Boeing gift and Federal grant represent $35 million investment

The Museum is moving full speed ahead on our newest attraction, the United States Freedom Pavilion: Land, Sea & Air. This $35 million addition to the growing Museum campus will honor all of the service branches who served in the war and display the large artifacts that served our country on land, on sea and in the air, including a restored Boeing B-17 and immersive submarine experience representing the USS Tang.

Opening in spring of 2012, the United States Freedom Pavilion was made possible by a generous donation from the Boeing Company and a Federal grant. During the war years, Boeing produced nearly 13,000 B-17s as part of the nation’s arsenal of democracy.

Find out more about the United States Freedom Pavilion.

Focus On: Medal of Honor Recipient Vernon J. Baker Vernon Baker was the only living African-American World War II vet to receive the Medal of Honor in 1997. Watch video of Baker recounting his challenges joining the service and acts of bravery during wartime.

Loyal Forces: The Animals of WWII July 22 – October 17, 2010. The National World War II Museum hosts an exhibit focused on the animals employed and encountered throughout World War II, from the Home Front to the Pacific.

The Road to Victory Capital Expansion The expanded Museum will cover all of the theaters and services that played a role in World War II and create a national center for research on the war.

Mason Lecture Series: "Hammelburg Raid" by Major Abe Baum Meet the author of Raid! The Untold Story of Patton's Secret Mission.