On June 2, 1944, Yeiki Kobashigawa, 100th Infantry Battalion, led an incredible attack on the Germans in Italy. Fifty-six years later, he received the Medal of Honor for this action.
The National WWII Museum today announced the official opening of its landmark hotel property The Higgins Hotel New Orleans, Curio Collection by Hilton.
What transpired in Spain in 1936-37 was not only a civil war but a social revolution.
New York’s Peter and Mary Kalikow – the first donors in the history of The National D-Day Museum – have pledged an additional $1 million to the institution now known as The National WWII Museum to support its $400 million Road to Victory Capital Campaign, which funds the campus expansion.
The public, Museum staff and representatives from all branches of military service will gather at 10:00 a.m. in the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion on Andrew Higgins Drive for day-long observances that include performances by the Marine Corps Band and the Museum’s Victory Belles, a eulogy for a WWII soldier read by a student scholar from New Orleans and a moment of silence in tribute to those killed in action.
The National WWII Museum Robotics Challenge is an exciting opportunity for middle school students to develop 21st century skills and participate in active problem solving all based on real-life scenarios from WWII.
Featuring noted historian Dr. Alexandra Richie, The National WWII Museum's exclusive 12-day trip explores Germany and Poland through the lens of the rise and fall of the Third Reich.
On the anniversary of V-E Day, come hear an original and penetrating assessment of President Dwight D. Eisenhower from one of the country’s preeminent scholars, William I. Hitchcock, PhD, as he discusses Ike’s enormous influence on modern America, the Cold War, and on the presidency itself.