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The Berlin Airlift: View From the Cockpit
Learn MoreThe Berlin Airlift: From the position of the cockpit, WWII pilots Chuck Childs and Gail Halvorsen commit themselves to one of the greatest examples of humanitarian aid.
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Steel Memories: From USS Arizona to the World Trade Center
Learn MoreWe remember events in different ways. Tangible objects can serve as a reminder of past events.
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James “Horse Collar” Smith, 1st Marine Raider Battalion
Learn MoreJames “Horse Collar” Smith describes his experiences during the Battle of Bloody Ridge on Guadalcanal in September 1942.
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SHOP TALK: Frame Off Restoration, Part II: Disassembly
Learn MoreThoughts and tips for a frame off restoration continues as we begin disassembly.
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Victory at Sea: Timeless Film, Soaring Music
Learn MoreThe groundbreaking 1952 television documentary "Victory at Sea" and its magnificent musical score marked an enduring tribute to the US Navy’s role in winning World War II.
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The Homeward Bound Pennant
Learn MoreTo celebrate the end of the war and the journey back to the United States, US Navy ships often flew long pennants to commemorate their time overseas.
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Forgotten Fights: Assault on Fortress Cherbourg, June 1944
Learn MoreThe US 79th Infantry Division led the way in assaulting Cherbourg’s Fort du Roule on June 25, 1944, and two Americans would receive Medals of Honor for their heroic conduct.
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Sir, Easy Company is All Present!
Learn MoreDuring a trip to Alexandria, Louisiana in 1970, Maurice P. "Pete" Bowler returned to Camp Claiborne to visit the base where he had trained with the 103rd Infantry Division in 1942.
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Alberta Hunter—Singing the Blues, Entertaining the Troops
Learn MoreAlberta Hunter was already a seasoned performer when she and the “Rhythm Rascals” traveled to the “forgotten” China-Burma-India (CBI) theater as the first African American entertainers to visit there, and she later sang for Eisenhower himself. Her service in World War II, however, is but one of many extraordinary stories of this highly regarded woman’s life.
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Four Forgotten American Memoirs of World War II
Learn MoreThousands of men and women wrote memoirs detailing their experiences in World War II. Here are four lesser known examples that merit a second look.
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The Sinking of the SS Athenia
Learn MoreThis is the story of Michael McShane and how he survived the sinking of the SS Athenia, the first ship torpedoed by a U-boat in World War II.
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Walter Jacobs, 77th Infantry Division
Learn MoreWalter Jacobs talks about encountering a wounded Japanese soldier during the fighting on Ie Shima and how he believes that his sparing of an enemy soldier’s life resulted in him surviving the fighting there and later on Okinawa.