Twice a prisoner, and initially denied our nation’s highest honor due to antisemitism, Tibor Rubin was finally awarded the Medal of Honor in 2005.

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

World War II shaped the culinary experiences of Japanese Americans in incarceration camps.

“As soon as the war ended, we located the one spot on earth that hadn’t been touched by the war and blew it to hell.” - Bob Hope, Operation Crossroads by Jonathan M. Weisgall, Naval Institute Press, 1994.

In WWII’s aftermath, July 4 also became Independence Day for the Philippines in 1946.

In July 1946, the fourth and fifth atomic bombs to explode tore into a fleet of 84 ships anchored at Bikini Atoll in the name of science.

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.

Created by the camera, photographs help tell the story of Marine Photographic Squadron VMD-254.

Jack Brukman’s journey through war: from the physical onset on Saipan to the continuous mental onslaught at home.

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

Dominic Martello relived traumatic moments of his WWII combat in North Africa for the rest of his life.

During World War II, this anthem was sung by African Americans fighting fascism abroad and continuing the struggle for social justice in the United States.