Exhibit
Fighting for the Right to Fight
On display November 11, 2024, through August 24, 2025, in the Senator John Alario, Jr. Special Exhibition Hall The National WWII Mus...
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All the Way: the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion Cracks Germany's Siegfried Line, 1945
The African American 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion's aggressive assault across Germany's Siegfried Line in 1945 earned the respect and camaraderie of white GIs in the front lines.
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Major Charles L. Thomas and the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion
The African American 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion earned a Presidential Unit Citation for its heroic stand in France in December 1944, and a Medal of Honor in 1980 posthumously awarded to Major Charles Thomas.
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Private George Watson's Medal of Honor
Private George Watson received the Medal of Honor for his courageous rescue of fellow soldiers.
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Press Release
The National WWII Museum Welcomes Authentic, Newly Restored P-51D Mustang
In conjunction with the special exhibit <em>Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II</em>, The National WWII Museum is welcoming an authentic, newly restored P-51D Mustang fighter to Museum grounds, replacing a replica P-51 in US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center. The warbird, which is painted in the likeness of the 332nd Fighter Group’s Red Tail plane flown by Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown, will be unveiled during a special dedication ceremony on April 21.
Past Events
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Meet the Author: Cameron McCoy, PhD, "The Men of Montford Point and the Crisis of Jim Crow"
02/09/2023 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMA Conversation with the author Cameron McCoy, PhD and John Curatola, PhD of the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.
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"Fly"
02/05/2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:45 PMFly tells the story of four African American Tuskegee Airmen and their fight on two fronts to achieve Double Victory during World War II.
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"Fly"
02/04/2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:45 PMFly tells the story of four African American Tuskegee Airmen and their fight on two fronts to achieve Double Victory during World War II.
