University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers Graduate School 2008 Children at War: Underage Americans Illegally Fighting the Second World War Joshua Pollarine The University of Montana Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Pollarine, Joshua, "Children at War: Underage Americans Illegally Fighting the Second World War" (2008). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 191. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/191 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. CHILDREN AT WAR: UNDERAGE AMERICANS ILLEGALLY FIGHTING THE SECOND WORLD WAR By Joshua Ryan Pollarine B.A. History, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, 2003 Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History The University of Montana Missoula, MT Summer 2008 Approved by: Dr. David A. Strobel, Dean Graduate School Dr. Harry Fritz Department of History Dr. Jeff Wiltse Department of History Lieutenant Colonel Michael Hedegaard Department of Military Science Pollarine, Joshua, M.A., Summer 2008 History Children at War: Underage Americans Illegally Fighting the Second World War Chairperson: Dr. Harry Fritz For partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History, this thesis examines a heretofore unstudied aspect of American military history, underage Americans illegally fighting the Second World War.