Proviso Township High School students listen to President Roosevelt's address to Congress in the school field house. After the address, many of the male students left the field house and enlisted in the military.
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Students at Proviso Township High School listen to President Roosevelt's address to Congress asking that a Declaration of War against Japan be made.
Among the students were those individuals whose brothers would soon be fighting for their lives in the Philippine Islands.
Students at Proviso Township High School listen to President Roosevelt's address to Congress asking that a Declaration of War against Japan be made.
Among the students were those individuals whose brothers would soon be fighting for their lives in the Philippine Islands.
Proviso Pageant reporter Edna-Mae McCarroll interviews Lud Larsen and Ed Hawkins. They were the first two Proviso students to enlist in the military after Pearl Harbor.
Proviso Pageant reporter Edna-Mae McCarroll interviews Lud Larsen and Ed Hawkins. They were the first two Proviso students to enlist in the military after Pearl Harbor.
A Proviso student poses for a photo in the woodshop. Shop students built models of Allied and Axis planes for use in training American military personnel.
A Proviso student poses for a photo in the woodshop. Shop students built models of Allied and Axis planes for use in training American military personnel.
Proviso Superintendent E. R. Sifert examines finished model planes built by students.
Proviso Superintendent E. R. Sifert examines finished model planes built by students.
Proviso students pose for this photo at the war bond stand that stood across from the main office of the high school.
Proviso students pose for this photo at the war bond stand that stood across from the main office of the high school.
Proviso students learn the proper way to bandage wounds.
Proviso students learn the proper way to bandage wounds.
Students create a map showing the routes used by the Allies to supply troops during the war.
Students create a map showing the routes used by the Allies to supply troops during the war.
Proviso students and faculty collect scrap metal, tires and other materials that can be used in the war effort.
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A float from the first Maywood Bataan Day which was held on Saturday, September 12, 1942.
Courtesy of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization
A float from the first Maywood Bataan Day which was held on Saturday, September 12, 1942.
Courtesy of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization