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SHOP TALK: Frame Off Restoration, Part II: Disassembly
Thoughts and tips for a frame off restoration continues as we begin disassembly.
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The Homeward Bound Pennant
To celebrate the end of the war and the journey back to the United States, US Navy ships often flew long pennants to commemorate their time overseas.
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Forgotten Fights: Assault on Fortress Cherbourg, June 1944
The US 79th Infantry Division led the way in assaulting Cherbourg’s Fort du Roule on June 25, 1944, and two Americans would receive Medals of Honor for their heroic conduct.
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Alberta Hunter—Singing the Blues, Entertaining the Troops
Alberta Hunter was already a seasoned performer when she and the “Rhythm Rascals” traveled to the “forgotten” China-Burma-India (CBI) theater as the first African American entertainers to visit there, and she later sang for Eisenhower himself. Her service in World War II, however, is but one of many extraordinary stories of this highly regarded woman’s life.
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Sir, Easy Company is All Present!
During a trip to Alexandria, Louisiana in 1970, Maurice P. "Pete" Bowler returned to Camp Claiborne to visit the base where he had trained with the 103rd Infantry Division in 1942.
Past Events
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Webinar: “Ghosts of Honolulu” by Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr.
05/01/2024 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AMJoin us for a free webinar on the incredible high stakes game of naval intelligence in the leadup to World War II.
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Dinner with a Curator: “‘Long Live the King of Monsters’: Godzilla and World War II”
04/30/2024 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMWould the legendary prehistoric reptile known as Godzilla have emerged without World War II?
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Italy: 1944 (April 22-28, 2024)
04/22/2024 - 04/28/2024 | 12:00 AMThe campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.
