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Press ReleaseNEW ORLEANS (April 22, 2009) – During World War II, many young naval aviators were given their first opportunity to take off and land on...
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Pan-American Life Insurance Group Donation Ceremony
A $1 million gift supports Louisiana Memorial Pavilion's animated WWII map as well as a Virtual Field Trip about Latino experiences in World War II.
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Anniversaries & Commemorations
Designated by Congress in 2004 as America’s National WWII Museum, we remember these special dates, commemorating the fallen and honoring the WWII generation who helped preserve the freedom we enjoy today.
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WWII Movies at the 2025 Academy Awards
The films A Real Pain and The Brutalist deal with how Jewish victims of the Holocaust moved to the United States and built new lives for themselves and their families.
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WWII Airman Killed in New Guinea Mission Accounted for 80 Years Later
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that 26-year-old US Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant Eugene J. Darrigan of Wappingers Falls, New York, was identified and accounted for.
Past Events
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Dinner with a Curator: "Incarcerated and Drafted: Japanese American Internees Who
Resisted the Draft"10/22/2024 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMIn the summer of 1944, 63 incarcerated Japanese American men were convicted in federal court of violating the Selective Service Act after refusing to participate in the draft.
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Storytime at the Museum
10/19/2024 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMSpark your child's love of history with our WWII-themed storytime experience.
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Wartime Piano Happy Hour
10/18/2024 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMHead to The Higgins Hotel for a live instrumental showcase of wartime piano music.