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V FOR VICTORY: A SIGN OF RESISTANCE

Created by a Belgian politician and broadcaster fleeing Nazi persecution, the V
for Victory symbol became one of the most enduring signs of the war. 

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   THE ORIGINS OF INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
   
   The commemorations on January 27 remind us that the Holocaust was the result
   of step-by-step decisions by individuals that led to the largest genocide in
   the history of mankind in a wave of antisemitism, intolerance, and hatred.

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   THE 'BLOODY 100TH' BOMB GROUP
   
   The Eighth Air Force’s hard luck unit was filled with colorful personalities
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   MEET THE AUTHOR: JAMES B. CONROY, 'THE DEVILS WILL GET NO REST'
   
   Conroy discussed his unique perspective of the Anglo-American clash over
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   THE AIR MEDAL: AN EFFORT TO BOLSTER MORALE
   
   Authorized during the one of most difficult periods during the air war, the
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FREE STUDENT WEBINAR: COMMEMORATING THE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

02/19/2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Join The National WWII Museum for this student webinar to reflect on the
national day of observance for the incarceration of Japanese Americans during
World War II.

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REEL HISTORY: "INVISIBLE WARRIORS: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN WORLD WAR II"

02/19/2024 | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Join us as we host a film screening of Invisible Warriors: African American
Women in World War II, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Gregory Cooke

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LADY LEGENDS MATINEE LUNCHEON

02/21/2024 | 11:45 AM - 2:00 PM

Honoring the legendary female singing groups from the 1930s to the 1960s and
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BLACK ANGELS OVER TUSKEGEE (SCHOOL PERFORMANCE)

02/22/2024 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Vibrant, energetic, and emotionally captivating, Black Angels Over Tuskegee
tells the fictionalized story of six men embarking on a journey to become the
first Black aviators in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, a
tumultuous era of racial segregation.

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TRENDING TOPICS

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MEET THE AUTHOR: JAMES B. CONROY, 'THE DEVILS WILL GET NO REST'

Conroy discussed his unique perspective of the Anglo-American clash over
military strategy in January 1943 that ultimately produced the Allied plan for
victory in World War II.

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2023 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WORLD WAR II

The 16th International Conference on World War II, a program of the Jenny Craig
Institute for the Study of War and Democracy at The National WWII Museum, was
presented by the Pritzker Military Foundation on behalf of Pritzker Military
Museum & Library, with additional support from The Gen. Raymond E. Mason Jr.
Distinguished Lecture Series on World War II Endowment Fund.





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PEARL HARBOR COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY

During this year’s commemorative ceremony, pay tribute to those who lost their
lives on December 7, 1941, through a moving program that brings to life the
enduring significance and legacy of this day, its heroic Medal of Honor actions,
and its relevance today.

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KEEP IN TOUCH: LETTERS OF HOPE

During this webinar, Linda Hope, daughter of Bob Hope, and The National WWII
Museum will discuss her father’s legacy by examining some of the letters he
received, emphasizing how this translates to current classrooms and how letter
writing can still make an impact on active military communities today.

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WHY DID "KRISTALLNACHT" HAPPEN? TEACHING THE HISTORY OF EUROPEAN ANTISEMITISM

Learn about Kristallnacht or the “Night of Broken Glass” and how the history of
European antisemitism helped lead to this event.

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MEET THE AUTHOR—BORDERLANDS BIOGRAPHY: Z. ANTHONY KRUSZEWSKI IN WARTIME EUROPE
AND POSTWAR AMERICA

Join us for an engaging evening with Z. Anthony Kruszewski—an eyewitness to the
war in Europe, an extraordinary man, and leading intellectual in the
Polish-American community.

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LUNCHBOX LECTURE: UNCONDITIONAL EXTERMINATION: OPERATION REINHARD AND THE SS
CAMPS AT BELZEC, SOBIBOR, AND TREBLINKA

This presentation will offer a detailed history of the Operation Reinhard camps
Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka in 1942–1943 and where they might fit in the
larger history of the Holocaust.

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LUNCHBOX LECTURE: MEALTIME IN THE MESS HALLS: FOOD IN THE JAPANESE AMERICAN
INCARCERATION CAMPS OF WORLD WAR II

During World War II, 120,000 Japanese Americans attempted to adjust to their
lives behind barbed wire at one of 10 incarceration camps—and this included
encountering new food served in the mess halls.

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LUNCHBOX LECTURE: HOLOCAUST BY BULLETS

Before the killing centers opened at Birkenau, Treblinka, Sobibor, Belzec, and
Majdanek, Jews were already being murdered by the Germans, their Axis allies,
and local collaborators in Ukraine, Belarus, and other USSR republics.

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A BLACK SOLDIER'S LETTERS HOME

Join us for a special program highlighting wartime correspondence from James
Killion, Jr.

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CHINA'S WAR, CHINA'S MEMORIES

Join us for an engaging conversation about Sir Rana Mitter's two masterful
works, Forgotten Ally and China’s Good War: How World War II Is Shaping a New
Nationalism.

