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Curator's Pick: Items From the Front Lines
Hear about four unique items from our Collection that saw action.
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Midway Before and After
The modern history of Midway atoll includes its commercial uses and post-war reversion of a natural state resulting in its designation as a National Wildlife Refuge.
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Louisiana Spotlight: Landing Craft Mechanized, the "Other" Higgins Boat at D-Day
On D-Day, Higgins boats landed thousands of GIs on French shores. Often overlooked in comparison to the LCVP is its "big brother"—the Landing Craft Mechanized.
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My Father's D-Day: Family Legacies from the Normandy Invasion
Career newspaper photographer Eliot Kamenitz reflects on his father’s role as a glider pilot on D-Day and in two other military actions in Europe, and the pivotal importance of the D-Day experience in his father’s life.
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Don Hoff, Scouting Squadron 6, USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Hear about Don Hoff’s experiences in the Battle of Midway as a radioman and gunner flying in SBD Dauntless dive-bombers.
Past Events
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Reel History Film Series: The Great Dictator
04/27/2023 | 5:00 PM - 8:30 PMJoin The National WWII Museum for a free, in-person screening of Academy Award–nominated feature film The Great Dictator as a part of our Reel History Film Series.
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Italy: 1944 (April 21 - 27, 2023)
04/21/2023 - 04/27/2023 | 12:00 AMThe campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.
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Dinner with a Curator: "Arthur Szyk: Art & Human Rights"
04/25/2023 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMArtist and Polish Jewish refugee Arthur Szyk became renowned in the 1930s and '40s for his caricatures and political cartoons, throughout which he displayed a broad concern for human rights.
