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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.
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Maynard David, 504th Bomb Group
Maynard David talks about a particularly harrowing mission he and his crew flew to Tokyo, Japan in May 1945.
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Richard Baile, 9th Bomb Group
Richard Baile discusses the 9 March 1945 firebombing of Tokyo and how he feels about the raid today.
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George Roberts 306th Bomb Group
George Roberts, a radio operator in the B-17 "Cavalier" talks about life expectancy in the 8th Air Force and the second Schweinfurt Raid, better known as "Black Thursday."
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Meet the Author: Mike Croissant, "Bombing Hitler’s Hometown: The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bomber Raid of World War II in Europe"
05/07/2025 | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PMJoin us in conversation with Mike Croissant, author of Bombing Hitler’s Hometown.
Past Events
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Meet the Author: Luck of the Draw, "My Story of the Air War in Europe"
03/29/2023 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMA conversation with Elizabeth Murphy and Chloe Melas, daughter and granddaughter of late veteran and author Frank Murphy
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15th International Conference on World War II
11/17/2022 - 11/19/2022The International Conference on World War II is the premier adult educational event bringing together the best and brightest scholars, authors, historians, and witnesses to history from around the globe to discuss key battles, personalities, strategies, issues, and controversies of the war that changed the world.
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Meet the Author--James Scott, "Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo and the Road to the Atomic Bomb"
10/26/2022 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us as Museum friend and best-selling author, James Scott, returns to New Orleans to discuss his latest book about the B-29 campaign in the Pacific.
