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Paul Dietzel, 6th Bombardment Group
From the The National WWII Museum's oral history collection, we hear Dietzel describe his experiences during the firebombing of Japan.
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Memorable Moments in the Museum: Docent Stories
How the wife of a US Navy officer figured out her husband's wartime location.
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Veterans’ Outreach: Serving Heroes
The National WWII Museum is committed to serving veterans and active duty military.
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Robert Liles, 51st Fighter Group
Robert Liles describes engaging Japanese aircraft in the skies over China.
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Louisiana Spotlight: Camp Claiborne
Kisatchie National Forest, the only in Louisiana, was home to a diverse training camp during the War known as Camp Claiborne.
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Marie Rankart, General Motors
Marie Rankart describes the change at General Motors following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, when the assembly lines switched from manufacturing civilian automobiles to military aircraft.
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Forgotten Fights: The Canadian Black Watch at Verrières Ridge, July 1944 by Author David O'Keefe
The Canadian offensive on Verrières Ridge, led by the Canadian Black Watch, was a savage "forgotten fight" that helped ensure General Omar Bradley's US Army breakout from Normandy in Operation Cobra.
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Heroic Beauty: Exposing Omaha Beach
How a Signal Corps photographic team took one of the most iconic images of Omaha Beach.
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M-1 Helmet of Leonard T. Schroeder
Adorned with Captains bars and the Ivy Cross of the 4th Infantry Division, the M-1 Helmet of Captain Leonard T. Schroeder has a very unique history associated with it.
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Thomas Quigley, 2nd Infantry Division
Thomas Quigley describes fighting out of the hedgerows through the town of St. Lo to Brest where he was wounded during house to house fighting.
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