Oregon Home Front Life

Cartoon face of Hitler, photo of solider, cartoon of man forcefully carrying boy away, photo of Ginger Rogers. — Clockwise from top left: A poster for a Walt Disney movie pokes fun at Adolf Hitler; Oregon auditor Don Griffith stationed stateside; Juvenile delinquency was a big problem during the war; Movie star Ginger Rogers helped with war causes near Medford.

Everyday life continued unabated during the war. Yet people knew they were living through a truly historic time and war permeated nearly all aspects of life. This section examines how the war brought out both the good and bad in people on the home front.

Popular Culture: Everyday Diversions in Extraordinary Times

Enormous Lies Founded on Half-truths: Rumor Control Efforts

An Arsenal of Words: Victory Speakers Spread the Word

Books Join the Battle: The Victory Book Campaign

One Thing Leads to Another: Juvenile Delinquency Rises

Keeping Them on the Straight and Narrow: Youth Strategies

Here Come the Servicemen: Oregon Military Facilities

Oregon Vice: Prostitution and Venereal Disease Vex Officials

More to Life Than Wages and Patriotism: Recreation Programs

A Matter of Color: African Americans Face Discrimination

State Auditors Go to War: Letters from Servicemen

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