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Louisiana Spotlight: "Lightning" Joe Collins
New Orleans born Major General Joe Collins led the US Army's VII Corps in Europe, battling German forces from Normandy to the Elbe River.
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Staff Sergeant Edward A. Carter Jr.
By the time Edward Carter had turned 24, he had fought alongside the Chinese against the Japanese, served in the Merchant Marine, and, finding that uneventful, joined the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the fight against the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War.
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A Shared Enmity: Germany, Japan, and the Creation of the Tripartite Pact
Shared enmity toward Franklin D. Roosevelt’s United States of America is what brought Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan together again in the early fall of 1940 to certify a new agreement.
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The 30th Infantry Division’s Heroic Stand at Mortain, August 1944
The US 30th Infantry Division receives the Presidential Unit Citation in honor of its heroism at the Battle of Mortain, August 1944.
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The National WWII Museum to Celebrate 25th Anniversary with Full Slate of Events
NEW ORLEANS (April 24, 2025) — In recognition of its 25th anniversary and to highlight the continued importance of its mission, The Natio...
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The Battle of Attu
05/25/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMThe Battle of Attu was the only land battle to be fought on North American soil during World War II.
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Making Memories: Storytelling and Scrapbooking
05/21/2020 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMStories come in many forms—from the ones we hear at bedtime to listening to our parents tell us about their lives or even through photographs from our past.
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Okinawa: The Battle and Bomb
05/20/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJust over 75 years ago—on April 1, 1945—American troops invaded the 70-mile long island of Okinawa in the largest amphibious operation of the Pacific War.
