Tom Czekanski recalls the story his father Alphonse told him about the friendly fire incident in Sicily.

On June 9, 2021, the Museum hosted Leah Garrett, PhD for a webinar on her latest book, X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II. She answered more of the audience’s questions below.

The story of the Hesse Heist, the theft of royal German jewels, delves into the wartime story of the Nazi elite.

In 1933-34 the gains made by gay men in Germany and the Soviet Union were abruptly reversed.

A combat veteran when he landed on Omaha beach on June 6, 1944, Walt Ehlers had made a promise to his mother, which often left him at odds with the morality of a soldier’s duty.

The first to cross the English Channel on D-Day, minesweepers cleared the way for the invasion of France.

An estimated 9,000 American Jews were held as POWs by the Germans. Their Jewish identity was a source of both pride and peril.

Staff Sergeant Robert Wolf served with the 343rd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division, in both the European and Pacific theaters. On his dog tags he added a mezuzah.

A surplus of Army rations and goodwill helped improve the lives of many Europeans impoverished by World War II.

In 1946, Pfc. Sadao Munemori became the first Japanese American awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on the Gothic Line during World War II.