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What does the "D" in D-Day mean?
Why is The National World War II Museum in New Orleans?
How is Dr. Stephen Ambrose connected to the Museum?
Do you have a database listing all D-Day Veterans?
I have something from the war in my attic. Do you want it for the Museum?
Are the Higgins boats in the pavilion from WWII?
Is The National World War II Museum part of the federal government?
Where is a good place to stay/eat near the Museum?
I want to tour Normandy. What should I go see?
What does the "D" in D-Day mean?
The answer, like many answers in the field of history, is not so simple. Disagreements between military historians and etymologists about the meaning of D-Day abound. Here are just two explanations:
In Stephen Ambrose's D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II, he writes, "Time magazine reported on June 12 [1944] that "as far as the U.S. Army can determine, the first use of D for Day, H for Hour was in Field Order No. 8, of the First Army, A.E.F., issued on Sept. 20, 1918, which read, 'The First Army will attack at H-Hour on D-Day with the object of forcing the evacuation of the St. Mihiel salient.'" (p. 491)
In other words, the D in D-Day merely stands for Day. This coded designation was used for the day of any important invasion or military operation. For military planners (and later historians), the days before and after a D-Day were indicated using plus and minus signs: D-4 meant four days before a D-Day, while D+7 meant seven days after a D-Day.
Click Here for a Printable Fact Sheet about D-Day
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Why is The National World War II Museum in New Orleans?
New Orleans is home to the LCVP, or Higgins boat, the landing craft that brought US soldiers to shore in every major amphibious assault of WWII. Andrew Jackson Higgins and the 30,000 Louisiana workers of Higgins Industries designed, built, and tested 20,000 Higgins boats in Southeastern Louisiana during the war. Dwight Eisenhower once claimed that Higgins was "the man who won the war for us."
Higgins Industries Fact Sheet
How is Dr. Stephen Ambrose connected to the Museum?
The late Dr. Stephen Ambrose was the founder of The National World War II Museum. He spent decades researching and writing about WWII, Eisenhower and D-Day. As he collected more than 2,000 oral histories from D-Day veterans, he realized that the United States had no museum to honor these men and women and the people on the Home Front who made our victory in WWII possible. Ambrose was also the founder of the Eisenhower Center for American Studies at The University of New Orleans. For more information on Dr. Ambrose and his work, visit www.stephenambrose.com.
Click here for more information about the founder of The National World War II Museum
Do you have a database listing all D-Day Veterans?
No, but click here for tips on finding a veteran.
I have something from the war in my attic. Do you want it for the Museum?
Contact us about donating your artifact to the Museum.
Are the Higgins boats in the Museum from WWII?
Less than 10 original LCVPs are known to exist today. The Museum’s LCVP was built by volunteers, many of whom were Higgins employees, from the original plans and contains some original parts like the ramp and the engine.
Our LCP(L) is an original Higgins built craft. It was restored to original condition by our volunteers, many of whom also helped build the LCVP.
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Is The National World War II Museum part of the federal government?
No, The National World War II Museum is a private non-profit institution. We have received federal, state and private funds for initial construction and the ongoing Road to Victory Expansion.
Where is a good place to stay/eat near the Museum?
Hotels:
Drury Inn & Suites
820 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-529-7800
Toll Free: 1-800-DRURY INN
Fax: 504-581-3328
Embassy Suites
315 Julia Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-525-1993
Fax: 504-525-3437
Holiday Inn- Convention Center
881 Convention Center Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-524-1881
Toll Free: 1-888-524-1881
Fax: 504-528-1005
Holiday Inn Superdome
330 Loyola Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone 504-581-1600
Toll Free: 1-800-535-7830
Fax 504-522-0073
Le Pavillion Hotel
Poydras at Baronne
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-581-3111
Toll Free: 1-800-535-9095
Fax: 504-529-4415
Renaissance Arts Hotel
700 Tchoupitoulas Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-412-2555
Fax 504-412-2564
Wyndham Riverfront Hotel
701 Convention Center Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-681-1050
Fax: 504-681-1028
Restaurants:
Michaul’s Cajun Restaurant
840 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-522-5517
www.michauls.com
Mother’s Restaurant
401 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-523-9656
www.mothersrestaurant.com
Mulate’s Restaurant
201 Julia Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-522-1492
www.mulates.com
The Ugly Dog Saloon & BBQ
401 Andrew Higgins
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-569-8459
Tuckers Bar & Grill
Corner of St. Joseph & Magazine
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone 504-522-0440
I want to tour Normandy. What should I go see?
With three hundred seventy-five miles of beaches, cliffs, farming villages and ports, Normandy is a contrasting milieu of ancient fortresses and castles, ruined monasteries and rolling farmland replete with memories of World War II and scarred with evidence of the Allied D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. While there are many faces of Normandy, this fact sheet provides suggestions for those travelers wishing to visit D-Day-related sites.
Also, please look into our Victory in Europe Tours. Click here for details.
Recommended Travel Books:
• Holt, Tonie and Valmai. The Visitor's Guide to Normandy Landing Beaches.
• Williams, Nia. AAA Essential Normandy: All You Need to Know.
• Braunger, Manfred. Insight Compact Guide: Normandy.
• Shilleto, Carl and Mike Tolhurst. A Traveler's Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy.
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