World War II – Memorial Project
Created 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
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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, Idaho
85 killed from Bonner County
Back
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
Back
5 Sullivan Brothers – Waterloo, Iowa
All died aboard the USS Juneau, November 13, 1942
Back
Project Video Hyperlinks about World War II
Person –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 II
Person
Purpose
Hyperlink
Jack Womer – 101st Airborne
Pre D-Day Invasion
Meeting Winston Churchhill in
England
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=QqQzJ
81SWyY&feature=endscreen
Jack McNiece, 101st Airborne
Pre D-Day Invasion
Refuses to eat British Food in
England
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwSpB0LNgL
s&feature=relmfu
Lucille Bogges – Sister
Lost two Brothers on D-Day
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/dday/wars
tories/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=endscr
een&v=2JYTJInVT6Q&NR=1
CBS News- On the Road – Peggy Harris
Forgotten Veteran of D-Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TT1XFS1LA0
Link information on USC Annenberg –
School for Communication & Journalism (Video from CBS – 1998 Olympics)
Click on the following Link
to find out more about
this book and the subject,
Louis Zamperini
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=Txlt9ij7UJM&fe
ature=related
(start at 9:45)
(half at 26:30)
(full at 45:40)
37 Minutes Total
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-Day
Two 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, Teacher
Sandpoint High School
410 South Division
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
(208)263-7958
jnitcy@nctv.com
John.nitcy@lposd.org