U.S. Navy Lieutenant Otis Wheeler, Jr. describes a time during World War II when he and his fellow soldiers had to fly a search and rescue mission on Christmas Day–a mission in which he was the only one to return from. View more veterans’ stories at the Veterans History Project and see more interviews conducted by the Missouri Veterans History Project.
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World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war. It is generally considered to have lasted from 1939 to 1945, although some conflicts in Asia that are commonly viewed as becoming part of the world war had begun earlier than 1939. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
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