SSgt. Max Chotin in uniform in an undated photo.

SSgt. Max Chotin, who served with the U.S. Army during World War II, spent most of his active duty time stateside, not overseas. Having graduated from St. John’s University in Brooklyn, New York, Max became a certified public accountant after graduation and worked as an auditor.

1st Lt. Paul Donal Meyer met his wife 2nd Lt. Elaine Gardner Mitchell during World War II.

When the United States entered World War II, gender roles began to shift based on the needs of a country at war. Women started working in factories, and the U.S. military began actively recruiting women to serve. 1st Lt. Paul Donald Meyer met his wife, 2nd Lt.

Pfc. Robert D. Watts in uniform in an undated photo.

Drafted into the service in January 1942 at the age of 27, Pfc. Robert D. Watts, best known as Dalton to his family and friends, personified the American G.I. of World War II. Dalton, unmarried, was the oldest son with three brothers, all of whom served their country, and seven sisters.

Cpl. David L. Conway died April 14, 1945.

In the midst of 1944, World War II raged in both Europe and the Pacific. Cpl. David L. Conway, a married man with a two-year-old daughter at home, had been stationed in Washington, DC, far away from the theaters of operation.

The American Battle Monuments Commission in conjunction with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) and Virginia Tech (VT) has released Bringing the Great War Home: Teaching with the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, a free World War I Teacher’s Guide.

Cpl. William H. Myers, Jr., in uniform in an undated photo.

Shortly after Cpl. William H. Myers, Jr., arrived overseas with the 571st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion in November 1944, he learned he was going to be a father.

Headstones decorated with flowers and photos.

Every marble headstone and every name on the Wall of the Missing at an ABMC cemetery represents a person who gave the ultimate sacrifice. These people were fathers, mothers, brothers, uncles, sons, and daughters.

An eagle sculpture adorns the entrance to Lorraine American Cemetery.

National History Day (NHD) announced this morning the launch of phase one of a new, free teacher resource, abmceducation.org.

On May 8, 1945 the world celebrated the end of World War II in Europe, but for some young American children it represented the beginning of a lifetime without their fathers. It’s estimated that more than 180,000 American children were left fatherless after the war.