World War II shaped the kind of person, musician, and composer Dave Brubeck became.

Learn more about the Medal of Honor recipient and Museum friend.  
 

Richard Eugene Fleming not only embodied the concept of a “gentleman and a scholar”- he expanded it to include war hero for his fearlessness in the face of serious risk in the Battle of Midway.

For more than a decade, Museum trustee and WWII veteran Paul Hilliard and his wife, Madlyn, have provided transformative support for several Museum initiatives, including the capital expansion, restoration of artifacts, collection of oral histories, and many more.

The British torpedo bomber strike on the Italian naval base of Taranto in November 1940 changed the balance of power in the Mediterranean, and set the stage for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.