Join the Museum for dynamic webcasts about compelling topics in World War II. Led by student reporters, embark on cross country explorations highlighting significant sites, important first-hand accounts, and powerful primary sources.
In honor of The Hershel “Woody” Williams Medal of Honor Foundation’s commitment to honoring Gold Star families, the Foundation has gifted The National WWII Museum with a Gold Star mural located on the side of the institution’s Louisiana Memorial Pavilion. The 26x14-foot painting will act as a lasting tribute to families who have lost a loved one in the service of the nation’s military, while also preserving the memory of the fallen and standing as a stark reminder that freedom is not free.
Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, was the Nazi dictatorship’s declaration of war against German and Austrian Jews in November 1938.
Jack Mathis was born the second of three children in San Angelo, Texas, on September 25, 1921.