Private Joseph Pantillion Martinez's Medal of Honor
The first Medal of Honor awarded to a Hispanic American in World War II was also the first awarded for actions on the North American continent since 1898.
The first Medal of Honor awarded to a Hispanic American in World War II was also the first awarded for actions on the North American continent since 1898.
Absentee ballots gave American citizens in uniform a voice in their nation’s government during World War II.
There is insufficient attention paid to the long history of the Roma within European culture.
Mexican American US Army medic Corporal Anthony Acevedo suffered unimaginable horrors as a POW of the Germans. He survived Stalag IXB and then the Berga slave labor camp as well as the trauma and stigma of having been a prisoner of war.
Benjamin Carson talks about volunteering for the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion and the brutally realistic training they received in San Diego to prepare for combat in the Pacific.
Join The National WWII Museum's Educational Travel Team, expert Battlefield Guide Sylvain Kast, and Tour Manager Melanie Moreau to learn about this upcoming journey through France.
Join us in BB's Stage Door Canteen as singers vie to become the next Stage Door Idol!
Spark your child's love of history with our WWII-themed storytime experience.