One of the Last Survivors of USS Oklahoma Dies at 102
Jessie Alton Mahaffey was aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma when Japanese air forces attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Jessie Alton Mahaffey was aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma when Japanese air forces attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
US Third and Seventh Armies' March 1945 offensive cleared the Rhineland, pushing deep into Germany and decisively weakening German defenses before the final Allied push.
Adolf Eichmann initially escaped justice by fleeing to Argentina, where he hid out for nearly a decade until he was kidnapped by Israeli intelligence operatives and taken to Israel for trial.
Although the Washington Naval Conference concluded nearly two decades before the attack on Pearl Harbor, its outcome shaped the course of World War II in the Pacific between the United States and Japan.
The films A Real Pain and The Brutalist deal with how Jewish victims of the Holocaust moved to the United States and built new lives for themselves and their families.
Spark your child's love of history with our WWII-themed storytime experience.
Explore the Museum's newest special exhibit for an evening of history, conversation, and creativity.
Learn more about the 1944 Port Chicago disaster as part of The National WWII Museum’s education webinar series.