WWII naval aviator Dusty Kleiss helps secure victory at Midway—and in his life.

Museum oral history recalls brutal combat on Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima.  

The personal cost of a great victory is brought home to a young pilot.

From the Manhattan Project to Hiroshima and atomic diplomacy.

The unforgettable sight of three Japanese carriers burning on the blue Pacific, described by a pilot who was there.

The final nine months were the deadliest in the Pacific theater. 

The Museum remembers a beloved volunteer and WWII veteran. 

Actor Henry Fonda put a successful acting career on hold to serve in the US Navy.

A young Marine confronts the horrors of war and the jungle on Guadalcanal.

Through the fog of first combat, the nature of war in the Pacific is revealed.

The making of Final Mission: USS Tang Experience: Part Seven.

Two works by Commander Edward L. Beach—one a historical account, the other a classic novel of World War II—demonstrate how iron entered a submarine captain’s soul.