The Fallen Crew of the USS Arizona and Operation 85
The Operation 85 project aims to identify unknown servicemen who perished aboard the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Operation 85 project aims to identify unknown servicemen who perished aboard the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Before her historic protest in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks was a Home Front worker at Maxwell Airfield.
Roughly 100 companies, coast to coast, helped Republic Aviation Corporation manufacture each P-47 Thunderbolt.
In a series of high-stakes strategic conferences in late 1943, the Allies made several key decisions that shaped wartime strategy, while reflecting the changing balance of power between the Allied nations and foreshadowing the postwar emergence of the bipolar world.
After the war, hundreds of thousands of US warplanes remained—but the military needed only a fraction of them.
Head to The Higgins Hotel for a live instrumental showcase of wartime piano music.
Explore the Museum after hours and learn more about our special exhibition on African American service in World War II—for free!
Join Bing and the Belles as they look back on his USO performances during World War II and sing his wartime hits.