Richard Hamilton’s life as an Agricultural Statistician was interrupted by World War II. Within two years Hamilton was known as a decorated PT boat captain nicknamed “Dickey Dare.”

The first B-29s over Tokyo were pathfinders. Coming in over the target from opposite directions, the pathfinders dropped their payload, which immediately burst into flames. The pathfinder's job now done, they retreated from the area, the target now brightly illuminated in the shape of an enormous fiery “X”.

The making of Final Mission: USS Tang Submarine Experience: Part One. 

NEW ORLEANS (April 9, 2026) — The National WWII Museum will debut its newest original special exhibition, Come Back Fighting: USS New Orl...

In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks on December 7, 1941, The National WWII Museum will unveil its newest special exhibit, Infamy: Pearl Harbor Remembered.