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A B-24 Pilot Writes To His Girlfriend About Loss in War
"They didn’t have a chance. God I miss them now—and it brings tears to my eyes."
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Technical Sergeant Charles Coolidge's Medal of Honor
One of two remaining WWII Medal of Honor recipients, Charles Coolidge, passed away on April 6, 2021 at the age of 99. He was awarded the Medal for his actions in France in 1944.
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Herbert Helibrun, 301st Bomb Group
Herbert Heilbrun describes the Christmas 1944 mission he took part in to bomb the oil refineries at Brux, Czechoslovakia and how well defended the area was.
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Major Glenn Miller: The Loss of an Icon
“We didn’t come here to set any fashions in music. We merely came to bring a much-needed touch of home to some lads who have been here a couple of years.” – Glenn Miller
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Frank Buschmeier, 100th Bomb Group
Frank Buschmeier discusses his capture and subsequent imprisonment after his B-17 was shot down during a mission to Merseberg, Germany in July 1944.
Past Events
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"Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis"
03/24/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMA conversation with author Jeffrey Jackson, PhD, and Jeremy Collins about a new book that offers a glimpse into the history of World War II at the ground level.
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Lunchbox Lecture: "The Battle of St. Vith" by Mike Alexander
12/16/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMDuring this Lunchbox Lecture, Mike Alexander will discuss how an unlikely collection of combat units delayed both the 5th and 6th Panzer Armies from a complete breakthrough in the Ardennes from December 16-23, 1944.
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Electing Roosevelt: 1940 and 1944
11/19/2020 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMJoin The National WWII Museum as we look back on these two historic elections and Roosevelt’s legacy as President of the United States.
