Tom Benson
The Museum mourns the passing of former Trustee and friend Tom Benson.
The Museum mourns the passing of former Trustee and friend Tom Benson.
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, The National WWII Museum will explore the history and locations of this fateful day throughout an exclusive symposium and educational travel program in Hawaii. Taking place December 1-8, 2016, the program will feature esteemed WWII historians including Rob Citino, PhD, Richard Frank, Donald L. Miller, PhD, Allan Millett, PhD and Jonathan Parshall, along with an exclusive four-part symposium discussing the events leading up to the attack.
More than 80 years after the Battle of Tassafaronga, a team of scientists and explorers aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus found and imaged the wrecked bow of the New Orleans at the bottom of Iron Bottom Sound.
Second Lieutenant Rudolph B. Davila, of Spanish-Filipino descent, received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions near Artena, Italy, during World War II.
Join us onsite at The National World War II Museum's STEM Innovation Gallery to learn about Physics in our newest Innovation Studio!
This course will focus on the experiences of US servicemembers and citizens during the end and aftermath of World War II, studied through the lens of four ABMC sites.
This course will focus on the American experience in the War in Europe through the lens of four American Battle Monuments Commission sites.