2021 marks the centennial of the creation of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

This presentation will follow the story of one of these citizen soldiers, Sgt. Charles Edward McGuckin, from his early life in Philadelphia to his induction into the Army and to his death in action while serving with the 4th Armored Division of Patton’s 3rd Army during the Lorraine campaign in November of 1944.

The Museum remembers a beloved volunteer and WWII veteran. 

US Third and Seventh Armies' March 1945 offensive cleared the Rhineland, pushing deep into Germany and decisively weakening German defenses before the final Allied push.

Company E far exceeded the simplistic expectations of “Americanization” that marked its beginning, and its men went on to prove what it meant to be truly American.