George P. Shultz, WWII veteran, long-time public servant, and friend of The National WWII Museum, passed away on February 6, 2021, at the age of 100.

On June 10, 2017, The National WWII Museum will open its newest permanent exhibit—The Arsenal of Democracy: The Herman and George R. Brown Salute to the Home Front. Located on the second floor of the Museum’s original Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, the exhibit will tell the story of the road to war and the Home Front, including the political discord of the prewar years, the terror of the Pearl Harbor attacks, the massive mobilization in personnel and manufacturing, and the experience of ordinary Americans. Visitors will find themselves inside the story through nine immersive galleries, which re-create a newsstand, factory floor, 1940s home and more as the evocative backdrop for artifacts, digital interactives and personal narratives.

National WWII Museum Observes 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor with Special Line-up of Events Activities Include Commemorations and a New Exhibition Devoted to the ‘Date of Infamy’

James Scott’s Book Rampage Depicts One of the Bloodiest Chapters in the History of World War II
 

In WWII’s aftermath, July 4 also became Independence Day for the Philippines in 1946.