The war correspondent and the entertainer shared a mission to connect with those in service during World War II.  

“Am Safe, A Prisoner of War in Germany; do not worry.”

How the classic holiday musical White Christmas reveals the impact of military service in World War II.

A Hollywood holidays classic transports our Senior Historian straight back to wartime.

Sheet music of the popular song, purchased in 1943, is one little girl’s lifetime link to Technical Sergeant Neal K. Moore.

“On our fighting front, there are no silent nights, but there are plenty of holy nights."

Ernie Pyle's Brave Men on view in the Italian Campaign gallery of the Road to Berlin exhibit at The National WWII Museum.

Eleven months after witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor, Harold Ward stood watch aboard the USS San Francisco as the heavy cruiser "steamed right into a mess." 

A newly released memo sheds light on Japanese Emperor Hirohito's role in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

On December 7, 1941, Japan staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, decimating the US Pacific Fleet. When Germany and Italy declared war on the United States days later, America found itself in a global war. 

The end of the war seemed far away in the spring of 1943, and a majority of Americans started to resent what they perceived as film stars' preferential treatment.

Liberated American POWs relate their experiences in the aftermath at Nagasaki.