Marilyn Monroe was a part of the World War I war effort.
Marilyn Monroe . While working in a factory in 1944 as part of the war effort , she was introduced to a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career . The home front of the United States in World War II supported the war effort in many ways , including a wide range of volunteer efforts and submitting to government-managed rationing and price controls .