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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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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..
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Press Release
“Never Forget.”
NEW ORLEANS (December 4, 2008) – "Never forget." Those two words serve as both a remembrance and a call to action as America comme...
Past Events
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Storytime at the Museum
09/14/2024 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMSpark your child's love of history with our WWII-themed storytime experience.
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Storytime at the Museum
09/07/2024 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMSpark your child's love of history with our WWII-themed storytime experience.
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Dinner with a Curator: "Loyal Forces: WWII War Dogs"
09/05/2024 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMThe use of dogs in military service is ubiquitous today, but it was not until World War II that the US Armed Forces began a war dog program.