to illustrate the scale of this: The invasion of japan was estimated to produce hundreds of thousands of dead and millions wounded US servicepeople. We still haven’t used up the production run of Purple Hearts produced in anticipation of the war lasting for years longer.
to illustrate the scale of this: The invasion of japan was estimated to produce hundreds of thousands of dead and millions wounded US servicepeople. We still haven’t used up the production run of Purple Hearts produced in anticipation of the war lasting for years longer.
https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/75-years-later-purple-hearts-made-for-an-invasion-