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World War 2 Heritage Cities of the USA

Name all of the American World War II Heritage Cities dedicated by the National Park Service as of 2024! Source: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/worldwarii/world-war-ii-heritage-cities.htm
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Alabama
Training center for U.S. Navy pilots at Barin Field
Foley
Arizona
Largest prison break at an Allied POW camp during WW2
Tempe
California
Produced 747 ships at its 4 Kaiser shipyards
Richmond
Connecticut
Pratt & Whitney produced 360,000+ engines here
East Hartford
Delaware
Had massive civilian conservation, shipbuilding and war bond drives
Wilmington
Indiana
Leading defense manufacturer with 80 factories making 330 war goods
Evansville
Iowa
John Deere made transmissions, plane parts and more here
Waterloo
Kansas
The "Air Capitol of the World", home to McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Louisiana
Served as a Port of Embarkation for millions of cargo and solidiers
New Orleans
Massachusetts
Long tradition of war service, monuments and memorial ceremonies
Springfield
Mississippi
Transformed to a major shipbuilding and manufacturing hub overnight
Pascagoula
Missouri
One of eight sites dedicated to training glider pilots and Army paratroops
Warrensburg
Montana
One of four airfields for training B-17 Flying Fortress crew members
Lewistown
Nebraska
Provided every type of ammunition to the U.S. Navy from 1943 until 1956
Hastings
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Nevada
Produced a lot of magnesium due to being near the Hoover Dam
Henderson
New Jersey
Contributed to the home front effort through manufacturing and personnel
Paterson
New York
Seventy companies here converted to making multiple types of war goods
Yonkers
North Carolina
Major shipbuilding site and shipyard along the Cape Fear river
Wilmington
North Dakota
Residents participated in the V-12 Program and the Cadet Nurse Corps
Valley City
Oklahoma
Home to British Flight Training School #6, Camp Tonkawa and others
Ponca City
Pennsylvania
Increased steel production by 200%+ by 1942, world leader in steel
Pittsburgh
Rhode Island
Home to the main shipping facility for the Lend-Lease Program
North Kingstown
South Carolina
Over 8,600 U.S. and Allied pilots graduated from Shaw Field here
Sumter City
Tennessee
A temporary "secret city" created for the Manhattan Project
Oak Ridge
Texas
Home to the "University of the Air" with noted alumnus George H. W. Bush
Corpus Christi
Utah
One of the largest military supply depots in the U.S
Ogden
Wyoming
Over 16,000 combat crew members trained here for Europe and the Pacific
Casper
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