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No Respect: The United Nations in Peace and War
The United Nations was a child of World War II, and another one of FDR's good ideas.
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James Carrington, 4th Marine Regiment
James Carrington discusses his experiences of being hidden by Filipino guerillas after escaping from Bilibid Prison where he had been a POW of the Japanese for two years.
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PH-47: A Cameraman’s Right Hand
Designated the PH-47, better known as the Speed Graphic, this was the standard issue camera to US Army photographers.
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Camp Lucky Strike: RAMP Camp No. 1
The cigarette camp “Camp Lucky Strike” was a bustling tent city of 58,000 impatient American troops awaiting transportation back to the United States after Victory in Europe. Lucky Strike was described as both “seventh heaven” and complete chaos.
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Ben Bederson, The Manhattan Project
Ben Bederson discusses his time at Los Alamos developing components for the plutonium bomb that that was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.
Past Events
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Scout Week Badge Workshop: Double Victory: African American Experiences in World War II
02/01/2025 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PMScouts will learn about the adversity African Americans in the war effort overcame and take inspiration from their stories of courage and leadership.
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Storytime at the Museum
02/01/2025 | 10:00 AM - 10:20 AMSpark your child's love of history with our WWII-themed storytime experience.
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Humans of the Holocaust
01/13/2025 - 01/31/2025In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, The National WWII Museum will display a series of photographs and personal accounts from Erez Kaganovitz's digital storytelling project.
