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Hershel “Woody” Williams, 3rd Marine Division
Hershel “Woody” Williams describes his actions on Iwo Jima for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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Richard Baile, 9th Bomb Group
Richard Baile discusses the 9 March 1945 firebombing of Tokyo and how he feels about the raid today.
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Alfred Cabral, 3rd Infantry Division
Alfred Cabral describes his experiences fighting the Germans during the Italian campaign.
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The OSS in Vietnam, 1945: A War of Missed Opportunities by Dixee Bartholomew-Feis
In 1945, members of the American "Deer Team," part of the OSS, worked with Vietnamese guerrilla fighters to throw Japanese troops out of Indochina. As the war ended, the people of Vietnam looked to the United States to support their dreams of independence.
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Private First Class Donald J. Ruhl's Medal of Honor
In the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, 27 Marines and sailors were awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Iwo Jima. No other campaign surpassed that number.
Past Events
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Dinner with a Curator: "Literary Giants and U-boats: Hemingway and Cuba in World War II"
11/19/2024 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMWhen they weren't traveling the world to report on the war, Ernest Hemingway and his wife, Martha Gellhorn, spent much of the 1940s residing in Havana, Cuba.
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The Victory Belles Illuminate the Night
11/18/2024 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PMJoin our signature vocal trio the Victory Belles for an evening of 1940s tunes paired with our state-of-the-art outdoor sound and light show, Expressions of America.
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"Fighting for the Right to Fight" Opening Reception
11/16/2024 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PMJoin us to learn more about the Museum's latest special exhibit, Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II.
