Homepage | American Soldier in WWII TOPICSSURVEYSLEARNAbout the Surveys & DataHow to Work with the DataBrowsing, Refining & SearchingLesson PlansWWII Glossaries READWhat the Soldier ThinksThe American Soldier ABOUTProject History & ObjectivesProject Team & PartnersHarmful Content StatementCitations, Terms & SourcesMedia Resources & Press Coverage SEARCH Homepage Explore the thoughts, opinions, and experiences of Americans who served During World War II, the US Army administered more than 200 surveys to over half a million American troops to discover what they thought and how they felt about the conflict and their military service. The surviving collection of studies is now accessible to the public for the first time at The American Soldier in World War II. Browse and search over 65,000 pages of uncensored, open-ended responses handwritten by servicemembers, view and download survey data and original analyses, read topical essays by leading historians, and access additional learning resources. Topics Essays from leading historians introduce you to some of the topics covered by the army's wartime surveys, with highlights from relevant studies, questions and answers, and handwritten soldier responses. Browse all topics Information, Education & Media Entertainment Race & Ethnicity Women & Gender Ground Combat Medical Care & Mental Health Surveys Surveys were given to enlisted personnel and officers at points around the globe, from the Aleutian Islands and battlefields of Europe to the far reaches of the South Pacific. Explore the army's survey data, mixing and matching results, filtering responses, and downloading what you want. Browse all surveys Learn Information and resources for students, teachers, history enthusiasts, scholars, and others, including lesson plans, guides to WWII military terminology, and general help with using this website and the survey datasets. About the Surveys & Data Background on the US Army's effort to survey half a million citizen-soldiers and how the data was collected, analyzed, and stored How to Work with the Data Help for working with survey data, including survey structures, variables, data types, file formats, codebooks, and more WWII Glossaries Lists and explanations of army acronyms, abbreviations, slang, posts, and theaters, as well as survey jargon and other uncommon terminology Lesson Plans Customizable lesson plans for educators on World War II, the experiences of US troops, and 1940s American culture and society, linked to topical essays by leading historians Browsing, Refining & Searching How to browse, refine, and search survey responses by keyword, a particular time or place, or from soldiers with certain characteristics Read Results of surveys were closely guarded by army command, with troops receiving only what had been carefully vetted, and the public receiving even less. Read the survey digests distributed to servicemembers during the war and a four-volume series of scholarly books released afterward based on this unprecedented experiment in applied social research. What the Soldier Thinks A restricted digest of survey findings for officers and enlisted personnel, issued from 1942 through 1945 The American Soldier An academic book series published in 1949 and 1950 highlighting survey data, methodologies, and findings HOMETOPICSSURVEYSLEARNREADABOUTSEARCH The American Soldier in World War II is a collaborative enterprise, based at Virginia Tech. This website has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed on this website do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Please do also consider the project's Harmful Content Statement. © 2021 The American Soldier in WWII