2015 ANNUAL REPORT THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM Like the war it represents, this Museum had to be epic, authentic, and personal.

GORDON H. “NICK” MUELLER, PHD PRESIDENT & CEO, THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

It is our mission and our mandate to tell the American story of World War II—of more than 16 million Americans in uniform, many more on the Home Front, on a scale almost too vast to comprehend. It is a narrative both global and timeless, the tale of a nation living up to its values in a way history will never forget.

To tell that story with authenticity is to marry the sweeping epic not with the millions but with the one: the one pilot who mustered the courage to defy both discrimination and mortal danger; the one Marine whose ears would never forget the sound of enemy voices on a night-dark ridge; the one soldier who drew moments of peace from a close-held picture of his hometown sweetheart. The courage, sacrifice, warmth, fear, and memories of individuals are what make this story an American story, and what allow our visitors to feel its impact in a deeply personal way.

Since its founding 15 years ago, this Museum has worked to collect those first-person narratives in oral histories, safeguarding the authentic voices that recall not just dates and battlefields, but the smell of gunfire, the bitter cold of unpressurized planes, the weariness, the terror, the uncertainty of war. In our newest pavilion, Campaigns of Courage: European and Pacific Theaters, those narratives give form to the heart of the Museum’s mission: telling the story of how the war was won. In their words does this war come to life for today’s generations.

The Museum’s collection of oral histories is one of our proudest assets, an essential part of our foundation, our daily work, and our future. Ours is the story of stories, and of the men and women who wrote history with theirs.

As we celebrate this institution’s 15th anniversary, our Annual Report brings together 15 of those individual stories, on these pages and on an exclusive website designed just for readers of this year’s Annual Report. We invite you to go online to see video footage for the featured stories, as well as archival photographs and a documentary about our oral-history collection, all at 15stories.org. BOARD OF TRUSTEES

FOUNDER TRUSTEES

Stephen E. Ambrose, PhD Dwight W. Anderson ( 1936–2002 ) Michael L. Ashner Norman R. Augustine Joseph H. Authement OFFICERS David J. Barger Hon. J. Kenneth Blackwell Richard C. Adkerson Mary McInnis Boies Chairman Donald T. “Boysie” Bollinger Harold J. Bouillion James A. Courter Michael S. Bylen Vice Chairman Daryl G. Byrd Jeffrey R. Carter Herschel L. Abbott, Jr. James H. Clement III Immediate Past Chairman Thomas B. Coleman Ralph E. Crump David Barksdale Jed V. Davis Secretary Richard L. Duchossois Robert M. Edsel Suzanne T. Mestayer James R. Fisher, Sr. Treasurer Peter J. Fos, PhD Peter N. Foss Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller, PhD John D. Georges President & CEO William A. Goldring Charles W. “Chip” Goodyear John M. Hairston Terence E. Hall Robert Tucker Hayes David P. Hess C. Paul Hilliard William H. Hines James W. Jacobs John E. Koerner III Deborah G. Lindsay Matthew Marco James E. Maurin Markham R. McKnight Robert W. Merrick Dennis A. Muilenburg Michael E. O’Neill Robert J. Patrick Sonia A. Perez Todd Ricketts Edwin R. “Rod” Rodriguez, Jr. Tracy L. Rosser Mark M. Rubin Philip G. Satre J. Scott Spradley Carroll W. Suggs Henry Swieca Thomas H. Turner Ted M. Weggeland Bruce N. Whitman Governor Pete Wilson Fred S. Zeidman

TRUSTEE EMERITUS

Louis Freeman

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS

Col. Jack Jacobs USA (Ret.) Maj. Gen. James Livingston USMC (Ret.) Col. Leo Thorsness USAF (Ret.) THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

CAMPAIGNS OF COURAGE PAVILION FY2015 saw construction completed on Campaigns of Courage: European and Pacific Theaters, the grand opening of its first permanent exhibit— Road to Berlin: European Theater Galleries, and installation work on its second—Richard C. Adkerson & Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Road to Tokyo: Pacific Theater Galleries. Inside, immersive galleries bring to life every major theater of the war, addressing the central part of the Museum’s mission: to tell the story of how the war was won. LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

By almost any measurement—visitor attendance, fundraising, media exposure, museum rankings—the 2015 fiscal year was the most successful yet for America’s National WWII Museum. We recall with great pride the Museum’s opening as The National D-Day Museum in 2000, when the sidewalks of downtown New Orleans were jammed with over 200,000 spectators, cheering wildly as trucks filled with waving, smiling WWII veterans rolled by. Now we are seeing a remarkable impact as the Museum engages an ever-growing audience in presenting and preserving the history of the American Experience in World War II.

It has been a personal privilege to serve as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for this institution at a time when the central feature of the campus, the Campaigns of Courage pavilion, reaches completion, forcefully addressing our mission of teaching how the war was won. The Road to Tokyo galleries are especially meaningful to me and my family because of the WWII service of my father, J.W. Adkerson, who, like millions of Americans, rushed to enlist in the military after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He became a member of the Seabees, a Navy support unit known for rapidly executing construction projects at remote sites, work essential to the island-hopping campaign of the Pacific Theater.

Dad served two tours in the South Pacific, including combat zones on Guadalcanal, the Marshall Islands, the Caroline Islands, and Guam. Today, Freeport-McMoRan Inc., the company I serve as chief executive, operates major mining operations and conducts significant commercial business in the region where my father and other Seabees served. Our Museum documents the story of the Seabees and the stories of all the brave men and women who secured victory in the South Pacific to preserve peace and the freedoms we and our children now enjoy.

I am deeply honored to have had the opportunity to lead this great Museum into the final phase of our capital expansion campaign, as it reached new heights in national popularity and international recognition.

