For years, Jeff Taddeo kept a grocery bag filled with his grandfather’s WWII letters on a shelf in his home. With help from The National WWII Museum, he is preserving and sharing this treasured family history, and hopes others can benefit from his experience.
 

The Ruhr Pocket campaign of April 1945 ended Germany's hopes—and established the US Army.

The crew of a German U-Boat became prisoners in a North Louisiana prisoner of war camp, held in secret to protect Allied intelligence.

We feature some loyal companions, adopted friends, and loved animals by WWII servicemen and women in honor of National Pet Day.

Joe Louis was boxing's heavyweight world champion when he joined the US Army and fought for his country and his community.

Take a look at some beer-related items from the Museum.

Captain Lucien Laborde was one of nearly 280,000 men and women from Louisiana who served in the Armed Forces in World War II.

James Robinson was a professional soldier who lost his life on April 6, 1945 fighting for his country.

On April 4, 1945, the US 4th Armored Division and 89th Infantry Division of the Third US Army came face to face with the horrors of Nazi brutality. The men discovered Ohrdruf, a Nazi labor camp and a subcamp of the Buchenwald system.

The US 30th Infantry Division receives the Presidential Unit Citation in honor of its heroism at the Battle of Mortain, August 1944.