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 Al
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Dillon S. Myer visit the Gila River War Relocation Center (April 23, 1943)
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.
The Bisbee Riot, or the Battle of Brewery Gulch, was a riot that occurred on July 3, 1919, between the black Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry and members of local police forces in Bisbee, Arizona.
Arizona during World War II
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A photograph of Tombstone Canyon in the 1910s
Panorama of Bisbee in 1916
Buffaloes. 367th Infantry, troops return colors to Union League Club. Men draw... NARA 533590