WWII Veteran, Pioneering Marine, Museum volunteer

Frances Skiba Hoffmann, a WWII veteran and one of the first members of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve, died last week in New Orleans at age 96 of COVID-19. She was a beloved member of our Museum family.

We realize you can’t come to visit us at the moment, so we’re bringing The National WWII Museum experience to you in a way we’ve never done before.

With the onset of COVID-19, the American public is facing an invisible enemy that is changing whole aspects of our lives.

At America’s National World War II Museum, we have always looked to our collections and galleries to find sources of inspiration and leadership: from everyday citizens doing their part to help defeat a common enemy to frontline leaders making tough decisions and personal sacrifices in the face of unprecedented challenges.

The National WWII Museum remains temporarily closed, but our work continues online.

To help protect the health and safety of our visitors, staff, and volunteers, The National WWII Museum will temporarily close to the public, effective Saturday, March 14. 

Meet the Author: Debbie Cenziper's book tells the gripping story of a team of Nazi hunters at the US Department of Justice as they raced against time to expose members of a brutal SS killing force who disappeared in America after World War II.

An evening dedicated to the thrilling spy mission that led to the capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. 

“A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II” tells the true story of Virginia Hall, the first Allied woman deployed behind enemy lines. 

Farewell to one of the last living WWII Medal of Honor recipients.

The pioneering newswoman and author championed the growth of our mission. 

A national Electronic Field Trip examining the top-secret WWII effort to build the atomic bomb is coming to classrooms in early 2020.