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Mail Call: Letters from the Archives
Personal correspondence offers an intimate glimpse of a world at war.
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Second Lieutenant Ernest Childers Medal of Honor
A member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Ernest Childers became the first American Indian to be awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II.
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From POW to Freedom on April 17: Capt. Harold Romm and Hellsapoppin'
April 17 was a fateful day for Capt. Harold Romm. On April 17, 1943 he was shot down and became a German POW. Two years later, on the same day, he became a free man, liberated from Stalag XIII-D by American troops.
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The Tuskegee Airmen: An Interview with the Leading Authority
Daniel Haulman, PhD, one of the world's leading authorities on the all African American Tuskegee Airmen, joins us for an interview on their service, challenges, and legacy.
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Stalag Symphony: Clair Cline
In European prisoner of war camps, boredom became as fearsome an enemy as the Nazis themselves. These Americans fought it with inspiring creativity.
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"Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II"
08/13/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin us for a conversation with Pacific War historian and best selling author John Wukovits, who will be interviewed about his latest book: Dogfight Over Tokyo.
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From Recovery to Restoration: Bringing World War II's Lost Aircraft Back to Life
06/10/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin the RAF Museum's Ian Thirsk and Darren Priday as they discuss with the Museum's Seth Paridon and Ed Lengel, PhD, the challenges and excitement of recovering and preserving these historic war birds.
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A 75th Anniversary of V-E Day Remembrance with Veteran Jim Baynham
05/08/2020 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMJoin Assistant Director of Curatorial Services Kim Guise for a very special discussion with WWII Veteran and former POW Jim Baynham.
