Education is at the heart of the Museum mission—teaching the lessons of World War II so all generations can understand the price of freedom and be inspired by what they learn. 

Stephen Ambrose and Nick Mueller brought The National D-Day Museum to life on June 6, 2000, an institution ultimately designated "America’s National World War II Museum" by a 2004 act of Congress

With less than .5% of the 16.4 million Americans who served during World War II still with us today, The National WWII Museum’s mission to tell the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world is more crucial than ever.

Use these tools to locate someone who fought in WWII.