Victory in the largest battle of the Pacific War came 82 days after it began, and the costs were high.

The USS Benevolence was one of three hospital ships in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. The ship served as a haven and first stop in rehabilitation for thousands of Allied POWs.

  NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 6:00 pm, The National World War II Museum will continue its highly successful General...

On June 6, 2015, The National WWII Museum will simultaneously commemorate the 71st anniversary of the D-Day invasion at Normandy and the 15th anniversary of its opening as The National D-Day Museum in 2000. After receiving Congressional designation to become America’s WWII Museum in 2004, the institution launched a major campaign in order to expand into a world-class educational institution that preserves the stories of the Greatest Generation, while benefiting and inspiring future generations.

National World War II Museum dedicates U.S. Freedom Pavilion