Eleven months after witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor, Harold Ward stood watch aboard the USS San Francisco as the heavy cruiser "steamed right into a mess."
A personal quest for a grandfather's WWII service history inspired a new Museum resource for families researching a veteran.
Looking deep into the past at the German Military Cemetery at La Cambe.
The WWII generation came of age in an era when popular literature condemned the futility of war. In Citizen Soldiers, Stephen Ambrose explored the cultural context from which those men and women emerged to do what had to be done.
The Museum's outdoor sound and light show features incredible music, stunning imagery, festive snacks and beverages, and 90-foot-tall projections.
Join The National WWII Museum for this special Women's History Month student webinar about First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Join The National WWII Museum, in partnership with the Chinese American WWII Veterans Recognition Project, in recognizing Chinese American veterans of World War II.