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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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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From Recovery to Restoration: Bringing World War II's Lost Aircraft Back to Life
06/10/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin the RAF Museum's Ian Thirsk and Darren Priday as they discuss with the Museum's Seth Paridon and Ed Lengel, PhD, the challenges and excitement of recovering and preserving these historic war birds.
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"It's Your America:" The 1940 Census Today
06/09/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMThe 1940 census forms a critical link to our shared past and provides a window into an American world only one year away from being engulfed by war.
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Celebrating 20 Years: The National WWII Museum
06/06/2020 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMBoysie Bollinger, longtime Trustee and one of the Museum’s biggest champions, together with the Museum’s Founding President & CEO Emeritus Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller, PhD, and current President & CEO Stephen Watson, will reminisce about what it was like to be a part of the grand opening festivities on June 6, 2000; how World War II history has become a larger part of the nation’s fabric, spurring the expansion of The National WWII Museum; and the Museum's continued transformation into one of the premier cultural and educational institutions in the world.
