The National World War II Museum is growing. As part of our new ongoing Capital Expansion, we are currently looking for another of items to be included in the Museum’s expanded exhibitions. This list contains the best available information at this time.  Inclusion on this list does not guarantee that these items will end up on display

Vehicle
• M3 or M5 Stuart Tank
• M8 Armored Car or M20 Armored Car

Weapons
• Liberator Pistol 
• Model 50 Reising 
• M1941 Johnson Light Machine Gun
• Lewis Light Machine Gun 
• M1919A6 30cal Machine Gun 
• Water Cooled 50 Cal with M82 AA Mount
• M2 HB .50-cal 
• UD42 Sub Machine Gun
• M1903A1 with Unertl scope  
• M1C Garand Sniper rifle 
• M2 Carbine 
• Rocket Launcher, M9A1 
• Japanese Last Ditch rifle
• Pottery Grenade
• Pike / Spear Japanese Home Islands
• V42 stiletto

Other items
• Grenade, Hand, Offensive MK III A1
• Grenade, Hand, Smoke, Colored, M18
• Grenade, Hand, Smoke, WP, M15
• Carrier, Grenade, 3-pocket; two variations
• Litter, Stokes, Navy
• Roll, commissary
• Multi purpose pliers and Crimpers  M2
• Collection of currency issued by various nations for the Philippines showing the great range of people claiming control of the islands
• Kapok life jacket 
• M2 Airborne helmet
• US Machetes
• Australian Rations as provided to US forces
• Material and equipment of Philippine Guerrilla forces particularly improvised weapons
• White camouflage suit, snow, two-piece 
• Second pattern coveralls 
• Cap, HBT
• French Phrase book issued for North Africa
• Town newspaper from Red Oak, Iowa announcing losses from Kasserine Pass
• US Pack frame, Yukon
• Metal turning lathe*
• Welding machine**
• “Top 40” songs, 78’s from 1935 – 1945
• Copies of manuscripts from composers and arrangers
• Instruments and wardrobes from musicians and entertainers
• Period posters, advertisements
• Personal memorabilia from entertainers

Manhattan Project
• Fat Man Bomb Replica
• Little Boy Bomb Replica 
• Workers Pass/Badge 
• Japanese Fire Bomb 

Complete Uniform and Equipment Ensembles

• Uniform of a typical US Marine of a ship’s detachment 
• US Army two piece camouflage HBT uniform
• German SS uniform as worn during the Ardennes Offensive
• Complete combat uniform of the type used by 1st Infantry Division soldiers during Operation Torch landings
• Complete combat uniform of the type worn by Darby’s Rangers at Arzew 
• Tropical uniform of the Africa Korps 
• Tropical Uniform of Italian Soldier in North Africa 
• Uniform of a French Soldier in North Africa
• Complete uniform German Fallschirmjager at Casino
• Cold weather flying clothing as worn in flying the Hump 
• Typical flight gear of the AVGV 
• Uniform as worn by construction crews
• Tropical service uniforms of the type worn by soldiers of Merrill’s Marauders 
• Uniform as worn by Al Can highway construction crews
• Winter service uniform of the type worn by Japanese Special Naval Landing Force (i.e. Imperial Marines) during landings at Attu 
• Concentration Camp uniform 
• POW Uniform
• Uniform of an Australian Infantryman as worn on New Guinea
• Uniform of a Naval Aviator from Taffy 3
• Uniform of the 11th Airborne as worn in the PI
• Uniform of the 6th Ranger Battalion
• Uniform of the 3rd or 4th Japanese Airborne Raiding Regiment as worn on Luzon
• Uniform of the 41st or 32nd infantry as worn while serving on the Kokoda Trail, New Guinea
• Uniform of a Japanese Seaman as worn at the battle of Coral Sea
• Uniform of Japanese landing forces as worn in Papua

*   Metal Turning Lathe - preferably one with documented use in war production; ideally a turret lathe with a 10-inch throw and a bed in the 3-foot range

** Welding Machine - preferably an arc welder with documented use in the war industry of a size capable of welding ships or tanks 

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