![a B&W drawing of the WWII memorial; tower says 'Atlantic'](/common/uploads/grid_builder/worldwarii/crop16_9/819E1C3A-1DD8-B71B-0BAED20DCB530B69.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
War in Europe and the Atlantic
From U-boats in the Atlantic, to D-Day and V-E Day, the War in Europe and the Atlantic is commemorated in National Parks.
![pearl harbor, black and white photo of men watching planes on ground being bombed](/common/uploads/grid_builder/worldwarii/crop16_9/8131571F-1DD8-B71B-0BD3ECE7BCF60765.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
War in the Pacific
Starting at Pearl Harbor in HI, and soon other locations horrific battles took place in Guam, American Samoa, Saipan, and Alaska's Aleutians
![small boats coming ashore, mountains in background; B&W photo](/common/uploads/grid_builder/worldwarii/crop16_9/81E476AE-1DD8-B71B-0B3E98EF343A778D.jpg?width=1300&quality=90&mode=crop)
War in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands
During WWII, the remote Aleutian Islands, home to the Unangan (Aleut) people for over 8,000 years, became a fiercely contested battleground.
![colorized photo of artillery firing atop a fort wall](/common/uploads/grid_builder/worldwarii/crop16_9/81CA1C6C-1DD8-B71B-0BD0604F7353D6D0.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Coastal Defenses
Existing national park sites were armed to defend America's coast during the War and many forts and coastal defenses became parks post-war.
![a man stands pointing handgun, with men observing behind him](/common/uploads/grid_builder/worldwarii/crop16_9/8202C736-1DD8-B71B-0B5C67157AF65F22.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Spies, Intelligence, and POWs
Across the country, seemingly innocuous, tranquil settings were hiding secrets; many of them in national parks.
Last updated: November 17, 2016