Found: War ration books filled with stamps for food, sugar and other commodities meted out to the nation’s Greatest Generation during World War II. Someone found the bits of history at South ...

Rationing crept into every aspect of life. Food, gasoline, tires, alcohol, and even bird hunting were impacted.

During World War II, times were different, as fewer manufactured goods were available because of military needs. The U.S. government set up a system of rationing and price controls to provide ...

Bob Greene’s “Coronavirus and the Ration Book” (op-ed, March 28) about the ration books issued during World War II brought back many memories to me. My father, Joseph Scuderi, had an Italian ...

There were a lot of shortages of essential foodstuffs, not just luxuries. Ration books were issued to each person over five years old containing tokens which could be saved up or used at the owner ...

“During WWII Americans had to ration food, clothing, gasoline, and everything they needed to win the war.

In partnership with the National WWII Museum, this Living series spotlights homefront scenes from World War II. Rationing was one of the signature wartime home front experiences.

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Here at home during World War II, Americans were required to ration some items to ensure that troops on the front lines would have everything they needed to win the war. Ration books were issued to ...

National WWII Museum Education and Access Vice President Pete Crean talked about World War Two ration books and several Medal of Honor recipients.

It was World War II and keeping a look out for enemy planes was one of the jobs Elaine Clark, who grew up in Garibaldi, remembers. Poised in a 'shack' ...

Toward the end of WWII, late 1944 or early 1945, I was in downtown Decatur shopping with my mother, Margaret, when I noticed my mother was getting very excited. She ...