May 4th, 1942

The four day battle of the Coral Sea begins. This is the first fleet action where aircraft carriers engaged each other. By the end of the battle, the United States would end up losing 3 ships along with the carrier, USS Lexington with 656 killed.

Photo Courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command

From the French Phrase Book

French Phrase Book TM 30-602, a photo by Detroit Arsenal of Democracy Museum on Flickr.

7. RECONNAISANCE

                        English                                                                          Prenunciation                

Are there any troops around here?                            ee ah teel day TROOP pray dee-SEE?    

                  French Spelling      

Y-a-t-il des troupes pres d'ici?

             

                         English                                                                          Prenunciation                

               Are they German?                                                      sawn-TEL al-MAHND           

                  French Spelling      

             sont-elles allemandes

May 3rd, 1944

Meat Rationing ends for all meats, except for beef steaks and beef roasts. Rationing as a whole would not end until 1946. England's rationing would not end until 1954 when cheese and meat came off ration.
Photo Courtesy of Sara Sundin - Under His Wings

May 2nd, 1945

The 8th Infantry and 82nd Airborne encounter and free the Wöbbelin concentration camp. Inside the camp are almost 5,000 prisoners, many who were taken out of other camps to prevent their liberation

Photo Courtesy of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum