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The Spirit of Service at The National WWII Museum
Volunteers have helped keep things running smoothly at the Museum since it opened in 2000—and a very special group has been here from the very beginning.
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In Pursuit of the Missing: The National WWII Museum and DPAA Unite to Honor America’s Promise
Through partnership, research, and remembrance, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and The National WWII Museum help ensure that no family is forgotten and no hero is left behind.
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Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes Archive
The Oyneg Shabes archive, created by historian Emanuel Ringelblum and other Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, meticulously documented their lives, suffering, and resistance during the Holocaust, ensuring their stories would survive even as they faced annihilation by the Nazis.
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The Liberation of Mindanao
The liberation of Mindanao was, in some respects, an unnecessary campaign militarily, but it had important political implications, as it enabled the United States to fulfill its promise of independence to the Philippines.
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The Trailblazing Women Warrant Officers of World War II
Women warrant officers made up a small portion of the Women’s Army Corps but were trailblazers who created opportunities for women in the US Armed Forces for decades to come.
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WASP: Women Airforce Service Pilots
During the war, nearly 1,100 highly trained women tested, flew, and ferried 12,650 aircraft over 60 million miles as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
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'The War in Europe is Over'
In her My Day column on May 9, 1945, the day after V-E Day was officially confirmed, Eleanor Roosevelt reflects on the cautious mood, the devastation in Europe, and the unfinished task of winning peace.
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Defining 'Genocide' After World War II
The concept of genocide has fundamentally altered international law, history, and global geopolitics forever, transforming the way we understand mass violence in the modern world.
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The PBY Catalina in World War II
Whether it played the role of the “Black Cat,” “Mad Cat,” or “Dumbo,” the PBY Catalina proved itself as one of the most instrumental amphibious planes as it struck fear in the Axis and provided hope for the Allies.
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Hedy Lamarr’s WWII Invention Helped Shape Modern Tech
Regarded as the “most beautiful woman in the world,” Hedy Lamarr was not only a famous Hollywood actress who sold millions in war bonds during World War II, she was an inventor. Her creations included a frequency-hopping radio communications device for Allied torpedoes during the war.
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The Nazi Concentration Camp System
The Nazis created at least 44,000 camps, including ghettos and other sites of incarceration, between 1933 and 1945. The camps served various functions, from imprisoning "enemies of the state" to serving as way stations in larger deportation schemes to murdering people in gas chambers.
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Marine Killed at Peleliu Accounted For 80 Years After Battle
After 80 years, the remains of Private First Class John Henry Newstrom, a US Marine killed during the Battle of Peleliu in 1944, have been identified and will be returned home thanks to a joint recovery effort by the US and Japanese governments.