Meet the Author: Rona Simmons, No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944
More than 2,600 Americans perished around the world on October 24, 1944—a day overshadowed by more widely remembered dates in WWII history.
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Why D-Day?
If the US and its western Allies wanted to win this war as rapidly as possible, they couldn’t sit around and wait: not for a naval blockade, or for strategic bombing to work, or for the Soviets.
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Recognition after a Long Wait: Ruben Rivers’ Medal of Honor
Heroism on the battlefield often goes unrecognized for generations, as it did for Staff Sergeant Ruben Rivers.
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Sergeant Benton J. Broussard
A native of Crowley, Louisiana, the bilingual Broussard served as a translator for the 507th Infantry Regiment, giving his life shortly after D-Day.
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Warsaw Burning: The German Response to the Warsaw Uprising
The German response to the Warsaw Uprising was characterized by ruthless terror and unrelenting bloodshed, which caused civilian support to drastically diminish.
Past Events
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Normandy & the Seine River: From the D-Day Beaches to the Liberation of Paris
10/29/2023 - 11/06/2023 | 12:00 AMThis journey in Normandy and voyage on the Seine River features renowned historians and expert local guides with unparalleled knowledge of WWII locations— from lesser-known sites available exclusively to The National WWII Museum’s travel programs to iconic landmarks steeped in heroism and history.
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Italy: 1944 (October 8 – 14, 2023)
10/08/2023 - 10/14/2023 | 12:00 AMThe campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.
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Meet the Author: Dave Gutierrez, “Patriots from the Barrio”
09/14/2023 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us for a conversation with Dave Gutierrez, author of Patriots from the Barrio: The Story of Company E, 141st Infantry: The Only All Mexican American Army Unit in World War II.
