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1、Topic:LetterstoandFromServicemeninWorldWarllEssentialQuestion:“HowdothelettersofservicemenandwomenrevealtheheroismofandsacrificesmadebythemduringWorldWarll?”NationalStandardforUnitedStatesHistory:Era8,Standard3TheoriginsandcourseofWorldWarII,thecharacterofthewarathomeandabroad,anditsreshapi

2、ngoftheUnitedStatesroleonworldaffairs.InstructionalObjectives:Studentswillbeableto:1.Explainwhythelettersofservicemenandwomenarehistoricalsources.2.AnalyzelettersofservicemenandwomenandtheirfamiliesforexamplesofcourageandsacrificeBackgroundDescription/HistoricalSignificance:Thesetenletterso

3、fservicemenhomeandthelettersfromhometotheservicemengiveinsightintothereasonswhymenfoughtandthecontributionsthattheymadetotheAlliedvictoryinWorldWarll.AndrewCarrollinTheLegacyProjectcollectedtheseletters.Theycanbecategorized:·ReasonsforEnlisting·TheHomeComforts·CombatExperiences·LoveandWar·M

4、eanstoEndtheWarA.ThefirstletterinthisseriesisWilliamCzako,ayoungensignfromFremont,Ohio,whowrotethelettertohissisterHelenonthemorningofDecember7,1941aboardtheU.S.S.NewOrleans.Whilewriting,hundredsofJapaneseZeroeswerebombingtheunsuspectingU.S.PacificfleetinPearlHarbor,Hawaii.Czakoprovidedhiss

5、isterwithadramaticmoment-by-momentdescriptionofwhatheandhisfellowsailorswereexperiencing.B.LieutenantRandallHarris,isdescribinghiscombatexperienceinSicily–theAlliedinvasionofSicily,OperationHuskycapturedSicilyfortheAllies.Itwasanamphibiousandairborneoperationfollowedbysixweeksoflandcombatth

6、atlaunchedtheItaliancampaign.C.TheletterfromFloraAnnHindswashandedtoherbrotherCharlesHerbertSmithasheboardedabustoleaveforactivedutyinWorldWarll.SmithwentontoflyseveralcombatmissionsonaB24bomberandtwicesurvivedbeingshotdown.Afterthewar,hewenttocollegeontheG.I.Bill.A.SidneyDiamondwasbornin19

7、22.HewasastudentatCityCollege,NewYorkCity,whenPearlHarborwasbombed,hefeltitwashisdutytoenlist.Diamondbecameafirstlieutenant,foughtonseveralislandsinthePacific,andwaskilledatLuzon.Hewona“SilverStar”posthumouslyforhis“courage,skillanddetermination.”Hehadwr