World War II – Memorial Project Created by John Nitcy, Business Teacher Sandpoint, High School – Sandpoint Idaho The purpose of this Powerpoint Project.

World War II – Memorial ProjectCreated by John Nitcy, Business Teacher

Sandpoint, High School – Sandpoint Idaho

The purpose of this Powerpoint Project is to help the current generation appreciate the sacrifices of the greatest generation, abroad and at home during World War II. This collection of the slides and hyperlinks, will hopefully be interesting enough to generate student interest in the most significant event of the 20th century, WWII. As a fellow teacher in the public school system, feel free to use this material in any way possible. It is extremely important that none of us forget what the WWII generation did for the world; and also in our daily lives here in the United States. This project is still a work in progress.

Take the WWII Candy Pretest!

Sacrifices of World War II• Deadliest Conflict in Human History –

60 million deaths• Effected every Household in America• 16,000,000 – United States • 400,000 – United States • 85 – Sandpoint, Idaho• 21 – Bedford, Virginia• 5 – Waterloo, Iowa

From the Greatest Generation to the Latest Generation

Memorial Field in Sandpoint, Idaho85 killed from Bonner County

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The Bedford Boys

29th Division, 116th Infantry Regiment, Company A – 35 men were from Bedford, Virginia and 21 were killed in the first hour at Omaha Beach on D-Day. June 6, 1944

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5 Sullivan Brothers – Waterloo, IowaAll died aboard the USS Juneau, November 13, 1942

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Project Video Hyperlinks about World War IIPerson –Purpose Hyperlink

Dick Winters, Commander – Easy Company – Band of Brothers - “Freedom & Fear”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ppsCXbBnQo&feature=fvwrel

Bob Slaughter, Private, U.S. Army, 116th Infantry Landing on Omaha Beach

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/dday/warstories/slaughter.html

Lucille Bogges – Sister Lost two Brothers on D-Day http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/dday/warstories/boggess.html

Pearl Harbor Veterans – Arizona Memorial – Battle Summary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BfKfDGRzbg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzgicLX_nzg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0RQE6Fm9Ew&feature=related

Iwo Jima - Tom Hanks speaking about the raising of the Flags on Iwo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YedHaLF5So&feature=related

Battle of the Bulge http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=HMPAsU2rPd8&NR=1

D-Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E7pJSC097w

Louis Zamperini - Unbroken http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txlt9ij7UJM&feature=related (start at 9:45) (stop at 30:00)

Misc. Video Hyperlinks about World War IIPerson Purpose Hyperlink

Jack Womer – 101st Airborne Pre D-Day Invasion

Meeting Winston Churchhill in England

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=QqQzJ81SWyY&feature=endscreen

Jack McNiece, 101st Airborne Pre D-Day Invasion

Refuses to eat British Food in England

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwSpB0LNgLs&feature=relmfu

Lucille Bogges – Sister Lost two Brothers on D-Day http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/dday/warstories/boggess.html

Andy Rooney – CBS News True Meaning of Memorial Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moH_aP_Ti4s&feature=fvsr

French Citizen to an American Veteran Thanks for the Liberation http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=2JYTJInVT6Q&NR=1

CBS News- On the Road – Peggy Harris Forgotten Veteran of D-Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TT1XFS1LA0

Click on the following Link to find out more about this book and the subject, Louis Zamperini

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txlt9ij7UJM&feature=related

(start at 9:45) (half at 26:30)(full at 45:40)37 Minutes Total

Link information on USC Annenberg – School for Communication & Journalism - (Video from CBS – 1998 Olympics)

Iwo Jima

Facts About Battle of Iwo Jima

8 Square Miles – Mount Saribachi 21,000 Japanese on the Island – 20,000 where killed

February 19, 1945 6,800 US Marine Deaths

Lasted 36 Days 19,000 US wounded

Two Flags were Raised during the Battle

650 Miles from Tokyo – Need for an airport to land bombers

D-Day Normandy, France

Facts About D-DayTwo million sailors and airmen were involved in Operation Overlord

6,939 naval vessels (including 1,200 warships and 15 hospital ships).

156,000 troops landed 11,590 aircraft supported the landing

7,900 airborne troops 2,500 Americans were killed with 7,500 wounded

The United States shipped 7 million tons of supplies (that translates into 14 billion pounds of material).

There are 9,386 graves in the American cemetery at Omaha Beach. Each grave faces west toward America

D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, France – June 6, 1944

WW II Project Grading Criteria• Covert to PDF file (save as) – Name file: WWII

Project by First Last• Followed example and hyperlinks all work• No typo’s or spelling errors• Summary of each event and 3 details – Relevant

picture on each slide• Send PDF file only to Inbox• 300 points

For more Information on this project, contact me at:

John Nitcy, TeacherSandpoint High School410 South DivisionSandpoint, Idaho 83864(208)263-7958

[email protected]@lposd.org