Enemy action still raged on Saipan when 10 American Army nurses landed there on July 9, 1944. Major (then Captain) Birdie Daigle was in command of the group, who found an utterly destroyed landscape and 900 wounded civilians.
Museum adds rare barrage balloon equipment to Collection.
Contrary to Winston Churchill's belief that Italy was the "soft underbelly" of Axis-dominated Europe, the Allied campaign in Italy was a long and bloody undertaking.
A visit to a bunker where German troops watched and waited for the invasion of France.
How an unexpected adventure brought an entire tour group closer together.
Join us for a free screening of the 1962 epic about the D-Day landings at Normandy.
Commemorative events at the Museum will feature WWII veterans, exhibit tours, film screenings, and more.
Presented by The National WWII Museum and Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Seize & Secure: The Battle for La Fière will make its worldwide premiere in Solomon Victory Theater.