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Dec 5, 2022 28 min

World War II in Florida

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In the months following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Florida became a huge part of America's preparation for World War II. From U-boats on our shores, to D-Day itself, Florida was on the frontline of history. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here! Explore the history of Pearl Harbor here Read about Bird Island here Read about the Gulfamerica here Read about the military expansion in Florida here Read about Florida and D-Day here Listen to the entire speech from President Roosevelt right here! I do not own the rights to the audio from the speech used in the episode. All of the music was originally composed.

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