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MEET THE AUTHOR--"OLD BREED GENERAL: HOW MARINE CORPS GENERAL WILLIAM H.
RUPERTUS BROKE THE BACK OF THE JAPANESE IN WORLD WAR II FROM GUADALCANAL TO
PELELIU"

Old Breed General is the biography of Rupertus and the story of the Marines at
war in the Pacific.

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THE ORLIN RUSSELL COREY MEMORIAL LECTURE--MARY CHURCHILL'S WAR: THE WARTIME
DIARIES OF CHURCHILL'S YOUNGEST DAUGHTER

Join us for a conversation on a unique and evocative portrait of World War
II—and a charming coming-of-age story—from the private diaries of Winston
Churchill's youngest daughter, Mary.

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DR. HAL BAUMGARTEN D-DAY COMMEMORATION CEREMONY

The National WWII Museum marked the 78th anniversary of D-Day and 22nd birthday
of the Museum on Monday, June 6, 2022, highlighted by the Dr. Hal Baumgarten
D-Day Commemoration Ceremony.

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LUNCHBOX LECTURE: ACCOUNTING FOR THE D-DAY FALLEN

Join us to learn more about the complex research project and hear the stories of
recently uncovered D-Day fatalities—and why, ultimately, there may never be a
complete register of all those killed on one of the most important days of the
20th century.

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MEMORIAL DAY AT THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM

Join us for a day of solemn remembrance of those who paid the ultimate price for
their country.

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THE HISTORY OF EUROPEAN ANTISEMITISM

Learn about the origins, evolution, and persistence of antisemitism in European
history. In this webinar, teachers will gain the knowledge and resources needed
to help students better understand the trajectory and development of
antisemitism.

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THE LAST GATHERING: AN EVENING WITH TWO NORMANDY VETERANS

The National WWII Museum is honored to present a special evening featuring a
conversation with two veterans of the European Theater, along with documentary
screening covering their return to Normandy for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day.





ORAL HISTORY PROFILES

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MARK GORDON HAZARD, 79TH INFANTRY DIVISION

Mark Hazard discusses a patrol he led behind German lines just before the
assault on Hagenau with the objective of capturing a German soldier to
interrogate for information about enemy strength in the area.

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BENJAMIN CARSON, 2ND MARINE RAIDER BATTALION

Benjamin Carson talks about volunteering for the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion and
the brutally realistic training they received in San Diego to prepare for combat
in the Pacific.

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JACK GLASS, USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6)

Jack Glass describes his experiences aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the
Battle of the Eastern Solomons in August 1942.

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FRANK BUSCHMEIER, 100TH BOMB GROUP

Frank Buschmeier discusses his capture and subsequent imprisonment after his
B-17 was shot down during a mission to Merseberg, Germany in July 1944.

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JAMES “HORSE COLLAR” SMITH, 1ST MARINE RAIDER BATTALION

James “Horse Collar” Smith describes his experiences during the Battle of Bloody
Ridge on Guadalcanal in September 1942.

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WALTER JACOBS, 77TH INFANTRY DIVISION

Walter Jacobs talks about encountering a wounded Japanese soldier during the
fighting on Ie Shima and how he believes that his sparing of an enemy soldier’s
life resulted in him surviving the fighting there and later on Okinawa.

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FLORENCE REYNOLDS, WASP

Florence Reynolds describes a negative encounter she had with an Army Air Forces
maintenance officer when she questioned the condition of an aircraft she was
ordered to fly.

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WILLIAM S. JONES, 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION, ATTU

William S. Jones describes his experiences during the fight to recapture Attu in
the Aleutian Islands in May 1943.

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MIKE “IRON MIKE” MERVOSH, 4TH MARINE DIVISION

Mike Mervosh describes his experience with the flag raising on Iwo Jima.

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HERBERT HELIBRUN, 301ST BOMB GROUP

Herbert Heilbrun describes the Christmas 1944 mission he took part in to bomb
the oil refineries at Brux, Czechoslovakia and how well defended the area was.

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STANLEY WOLCZYK, 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION, ATTU

Stanley Wolczyk discusses his experiences on Attu in May 1943 and being wounded
late in the fight, a wound which ended his Army service.

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CHARLES MCGEE, 332ND FIGHTER GROUP

Charles McGee discusses flying bomber escort for 15th Air Force heavy
bombardment groups and downing a German Focke Wulf Fw 190 during one of those
missions.

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GEORGE PETO, 1ST MARINE DIVISION

George Peto describes an uphill assault he took part in on Okinawa that ended up
being his proudest day in the Marine Corps, despite the tremendous casualties
his company suffered.

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MAYNARD DAVID, 504TH BOMB GROUP

Maynard David talks about a particularly harrowing mission he and his crew flew
to Tokyo, Japan in May 1945.

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THEODORE “DUTCH” VAN KIRK, NAVIGATOR ON THE ENOLA GAY

Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, navigator on the Enola Gay, describes arriving at
Wendover Field, Utah and figuring out that he would be taking part in a mission
to drop an atomic bomb.

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JOSEPH SASSER, 50TH ENGINEERS, ATTU

Joseph Sasser discusses his experiences on Engineer Hill during the final hours
of the Battle of Attu in May 1943.




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Museum's Making Masters of the Air podcast presented by Boeing to dive deeper
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