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The GI Bill: Soldiers Return Home With memories of 1932’s Bonus March, in which veterans of World War I marched on Washington, D.C. to d...
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Press Release
The National WWII Museum Appoints New Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian
The National WWII Museum has appointed Robert M. Citino, PhD, a highly regarded WWII scholar and educator, to the position of Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian. Citino comes to the Museum following academic postings at the University of North Texas, Eastern Michigan University, Lake Erie College, the US Military Academy and the US Army War College. In addition to publishing nine books and myriad articles on World War II and other 20th century military subjects, Citino has been a regular speaker at the Museum’s International Conference on World War II and offered lectures during the institution’s D-Day 70th anniversary cruise.
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Research Starters: The Battle of Midway
Fought between the U.S. and Japanese navies June 4-7, 1942, this battle turned the tide of the war in the Pacific in favor of the Americans.
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Dinner with a Curator:
"Barbed Wire on the Bayou: Axis Prisoners of War in Louisiana"11/18/2025 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMLearn more about the experiences of the thousands of Italian and German POWs held in camps across Louisiana.
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Press Release
Jingle Belles
NEW ORLEANS, LA (November 24, 2010) –The National World War II Museum is decking the halls and dishing out double rations of Yuletide cheer with a new holiday show debuting November 26 at the Stage Door Canteen featuring the institution’s famed Victory Belles..
Past Events
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Storytime at the Museum
09/03/2024 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMSpark your child's love of history with our WWII-themed storytime experience.
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Meet the Author: Stephen O. Sears, "Sunniland"
08/22/2024 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us in conversation with Stephen O. Sears, author of Sunniland, a novel following a young geologist in Florida monitoring the development of a new oil well while facing a German U-boat rampage taking place in the nearby Gulf of Mexico in the spring of 1943.
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Young Benefactors: Operation Footlocker
08/21/2024 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PMJoin The National WWII Museum’s Young Benefactors for a light cocktail reception and the opportunity to interact with real WWII artifacts.