Arizona's contribution to the Allied war effort was significant both in terms of manpower and facilities supported in the state.

During the war, Mexican-American community organizations promoted efforts to support American troops abroad.

They worked both to support the war effort materially and to provide moral support for young American men fighting the war, especially their young Mexican-American men from local communities.

[1] Mexican-American women also organized to assist their servicemen and the war effort; an underlying goal of Tucson's Spanish-American Mothers and Wives Association was the reinforcement of the woman's role in Spanish-Mexican culture.

Members raised thousands of dollars, wrote letters, and joined in numerous celebrations of their culture and their support for Mexican-American servicemen.