Restoration volunteers and WWII veterans gather to relaunch PT-305 on her home waters of Lake Pontchartrain.

A restored P-51 Mustang in US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center is the Museum's tribute to a pioneering aviator.  

The National WWII Museum offers a final salute to Bert Stolier, who died Monday, June 13, 2016. He was 97, and the longest-serving WWII-veteran volunteer at the Museum.

On Thursday, January 15, 2015, The National WWII Museum acknowledged a sad milestone in the death of the Museum’s legendary volunteer Thomas Blakey, a former U.S. Army paratrooper who fought in the European Theater. Blakey died at his home early Thursday morning.

On March 8, 2012, The National WWII Museum lost a treasured member of our family. Vernon Main was a WWII veteran and longtime Museum volunteer.In addition to his work here at the Museum, Vernon carried our mission to schools, nursing homes and community centers across the region as a member of the Speakers Bureau.

The country lost a leading figure in efforts to forge racial harmony and equality, while The National WWII Museum lost a friend and champion with the passing of Gov. William Winter (Mississippi, 1980-1984) on Friday, December 18, 2020.

Bob Zawada, WWII veteran, was wounded in action and then captured, during the Hammelburg Raid. As a Museum volunteer he left a lasting imprint on our Education and Curatorial Services Departments.

Over the past couple of weeks, it’s become clear that the mission of The National WWII Museum is more important now than ever. We have relevant stories, artifacts, and lessons to share as we all come together to face this crisis as a nation.

Read excerpts from some of the winning essays, which contemplate what the duty of art and artists should be during times of war and conflict.

Read excerpts from some of the winning essays, which contemplate what the duty of art and artists should be during times of war and conflict.    

The Arsenal of Democracy: The Herman and George R. Brown Salute to the Home Front pays tribute to the American Home Front during World War II.

Mr. Adkerson’s gift honors the service of his father, a Seabee in the Pacific during World War II.