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Take a moment to reflect on your personal connection to World War II. Maybe your father or grandfather served in the Pacific or fought ac...
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History Through the Viewfinder
A humble memorial on a sunny Caribbean island reminds the viewer how far world wars can reach.
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Louisiana Spotlight: Camp Claiborne
Kisatchie National Forest, the only in Louisiana, was home to a diverse training camp during the War known as Camp Claiborne.
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Press Release
The National WWII Museum Presents 2016 International Conference on World War II
The National WWII Museum’s first International Conference on World War II in 2006 set the precedent for outstanding scholarship and public history on the most pivotal event of the modern era. The Museum will continue this important initiative November 17 through 19 in New Orleans at the 2016 International Conference, titled “1946: Year Zero—Triumph and Tragedy,” and covering the immediate postwar period and the new world left in the wake of the global struggle.
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Bea Arthur, US Marine
Bernice Frankel's Official Military Personnel File reveals a Golden Girl's WWII service history.
Past Events
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"Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis"
03/24/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMA conversation with author Jeffrey Jackson, PhD, and Jeremy Collins about a new book that offers a glimpse into the history of World War II at the ground level.
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Lunchbox Lecture: "World War II Military Service as Civil Rights Activism" by Dr. Marcus Cox, Xavier University
02/17/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMMilitary service during World War II and racial integration in the armed forces heightened expectations for social progress.
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Red Tail, WASP and Firefly: The Aviators of WWII
10/08/2020 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMIn this session, Sherri L. Smith will talk about her research and the very human stories behind the history of WWII aviation.