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Curator’s Choice: Glamour Goes to War
In 1944, Glamour magazine published a profile on Pharmacist’s Mate 2nd Class Primrose “Pat” Robinson, who served with the WAVES from 1943-1945.
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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Past Events
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The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion: The African American Heroes of the D-Day Invasion
02/17/2022 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMStudents will learn about the brave men of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion and their extraordinary mission to help protect US soldiers during the D-Day Invasions on June 6, 1944.
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The River Seine to the Beaches of Normandy
10/31/2021 - 11/08/2021 | 12:00 AMTake a front-row seat to history in France’s beautiful châteaux and the sophisticated Uniworld S.S. Joie de Vivre featuring authors and historians Keith Lowe, PhD, and Craig Symonds, PhD.
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Italy: 1944 (October 10 - 16, 2021)
10/10/2021 - 10/16/2021 | 12:00 AMThe campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.
