Marie Mackey had two paintings done of her by two German Prisoners of War at Fort Custer,Michigan. This photo was done by Alfred Neumann of Germany. (Oil Painting)

Marie N. Pierce Mackey

A member of the British Civil Defense Service scans the sky for hostile Luftwaffe aircraft in the Dover, England area; 1940.

Watching the British airspace

A crowd of friends and relatives at the train station in Nashville, Tennessee say farewell to their young volunteers as they leave for military service, following America's entry into the war; early 1942.