The National WWII Museum’s patrol torpedo boat, PT-305, has her new assignment—returning to her permanent home on the Museum’s campus in the John E. Kushner Restoration Pavilion.

Built in New Orleans by Higgins Industries, the patrol-torpedo (PT) boat PT-305 was a critical asset for the US Navy during World War II,...

Four months after Pearl Harbor, and at only 15 years old, Joe Crain joined the US Navy. In this Oral History clip, he explains his involvement on Omaha Beach in 1944.

PT-305, in bad repair and far from seaworthy, resided at Back Bay Boat Yard in Galveston, Texas, when she was acquired by The National WW...

VeteransJAMES NERISONVETERAN OF PT-305, SQUADRON 22Jim Nerison joined the US Navy on November 2, 1942, at the age of 17. After boot camp ...