World War 2 Random
The U.S. Navy commissioned a specialized ship solely for producing this frozen treat
Ice Cream
This battle started WWll
Pearl Harbor
President for the majority of the war, serving until April 1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This German encryption machine was famously "cracked" by teams at Bletchley Park
Enigma
Unlike most previous wars, this group accounted for the majority of WWII deaths, estimated at over 50 million people
Civilians
He was the last Japanese soldier to officially surrender, not coming out of the jungle until 1974
Hiroo Onoda
The iconic photo of U.S. Marines raising the flag atop Mount Suribachi was taken during the battle for this island
Iwo Jima
He committed suicide in his underground bunker on April 30, 1945, as Soviet forces closed in on Berlin
Adolf Hitler
This was the first and only war in which these types of "atomic" weapons were used
Nuclear / Atomic bombs
This Allied nation suffered the highest total losses, with modern estimates from the National WWII Museum placing the death toll at over 26 million
The Soviet Union
In 1943, the U.S. government briefly banned this common grocery store service to save time and machinery
Sliced Bread
Known as the "Typhoon of Steel," this was the final and bloodiest major island battle of the war
Okinawa
This popular American big band leader and Major in the U.S. Army Air Forces disappeared in 1944 while flying over the English Channel
Glenn Miller
The largest battleship ever built, this Japanese vessel was sunk in 1945 by American carrier-based aircraft
The Yamato
This brutal 1942–1943 siege on the Eastern Front alone resulted in nearly 2 million total casualties
The Battle of Stalingrad
This future Queen of England served as a mechanic and truck driver during the war
Elizabeth ll
This tiny atoll saw the highest casualty rate per square foot of any Pacific battle; it was the first time the U.S. faced serious opposition to an amphibious landing
Tarawa
The mathematician who created the machine to break German Enigma codes
Alan Turing
This iconic American cargo plane was nicknamed "Gooney Bird" and helped fly over "The Hump" into China
C-47
Approximately 85% of all wartime deaths occurred on the side of this military alliance
The Allies
In 1942, these German vessels mined the approaches to the Mississippi River
U-Boats
This 1944-45 battle to liberate the capital of the Philippines was the largest urban fighting of the Pacific War
The Battle of Manila.
This 5-star General famously promised "I shall return" when leaving the Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
The Japanese "Zero" fighter was produced by this company, which now makes SUVs and sedans
Mitsubishi
As of 2026, approximately this many U.S. service members remain officially unaccounted for from World War II
72,000