On the 79th anniversary of D-Day, we remember the thousands who went ashore and began the liberation of France and Western Europe. Read more on D-Day here: bit.ly/3x1cDP5
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The National WWII Museum in New Orleans tells the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world.
- Happy Birthday to Mr. Lawrence Brooks of NOLA! At 112, Mr. Brooks is the oldest living WWII vet in the US.
- As he landed with an early wave of American troops on Omaha Beach on D-Day, photojournalist Robert Capa began snapping pictures on his 35mm cameras. Within hours, he had taken some of the most famous combat photographs of World War II. Read more here: bit.ly/45Fg96o
- Members of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, were among those who dropped behind enemy lines in Normandy on June 6, 1944, as part of Operation Overlord. Their legacy and memories serve as the foundation of The National WWII Museum today.
00:00 - Eighty years ago today, Japanese representatives signed the formal surrender documents of World War II aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
- On May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allies. As the world celebrated victory over the Nazis and American troops began to come home, the war they fought thousands of miles away came home with them. Click the link to read more about V-E Day. bit.ly/35E9t7H #OTD
- In June 1942, US and Japanese naval forces engaged in a five-day battle in the middle of the ocean that would change the course of the war in the Pacific. To learn more about the Battle of Midway, click here: bit.ly/3pus4gx
- Among the more than 27,000 American military personnel held as POWs in the Pacific were 77 US military nurses. The women, members of the Army Nurse and Navy Nurse Corps, would come to be known as the “Angels of Bataan and Corregidor. Read more here: bit.ly/3vOfxX7
- After joining the US Army, James I. Spurrier Jr. was deployed to the South Pacific. Nicknamed the 'One Man Army' for his individual fighting, Spurrier was awarded the Medal of Honor the Distinguished Service Cross, and two Purple Hearts. Read more here: bit.ly/4351ZHY
- The National WWII Museum is deeply saddened by the loss of beloved WWII veteran Mr. Lawrence Brooks, who passed away this morning. At 112 years old, he was the oldest surviving WWII veteran in the country.
- Happy 111th Birthday to Mr. Lawrence Brooks of New Orleans, LA! While we weren't able to have our usual birthday party at the Museum this year, we were able to host a socially distanced celebration that he could view safely from his porch.
- In this June 16, 1944, image from our Digital Collections, US Marines bid farewell to their comrades killed in action on Saipan.
- On June 4, 1944, the US Fifth Army under Lieutenant General Mark Clark captured Rome, making it the first Axis capital to be freed from Nazi occupation. But this achievement would be quickly overshadowed by the D-Day landings in Normandy. Read more here: bit.ly/4krrDPB
