation of the Philippines during World War II and in preparation for previously scheduled independence. [citation needed] 1945–1947: U.S. Marines garrisoned in mainland China to oversee the removal of Japanese forces after World War II. [15]
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