Willy F. James, Jr. was one of seven African Americans to receive the Medal of Honor for service in World War II, an award delayed decades by bias and discrimination.

For years, Jeff Taddeo kept a grocery bag filled with his grandfather’s WWII letters on a shelf in his home. With help from The National WWII Museum, he is preserving and sharing this treasured family history, and hopes others can benefit from his experience.
 

“We didn’t come here to set any fashions in music. We merely came to bring a much-needed touch of home to some lads who have been here a couple of years.” – Glenn Miller

Find out the story behind one of the boldest defiant acts of World War II. 

At the Arcadia Conference, held in Washington, DC, from December 24, 1941 to January 14, 1942, the Western Allies agreed to a “Germany First” policy to govern global strategy, but the question where to engage Germany, and when, remained unsettled.