A captured fighter pilot's escape attempts were as numerous as they were brazen. 

Learn more about the Medal of Honor recipient and Museum friend.  
 

Meet America's oldest National Park Ranger -- a wartime Home Front worker profiled in an upcoming Electronic Field Trip about African American Experiences in World War II. 

Two months before Pearl Harbor, a sailor became Louisiana's first fatality in World War II.  

An unlikely victory by a tiny Rapides Parish school in a statewide Louisiana “scrapping” drive during World War II left a lasting legacy.

Glass and the crew of the USS Enterprise survived Guadalcanal to fight another day—barely.

Hundreds of the ship's crew floated on the Pacific for days. Their location and fate were unknown to the US Navy. 

A man of faith and a talented cook, Bronder became a vital part of the PT-305 crew.

Pomroy saw some of the fiercest, most brutal fighting of World War II at Guadalcanal.

Betty Jacobs grew up in World War II. She spent much of the war pledging her time and effort to aiding troops in New Orleans, her hometown.

A native of Crowley, Louisiana, the bilingual Broussard served as a translator for the 507th Infantry Regiment, giving his life shortly after D-Day.

An Austrian Jew serving in the US military, Irving Becker endured discrimination from both ally and foe during World War II. He ended up a crucial part of one of the most elite Allied forces ever assembled.