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Do you know a WWII veteran or Home Front worker who’s about to celebrate a birthday? Invite The National WWII Museum’s 1940s songbirds to...
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What’s in Your Teaching Toolbox?
The purpose of this teaching guide is to provide a structured framework and planning tool for organizing and teaching WWII curriculum and... -
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George Benton Turner’s Medal of Honor
George Benton Turner joined the US Marine Corps in 1918, but World War I ended before he shipped overseas. When World War II broke out, Turner, now in his early 40s, once again volunteered to fight for his country, this time enlisting in the US Army in October 1942.
Past Events
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Meet the Author "Churchill: Master and Commander--Winston Churchill at War, 1895-1945"
12/01/2021 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMBritish 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.
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Meet the Author: "Dear Bob...: Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II"
11/11/2021 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us live and in person for a Veterans Day Meet the Author event featuring a panel discussion with Dear Bob… author Martha Bolton, Bob Hope’s daughter Linda Hope, and Senior Curator Kim Guise.
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The Victory Belles Veterans Day Performance
11/11/2021 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PMThe Victory Belles vocal trio will perform the music of the 1940s supported by the Bob & Dolores Hope Tickets for Troops Fund.