The creation of a G.I. Army in 1941 required planning, hard work, and a little good luck. And it helped America win the war.

In this clip, Spencer speaks about his time in combat near the end of the war. In one firefight, Spencer was wounded by German grenades and describes those actions in detail.

A collection of German pistols captured by a paratrooper featured in one of the most iconic photographs of World War II.

In this clip, Erwin Blonder talks about how his unit was cut off by the Germans in France and isolated for days. 

As Americans unite to defeat the Coronavirus, here are five great books that cover how Americans on the home front united to achieve victory in World War II.

The Museum’s collection has over 250,000 objects, but only one night to host the greatest fashion show in history.

In the bloodiest of battles 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.

In 1943, a Mexican artist in New Orleans sculpted a statue of a Woman Reservist (United States Marine Corps) named Molly Marine. Displayed on Canal Street, she can still be found in the city today.

Richard Hamilton’s life as an Agricultural Statistician was interrupted by World War II. Within two years Hamilton was known as a decorated PT boat captain nicknamed “Dickey Dare.”

In this oral history clip, Sakato describes the actions he performed from which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Before he left to go overseas Joe was told by his grandfather White Man Runs Him that he must perform four war deeds in order to become a war chief.

Before he took office and faced the challenges of the Great Depression and World War II, FDR faced the challenge of Polio. This disease was sometimes deadly and always feared in the US during the first half of the twentieth century. Part of FDR's legacy is the Polio vaccine, released in 1955.