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This exhibit highlights the experience of Florida and Floridians during World War II using photographs, documents and film from the holdings of the State Library & Archives of Florida for illustration. The documents and media displayed here represent only a fraction of the many World War II-related resources available on Florida Memory and in the collections of the State Library & Archives.
During World War II Florida’s population exploded. Key West had 13,000 residents in 1940 and 45,000 by war’s end five years later. The population of Miami almost doubled to more than 325,000. After the war the population of the United States increased by 15 percent, and the population of Florida expanded by 46 percent.
Favorable weather and ample land made Florida one of the primary areas selected for military base construction during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, more than 200 military installations were built or expanded in Florida, which required 1.2 million acres of land and cost $306 million. Florida’s beaches and rivers helped prepare troops ...
Sep 26, 2017 · According to government statistics, approximately 248,000 Floridians served in World War II. During the war, the population of the state exploded. Key West had 13,000 residents in 1940, and 45,000 ...
- Ben Brotemarkle
Florida: The War Years, 1938-1945. Niceville, FL: Wild Canyon Publishing, 1998. Gannon, Michael. Operation Drumbeat: The Dramatic True Story of Germany’s First U-Boat Attacks Along the American Coast in World War II. New York, NY: Harper, 1990. Kleinberg, Eliot. War in Paradise: Stories of World War II in Florida.
World War II was the starting point for a major economic growth spurt in Florida. The population grew by 46 percent during the 1940s, mainly because of the war and its effects. Many soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen and nurses who trained or served in Florida later returned to the state as visitors or new residents and helped fuel the postwar economic boom.
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The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. On December 8th, America entered World War II. Many men and women came to Florida to help prepare soldiers for the war. Among the large number of soldiers from all over the U.S. who fought in this war were over 250,000 soldiers from Florida.
