On July 9, The National WWII Museum’s patrol torpedo (PT) boat 305 will return to her permanent home on the Museum’s campus in the John E. Kushner Restoration Pavilion (KRP), providing an opportunity for hundreds of thousands of Museum visitors each year to observe the fully restored vessel up close and learn of her wartime crew members and tours of duty.
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans has named Michael S. Bell, PhD (COL, USA, Ret.), as Executive Director of the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.
The National WWII Museum announces the third largest individual gift in the institution’s history—a $7.5 million commitment to help complete the upcoming Liberation Pavilion and develop the Priddy Family Foundation Freedom Theater—representing a significant milestone toward the completion of the Museum’s $400 million Road to Victory Capital Campaign.
The National WWII Museum is proud to bestow the 2021 American Spirit Award—its highest honor—along with the American Spirit Medallion, Silver Service Medallion and Billy Michal Student Leadership Award to individuals across the country who embody the American spirit through their extraordinary leadership and service.