Mary McLeod Bethune was a passionate educator and presidential advisor. In her long career of public service, she became one of the earliest black female activists that helped lay the foundation to the modern civil rights movement.

From January 1943 to June 1945, writer Kurt Vonnegut served in the US Army. His experiences with the 106th Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge and then later as a prisoner of war in Dresden imprinted his life and provided traumatic (and sometimes comedic) material for his novel Slaughterhouse-Five and other works.

In advance of a discussion on Slaughterhouse-Five, Assistant Director for Curatorial Services Kimberly Guise posed some questions to Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library Curator Chris Lafave.

Jack Baldwin describes an experience he had with a young civilian in Germany a couple days after the war ended that remained with him for the rest of his life.

Dominic Martello describes his experience of becoming a POW during the Battle of Kasserine Pass in North Africa.

Dr. Rothacker Smith looked death in the eye several times during World War II. In these moments during his wartime service, during captivity as a German POW and beyond, his faith carried him through and indeed directed much of his life, as did the proud tradition of the Buffalo Soldier which he upheld.

Byron O. Wilkins describes his experiences during the opening phase of the Battle of the Bulge from the opening shots to becoming a POW.

There are many ways to restore a vehicle but the frame off method is considered the gold standard.

The Battle of the Atlantic was fought with some of the newest technologies, however, in one duel, creative sailors resorted to kitchenware in an effort to fend off boarding enemy sailors.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill's defeat in the British General Election of 1945 changed the course of the Potsdam Conference.

PhoM2c William “Bill” Roy describes his experiences aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) during the Battle of Midway.

The African American 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion earned a Presidential Unit Citation for its heroic stand in France in December 1944, and a Medal of Honor in 1980 posthumously awarded to Major Charles Thomas.