Arizona during World War II
The history of Arizona during World War II begins in 1940, when the United States government began constructing military bases within the state in preparation for war. Arizona's contribution to the Allied war effort was significant both in terms of manpower and facilities supported in the state. Prisoner of war camps were operated at Camp Florence and Papago Park, and there was an internment camp to house Japanese-Americans, most of them citizens, who had been forcibly deported from the West Coast.
Eight Arizonans were killed aboard USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The entrance to Williams Field in 1942.
Two AT-6 Texans in flight near Luke Field in 1943.
B-25 Mitchell crewmen at Douglas Army Airfield in 1944.
Florence is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. Florence, which is the county seat of Pinal County, is one of the oldest towns in that county and includes a National Historic District with over 25 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The population of Florence was 26,785 at the 2020 census.
Main Street of the original town-site of Florence. The town-site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 26, 1982, reference #82001623.
The Ruins of Levi Ruggles House. The house was built in 1866 and the ruins are located on Ruggles Street between Quartz and Willow streets.
The Tombstone of Josephus "Joe" Phy
The historic Florence Bridge originally built in 1885 over the Gila River and rebuilt in 1909.
