AMM2c Durell Wade made the ultimate sacrifice manning his battlestation on USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Prior to World War II, there was a thriving American wristwatch industry, but it became a casualty of the war. 

Following victory, the Allies turned to the legal system to hold Axis leaders accountable. In an unprecedented series of trials, a new meaning of justice emerged in response to war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by both the Germans and the Japanese throughout the war.

As one of the first female wartime correspondents, Martha Gellhorn witnessed and covered many pivotal moments of World War II and the rest of the twentieth century.

NEW ORLEANS (October 16, 2008) – World War II vets, reenactors, stakeholders and staff of The National WWII Museum gathered today to cele...