1940 Winston Churchill

1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt

1942 Joseph Stalin

1943 George C. Marshall

1944 Dwight D. Eisenhower

1945 Harry S Truman

1946 James F. Byrnes

1947 George C: Marshall

1948 Harry S Truman

1949 Winston Churchill

Separation.

The separation of families became a major theme of popular culture during wartime, both reflecting and reinforcing the desire for a secure domestic life. Films such as Since You Went Away (1943) and Tender Comrade (1943) connected the home front to the battlefront and focused on the anxiety and grief involved in losing a loved one to war. Popular songs also expressed such themes, usually in the form of sentimental ballads: "I'll Be Seeing You" (1944), "Together" (1944), "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (1945), and "Sentimental Journey" (1945). Even children's tales echoed the theme of separation. Make Way for Ducklings, Robert McCloskey's 1941 storybook about ducks in Boston, became tremendously popular during the war owing in great...