In this clip, Constance talks about how she worked as a draftsman for Higgins, working on the LCVPs and other various ship designs during the war.

1945 was a turning point for the famous winery of Chateau Mouton Rothschild and the creation of unique tradition: Artists creating wine labels.

In this clip, DeForest tells about attacking a hill near Clark Field in the Philippines that the GIs called the Top of the World.

Joe Louis was boxing's heavyweight world champion when he joined the US Army and fought for his country and his community.

Bob tells an excellent story about raising victory gardens and how because they lived on 1/2 an acre, his family was able to raise their own vegetables, fruits, chickens and goat’s milk.

Rob Citino, Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian of the Museum, lists his favorite books on D-Day.

Dancer Patty Thomas was often showcased by her boss and troupe leader Bob Hope as a living embodiment of what American troops were fighting for. Thomas brought levity and youthful femininity to the staging areas of the harshest fighting in the Pacific.

Oral history with James D. "Jig Dog" Ramage.

Captain Lucien Laborde was one of nearly 280,000 men and women from Louisiana who served in the Armed Forces in World War II.

Take a look at some beer-related items from the Museum.

354th Fighter Group Mustang Ace Clayton Kelly Gross describes his first and second aerial victories. Gross went on to score six confirmed victories thus attaining Ace status.

In secret, hidden from occupying German forces, Willem Kolff developed the first dialysis machine to save patients from kidney failure. After the war, he brought his device to the United States and made a career in artificial organ development.