Senior Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs Kim Guise of The National WWII Museum in New Orleans explains how the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Association, or UNRRA, helped nearly 55 million refugees displaced after World War II. The desire to help displaced populations brought together the young American couple, Wilfred “Pastor Bill” Lyon and Marthal Yukl. This is their story. This is one of the artifacts you can find in the Museum’s final permanent exhibit hall, Liberation Pavilion.

Liberation Pavilion explores the end of World War II, the Holocaust, the postwar years, and how the war continues to impact our lives today.