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.

Many entertainers and future celebrities answered their country's call and donned US Navy and Coast Guard blues, serving at sea during the war.

Any doubt to her identity was washed away when her name appeared emblazoned across her stern in raised letters: JUNEAU.

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.
 

"If a movie entertains me, then it's a good one." 

From the Museum's Digitial Collections, firsthand narration to accompany the recent images from 17,500 feet below the Pacific waves. 

In a first letter home after his release from a Japanese POW camp, a fighter pilot thanks his family for their prayers.

The personal cost of a great victory is brought home to a young pilot.

Actor Henry Fonda put a successful acting career on hold to serve in the US Navy.

The making of Final Mission: USS Tang Experience: Part Seven.