Underscoring its ferocity, future commandant of the Marine Corps General Clifton Cates argued that “the fight for Peleliu was one of the most vicious and stubbornly defended battles of the war.”
Eleven months after witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor, Harold Ward stood watch aboard the USS San Francisco as the heavy cruiser "steamed right into a mess."
The battle that defined for the American Army the tough realities of what war with the German army truly meant.
After 80 years, the remains of Private First Class John Henry Newstrom, a US Marine killed during the Battle of Peleliu in 1944, have been identified and will be returned home thanks to a joint recovery effort by the US and Japanese governments.
War production was crucial for an Allied victory, but what happened when labor strikes challenged the “arsenal of democracy”?
Join our signature vocal trio the Victory Belles for an evening of 1940s tunes paired with our state-of-the-art outdoor sound and light show, Expressions of America.
This Armed Forces Day, celebrate Blue Star Families with The National WWII Museum.
Join us to recognize servicemembers, both past and present, in all six branches of the US military.