PT-305 History
Built in New Orleans by Higgins Industries, the patrol-torpedo (PT) boat PT-305 was a critical asset for the US Navy during World War II,...
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Gemma R. Birnbaum
Gemma Birnbaum is the former Assistant Vice President for the Media and Education Center at The National WWII Museum.
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Lunchbox Lecture: More than Just Hemingway's Wife: The Wartime Journalism of Martha Gellhorn
Many may know Martha Gellhorn as one of the many wives of fellow journalist and literary giant, Ernest Hemingway; however, she was so much more. Although just a budding journalist during the Spanish Civil War, Gellhorn would later witness and cover many pivotal moments of World War II and the rest of the 20th century.
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Understanding the 'Other Side': My Visit to Futa Pass Cemetery
Seeing the cemetery for the German war dead at Futa Pass was a stark reminder of the human cost of defeating fascism.
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“From St. Paul to the Sons of Satan – Captain Richard Fleming’s Medal of Honor”
Richard Eugene Fleming not only embodied the concept of a “gentleman and a scholar”- he expanded it to include war hero for his fearlessness in the face of serious risk in the Battle of Midway.
Past Events
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Lunchbox Lecture: "New Orleans Lakefront: A Beacon on the Homefront" by Chris Cook
12/02/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMDuring this Lunchbox Lecture, Chris Cook, Lighthouse Director at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation and Lighthouse Museum, will delve into the history of the lakefront of New Orleans during the war years.
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Out of The Vault Tour
11/28/2020 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMThe National WWII Museum’s private Center for Collections & Archives is excited to present rarely seen artifacts from our vault, not available for public viewing, which give voice to the American experience in World War II.
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Out of The Vault Tour
11/27/2020 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PMThe National WWII Museum’s private Center for Collections & Archives is excited to present rarely seen artifacts from our vault, not available for public viewing, which give voice to the American experience in World War II.
