In the bloodiest  battle in Marine Corps history, 27 Marines and sailors were awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Iwo Jima. No other campaign surpassed that number.

Highlights from the Collection over the last 20 years.

Marc has grown to become one of the strongest leaders and well-respected mentors in the Victory Corps.

T. Moffatt Burriss talks about the confused airborne drops into Sicily and ambushing a group of Italian soldiers.

Operation FORTITUDE involved a group of double agents feeding disinformation to the Germans but the group was an odd collection of criminals, playboys, party girls, and a woman obsessed with her dog.

On D-Day, Higgins boats landed thousands of GIs on French shores. Often overlooked in comparison to the LCVP is its "big brother"—the Landing Craft Mechanized.

Edward Woods describes shipping out of New York Harbor aboard the oil Tanker SS Brandy Station.

Staff Sergeant Raymond Strojny almost single-handedly took out German strongpoint WN-61, clearing the way for his 1st Division comrades to take Omaha Beach's Fox Green sector on D-Day.

Hear about four unique items from our Collection that saw action.

The modern history of Midway atoll includes its commercial uses and post-war reversion of a natural state resulting in its designation as a National Wildlife Refuge.

Hear about Don Hoff’s experiences in the Battle of Midway as a radioman and gunner flying in SBD Dauntless dive-bombers.

The swing youth in Nazi Germany were teenagers whose love for jazz and affinity for British and American pop culture stood in stark contrast to German nationalism, uniformity, and military regulation.