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

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.

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.

A highlight of some of the best programs the Museum has hosted over the years on our home state Louisiana.

Institute for the Study of War and Democracy Roundtable featuring Conrad C. Crane, PhD.

Frances Langford was an inspiring vocalist who devoted much of her wartime career to the entertainment of those in service. She was known as the “GI Nightingale,” and her performances had the power to temporarily transport troops from the battlefield into the arms of their sweethearts.

Denise Kiernan's The Girls of Atomic City captures a wonderful social history of how women made the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee successful.

Mildred V. Payne and Dorothy Seder were just two of the 7.5 million individuals who volunteered with the American Red Cross during World War II.

Dorothy Britt (later Mann) was one of only 1,100 women who trained as pilots with the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots). Through artifacts from her service and stories of her experiences, she continues to inspire.

Jeanette "Nettie" Parker worked as a riveter for Fisher Body Plant Aircraft Division in Memphis, Tennessee from February 1943-July 1945.

Author Liza Mundy highlights an inspiring group of women during World War II.

The correspondence between Lenny and Diana Miller captures the trials and triumphs of a couple separated by war, but determined to defeat fascism.