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Hershel "Woody" Williams
Learn more about the Medal of Honor recipient and Museum friend.
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Medical Innovations: Antibiotics
The horrors of World War I led to research that resulted in two antibiotics that saved thousands of lives in World War II, and many millions since.
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Reflecting on the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
On January 27, 1945, the Soviet Red Army liberated a Nazi concentration camp outside Oswiecim, Poland, known today as Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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Victory Salad and Snowflake Potatoes: Wartime Christmas Menus
The Museum’s collection contains hundreds of menus from holiday meals shared while in service. The fact that so many of these were saved and mailed or brought home tells us just how important these meals were.
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July 4, 1941: FDR's Address to the Nation
From Franklin D. Roosevelt’s perspective in the White House, democracy was under attack overseas and at home in mid-1941.
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D-Day - The Invasion of Normandy & Liberation of France (June 2 to 8, 2023)
06/02/2023 - 06/08/2023 | 12:00 AMThe National WWII Museum’s most popular tour provides an in-depth itinerary exploring America’s most famous WWII battle. Offering a full week of touring in Normandy at an incredible price, this unforgettable tour offers great value and features top guides, upscale accommodations in prime locations, comprehensive dining, and exclusive access to sites unseen on other programs.
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Reel History: Founded on Friendship & Freedom: The National WWII Museum
06/06/2023 | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PMJoin The National WWII Museum and WYES for a presentation of Founded on Friendship & Freedom: The National WWII Museum in commemoration of the Museum’s 23rd birthday and 79th anniversary of D-Day.
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Dr. Hal Baumgarten D-Day Commemoration
06/06/2023 | 10:15 AM - 12:00 PMJoin The National WWII Museum on June 6 in marking the anniversaries of D-Day and the Grand Opening of the Museum.
