United States World War II Biographies

Naval History and Heritage Command

 * Modern Biographical Files in the Navy Department Library.

Young American Patriots
A series of books entitled "Young American Patriots" published shortly after the war, documented how the war affected different states and also documented the service of some of the individuals from those states. The books often include a picture and a short biography of the individuals. The database contains books covering the states of:


 * Kentucky
 * Maryland and Delaware
 * North Carolina
 * Ohio
 * Pennsylvania
 * South Carolina
 * Virginia
 * West Virginia

Online


 * World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945 (Ancestry) ($)

Libraries
 * Locate these books at a library using Worldcat.

Additional Sources

 * R. Manning Ancell and Christine Marie Miller. The biographical dictionary of World War II generals and flag officers : the U.S. armed forces. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1996. FHL 973 D36anc
 * John Keegan, ed.  Who was who in World War II.New York, New York: T.Y. Crrowell, 1978. FHL 940.53092 K243w
 * David Mason.  Who's who in World War II. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Co., 1978. FHL 940. 53092 M38w