Article Type
“Keep ‘em Rolling”: 82 Days on the Red Ball Express
African American truck drivers of the Red Ball Express kept American units supplied in the race across France during the summer and fall of 1944.
51 - 55 results of 558
-
-
Article Type
Admiral Grace Murray Hopper: When Women Were Computers
Naval Reserve officer Grace Hopper was a pioneer of computing during World War II, laying the foundation for today’s technology.
-
Article Type
Wolf Beneath the Waves: U-505 Joins the Battle of the Atlantic
For Allied leaders, 1942 was a year of incredible danger and anxiety in the Battle of the Atlantic.
-
-
Article Type
The Battle of the Bulge Gallery at The National WWII Museum
Follow the largest battle in the history of the US Army as experienced on the Road to Berlin permanent exhibit gallery.
Past Events
-
Ghost Army Painting with Artist Journey Allen
10/20/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMGrab your art supplies and join New Orleans artist Journey Allen as she takes us through painting a special piece inspired by the National WWII Museum’s newest special exhibition, Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II, on display through January 2021.
-
The Ghost Army: Telling the Story of the Combat Con Artists through the Exhibit and the Collections
10/06/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin Director of Exhibits, Jenney Fazande, as we delve into the process of creating The Ghost Army Exhibit currently on view at The National WWII Museum. Then go on a highlights tour featuring some of the artifacts within the exhibit with curator Larry Decuers.
-
Skies over D-Day
06/11/2020 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMJoin us for a virtual planetarium show in partnership with the Boston Museum of Science to see the night sky as they saw it on June 6, 1944, on the beaches of France.
