Robert Ray Akins
WWII Okinawa veteran and legendary Texas high school football coach dies at age 92.
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Higgins Reunion Day 2017
Family members and Higgins Industries workers and their families gathered at the Museum in October 2017 to remember New Orleans boatbuilder Andrew Jackson Higgins.
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Soaring Valor: December 2017
The Museum welcomes 32 WWII veterans to our campus, guests of the Gary Sinise Foundation.
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Special Guests
Reconnaissance Marines visit exhibits and get a behind-the-scenes tour of WWII artifacts.
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Louisiana in World War II
A webinar for teachers explores the special exhibit The Pelican State Goes to War.
Past Events
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Meet the Author: Elisa Segrave
11/13/2019 | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PMAuthor Elisa Segrave shares her mother’s remarkable experiences working at the famous codebreaking site of Bletchley Park and with the RAF Bomber Command, as well as her own journey researching and writing of her mother’s untold wartime service.
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SOLD OUT! Songs That Won the War
11/13/2019 | 11:45 AM - 1:45 PMThe Victory Belles bring to life the songs that inspired the Allies to victory during World War II.
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Hunting a Nazi: An Evening with Neal Bascomb
11/12/2019 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin The National WWII Museum as we welcome author Neal Bascomb in a discussion on his works based on the capture and trial of Adolf Eichmann.
