Medal of Honor recipient 1st Lt. Vernon Baker discusses the details of the valorous action that earned him this recognition.

In this clip, Roland Chaisson talks about his experiences during the Sicilian Campaign and encounters he had with local civilians and their German occupiers.

World War II shaped the kind of person, musician, and composer Dave Brubeck became.

For Jack Vessey, the march through Rome following that city’s liberation was one of the greatest days of the war.

Opal Grapes was one of more than 59,000 nurses in the Army Nurse Corps. On International Nurses Day, her recollections highlight the highs and lows of nursing wounded men.

Colonel Jimmie Kanaya, 442nd Regimental Combat Team medic, became a prisoner of war in Germany after his family had been put behind barbed wire at home in the States. He went on to be a decorated three-war veteran and friend of The National WWII Museum who passed away November 7, 2019.

A look back at some of our best past programs covering the Liberation of concentration camps.

In this clip, George Wichterich describes his experiences on Hill 314 during the Battle of Mortain in August 1944.