“Remember Pearl Harbor!” (2010)
The National World War II Museum observes the 69th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, December 2010.
The National World War II Museum observes the 69th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, December 2010.
Join us for an engaging roundtable discussion regarding the experiences of those who did the liberating and those who were liberated in Europe in 1945, and how institutions and scholars preserve and teach this history.
Classified for 50 years, the sinking of the HMT Rohna remains one of the least known—yet most catastrophic—events of World War II.
A chance encounter with a WWII martyr’s memorial starts a chain of confrontations with the past.
In 1973 a devastating fire in the National Personnel Records Center destroyed about 17 million military personnel files. A loss with long-lasting repercussions, it affects our understanding and knowledge of many individual WWII stories.
Each year, our D-Day commemoration celebrates the Museum’s birthday but also calls to remember the men who landed on the beaches in Normandy, and Americans’ responses all around the world upon learning about the actions of that day.
Memorial Day honors those who have given all for their country and for freedom.