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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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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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“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.
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Lieutenant Alexander R. Nininger's Medal of Honor
Lieutenant Alexander R. Nininger received the first Medal of Honor of World War II.
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Curator’s Choice: The Words of God Will Be Upon Your Doorpost
Staff Sergeant Robert Wolf served with the 343rd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division, in both the European and Pacific theaters. On his dog tags he added a mezuzah.
Past Events
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Out of The Vault Tour
01/08/2021 | 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.
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Early Access Tour
01/08/2021 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AMBegin your immersive journey into World War II on the exclusive Early Access Tour!
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Lunchbox Lecture: "Fort Benning and Columbus, Georgia: A Community Transformed" by Rebecca Bush
01/06/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin Rebecca Bush, Curator of History at The Columbus Museum, as she discusses how Columbus became known as “Mother-in-Law of the Army” and how World War II made both Columbus and Fort Benning integral components of US military training for generations.