Mail Call: V-mail
Between June 1942 and November 1945, over 1 billion V-mails were processed.
Between June 1942 and November 1945, over 1 billion V-mails were processed.
While Navajo code talkers of World War II have been featured in several books and, in 2002, a Hollywood movie, in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day it is important to remember that members of many different tribes served in this role.
Known to her enemies as “Lady Death,” Lyudmila Pavlichenko is recognized as the most successful female sniper in history with a total of 309 confirmed kills.
After a bloody first day of fighting, Japanese and American battleships slugged out one of World War II's most brutal battles.
In October 2018, The National WWII Museum, Commemorative Air Force, and Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation will host their fifth annual historic WWII aircraft show at New Orleans Lakefront Airport, honoring the legacy of the WWII generation and highlighting the mighty machines that contributed to Allied victory on air, sea, and land.
With sensitivity and passion, Edith Sheffer’s scrupulous research reveals the heartbreaking voices and experiences of many of these children, while also illuminating a Nazi regime obsessed with sorting the population into categories, cataloging people by race, heredity, politics, religion, sexuality, criminality, and biological defects—labels that became the basis of either rehabilitation or persecution and extermination.
Brought to you by The National WWII Museum, Commemorative Air Force, and Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation