A combat veteran when he landed on Omaha beach on June 6, 1944, Walt Ehlers had made a promise to his mother, which often left him at odds with the morality of a soldier’s duty.
During the German invasion of the USSR, the Soviet Secret Police (NKVD) brutally murdered between 10,000 and 40,000 political prisoners in Western Ukraine over the course of eight days, which sparked waves of ethnic violence following the German occupation of the region.
The first to cross the English Channel on D-Day, minesweepers cleared the way for the invasion of France.
On June 2, 1944, Yeiki Kobashigawa, 100th Infantry Battalion, led an incredible attack on the Germans in Italy. Fifty-six years later, he received the Medal of Honor for this action.
At the Tokyo Tribunal, Justice Radhabinod Pal voted for the acquittal of all the defendants on all counts.
Join our signature vocal trio the Victory Belles for an evening of 1940s tunes paired with our state-of-the-art outdoor sound and light show, Expressions of America.
The US Navy will celebrate its 249th birthday on October 13, 2024. The Museum will mark this service birthday with FREE admission for all active-duty and reserve members, retirees, and veterans of the US Navy.
Claudia Baumgarten brings literary trailblazer Dorothy Parker to life in this quick-witted one-woman show.