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 Museum welcomes 32 WWII veterans to our campus, guests of the Gary Sinise Foundation.

In her December 8, 1941, My Day column, Eleanor Roosevelt reflects on the moment she learned of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and other locations, describing the nation’s shift from uncertainty to resolve. 

Collin Kelly’s story of bravery during the first bombing missions in the Pacific flourished at a time when nearly all war news was grim.

Winston Churchill called it "one of the most melancholy naval episodes in the whole of the war.”