Adorned with Captains bars and the Ivy Cross of the 4th Infantry Division, the M-1 Helmet of Captain Leonard T. Schroeder has a very unique history associated with it.

Even though the fighting ended in Europe with VE-Day on May 8, 1945, the effects of the war and its legacies continue up to this day. 

Days after Pearl Harbor, Nazi Germany declared war on America. But why did Hitler choose to draw the United States directly into the European conflict?

The National WWII Museum presents Drafts for Crafts 2018 – an annual fundraiser organized by the Museum’s Young Benefactors Committee, which will take place on Friday, March 16 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

British author and historian Anthony Tucker-Jones comes to discuss his latest work on one of the giants of history, Winston Churchill, with the Museum’s own Dr. Rob Citino. Presented as The Orlin Russell Corey Memorial Lecture, in Partnership with the Churchill Society of New Orleans.