On June 2, 1944, Yeiki Kobashigawa, 100th Infantry Battalion, led an incredible attack on the Germans in Italy. Fifty-six years later, he received the Medal of Honor for this action.

Jack Brukman’s journey through war: from the physical onset on Saipan to the continuous mental onslaught at home.

Uniformed scouts will enjoy FREE Museum admission and reduced cost for family members all week long.

In addition to preserving your historic objects it is important to remember to preserve the history or story that goes with them. For example the uniform worn by your father when he fought in the Pacific is just a uniform if the story is lost.

As the war wound down, Allied soldiers scavenged any Nazi loot they could find, often with dire consequences. A solider named Larry Hirschbach uncovered what is now one of the Museum's most prized possessions.