A World War II Holiday Scrapbook

From the moment President Roosevelt announced the Pearl Harbor attack every corner of the nation experienced change. In little towns all across this great land families said good-bye to sons and daughters as they went off to a brutal war. Many believed that with Americas involvement the war would be over by the next Christmas. Alas this was not to be. Many families would not spend the holidays with their deployed loved ones until 1946 or 47. As the months passed rationing made typical gift-giving difficult if not impossible. Holiday gifts reverted to the homemade sort department store Santas got a feminine make-over and in the midst of war communities pulled together to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace. These are their stories.