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C-47 Period Shot |
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World War II veteran
and museum volunteer
Tom Blakey |
World War II veteran
and museum volunteer
Bill Springer |
World War II veteran
and museum volunteer
George H. Leidenheimer |
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Air and Sea
The Air and Sea Armada exhibit displays the greatest
invsaion force in history with models of Allied
attack boats and planes. |
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Ambrose
Museum founder Stephen E. Ambrose talks with World
War II Reenactors at the June 6, 2000, opening events.
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Animated Map
A giant high-definition map summarizes battles that
took place throughout the Pacific Theater. |
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Exterior
View of the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion of The National
World War II Museum on Andrew Higgins Drive in New
Orleans |
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Exterior Night.
The Museum's Louisiana Memorial Pavilion on Andrew
Higgins drive |
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Bricks "Road to Victory"
commemorrative bricks line the floors of the Louisiana
Memorial Pavilian and the Hall of Heroes in the
Museum. |
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Goggles
From the Pacific Exhibit, aviator goggles and flight
log book from Navy Air Crewman Rufus Kirk, USS Manila
Bay. |
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Pacific 1
Visitors are surrounded by photographs of life in
the Pacific Theater of World War II. On display
in the Museum's Pacific exhibit. |
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Hedgerows
The recreation of the hedgerows that covered Western
Normandy illustrates difficult fighting terrain
for the Allies. |
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Helmet
Model M-1 steel helmet with the 29th Infantry Division
insignis on display at The National World War II
Museum. |
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Higgins Boat
A reproduction LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel)
or Higgins Boat, built from original WWII plans
by former Higgins employees is displayed at the
museum. |
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Higgins Hardhat
A helmet of a Higgins Industries
worker is on display at The National World War
II Museum. Higgins Industries was located in New
Orleans and built the Higgins Boats used during
the D-Day invasions. |
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Japanese Flag
Japanese soldiers carried personal
flags inscribed with the names of loved ones or
patriotic greetings. This flag is on display at
The National World War II Museum. |
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Landing
American soldiers landing on the coast of France
during the D-Day invasions. |
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Marines
US Marine Raiders on Cape Totkins on Bougainville
Soloman Islands. |
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Okinawa
Marine dashes through Death Valley on Okinawa.
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Plane TBM
The torpedo bomber plane (TBM) that
now hangs in the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion of
the Museum is a replica of the plane flown by
Louisiana veteran Commodore Thomas J. Lupo. |
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Pavilion The Louisiana Memorial
Pavilion makes a spectacular location for Museum-sponsored
and private functions. |
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Poster
From the exhibits
at The National World War II Museum, the propaganda
poster of the Tuskeegee Airman depicts the slogan,
"Keep us Flying." |
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Race & War
Artifacts,
posters, videos and interactive touch screens
help audiences learn about race issues and warfare
in the Pacific Theater of World War II. |
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Uniforms
The typical uniform
and weapons of a German Infantryman and an American
Assualt Infantryman in 1944 on display at the
Museum. |
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Veterans
Two veterans
visit The National World War II Museum and the
recreated LCVP Higgins Boat in the Lousiana Memorial
Pavilion. |
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Women
A photograph
of women war workers assembling fuselage sections
is displayed in The D-Day National Museum. |
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War Clouds
The War
Clouds exhibit illustrates the imbalance of power
between Germany, Japan and the United States in
1939. |