RICHARD C. ADKERSON CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

RICHARD C. ADKERSON GORDON H. “NICK” MUELLER, PHD THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO

Richard Greer served with distinction—surviving fierce combat in the Pacific—as a sergeant with the US Marine Corps. He vividly recalls the fight to hold “Bloody Ridge” on Guadalcanal and maintain American control of a strategically vital airfield. In an oral history provided to The National WWII Museum, Richard describes a Marine’s response to battle:

“You know the Japanese are coming, and fear sets in. Your mouth is dry and your heart is racing, and you wonder how you’re going to perform. But when they come—fixed bayonets, dynamite-throwing, grenade-throwing—your training sets in and you do your thing.”

I had the privilege of conducting our Museum’s interview with Richard, a generous friend of this institution. I’ve participated in a handful of others through the years, including interviews with WWII veteran and longtime US Senator Daniel Inouye; Hank Greenberg, who landed at Normandy on D-Day; and Dr. Gerhard Weinberg, a German émigré and a leading American historian of the war. But the bulk of the Museum’s work in collecting oral histories is carried out by several staff historians who tirelessly travel the country, seeking out the finest accounts that will help advance our educational mission.

Video oral histories and other personal accounts, some written and others recorded only on audio tapes, now number more than 8,400 in the Museum’s collection. Building on an early collection of veteran interviews Stephen Ambrose conducted for his WWII books, we have always emphasized personal accounts, for they bring the war experience to life.

These unique accounts, representing every facet of the American war effort, are essential features of our newest pavilion, Campaigns of Courage: European and Pacific Theaters. They are also the mainstay of our ongoing digitization project, which is steadily providing Internet access to our rich collections. And personal accounts strengthen a broad effort by our Education Department to engage teachers and students in every state, using tools ranging from webinars to traveling footlockers filled with WWII artifacts.

Oral histories will remain vital to all that we do. This annual report offers highlights from this fascinating aspect of the Museum’s research and teaching mission, and I hope will be inspiring to all our supporters.

GORDON H. “NICK” MUELLER, PHD PRESIDENT AND CEO THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM MISSION STATEMENT

The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American Experience in the war that changed the world—why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today—so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired by what they learn.

AMERICAN SPIRIT BRIDGE The American Spirit Bridge marks an important step in the Museum’s expansion: In a practical sense, it provides safe, convenient passage for our guests. It also serves the narrative function of ushering guests into another place and time, as they cross to the sounds of an ocean voyage on their way to the Ralph E. Crump, LTJG, USNR, US Merchant Marine Gallery and Campaigns of Courage: European and Pacific Theaters. THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM 2015 ANNUAL REPORT ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT RICHARD GREER 1ST MARINE DIVISION, PTO - GUADALCANAL

Richard Greer, part of the force of Greer suffered from the campaign on Marines on Guadalcanal, saw heavy Guadalcanal, being wounded in the combat in his weeks on the island. One neck from shrapnel during a Japanese of the most pivotal battles during that bombing raid, losing 50 pounds due to time was the battle for Henderson Field, malnutrition, and contracting malaria, which his oral history describes with which would stay with him for almost great detail—including the terrible 40 years. moment of coming under Japanese attack in that brutal struggle:

“You know the Japanese are coming, and fear sets in. Your mouth is dry and your heart is racing, and you wonder how you’re gonna perform. But when they come—fixed bayonets, dynamite- throwing, grenade-throwing, your training sets in and you do your thing and everything falls in place and you do just exactly what you’re supposed to do. And that fear is gone. It’s a fight then between you or they. That’s the way I GUADALCANAL GALLERY, ROAD TO TOKYO felt about it.” In Richard C. Adkerson & Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Road to Tokyo: Pacific Theater Galleries, the Guadalcanal gallery features veteran voices and archival combat footage Greer’s oral history describes close set among towering palm trees. Richard Greer’s is one of combat and the piling of bodies along many personal narratives featured in this space, which evokes the battlefield where American servicemembers first the Marine line all through the night. understood the brutal nature of their new enemy.

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Your training sets in and you do your thing and everything falls in place.

INSPIRING EXHIBITRY

When framing his vision for this institution, Museum founder Stephen Ambrose was certain of this: There is no better way to tell the story of the war than through the voices of the men and women who lived it. It is a principle we live by every day at The National WWII Museum, as those voices guide our scholarship, outreach, and exhibitry in ways large and small. Nowhere is this more true than in Campaigns of Courage, where veteran voices provide our most powerful tool for evoking the war’s most pivotal battles with emotion, intensity, and detail.

While working on audio-visual components for the Guadalcanal exhibit in Road to Tokyo, Museum historians knew that the effect had to be viscerally realistic, so they turned to oral histories as their guide. Personal narratives from the Museum’s collections became the boilerplate for the audio script for that immersive gallery. In Road to Berlin, mission selection and special effects used in the Air War interactive were informed by firsthand accounts: the oral history of Bob Shoens, a pilot with the 100th Bomb Group, helped exhibit designers create an experience that takes visitors inside an Army Air Forces mission briefing.

In every exhibit, media piece, travel program, and educational course at this institution, oral histories work hand-in-hand with archival material, providing historians and curators an irreplaceable resource. Each exhibit and educational program is crafted with the help of these firsthand voices, helping us offer an intimate, up-close view of the war, and providing our visitors with a museum experience like no other.

11 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE LEGACY SOCIETY

The Stephen E. Ambrose Legacy The 86th “Black Hawk” Infantry Charles Faught Drs. David J. and Marti E. Peck Division Organization, Inc. Col. Thomas G. Fierke In memory of Society recognizes 143 special THE 801st/492nd BOMB GROUP Mr. and Mrs. James R. Fisher, Sr. 1st Lt. Clifford J. Peck individuals and couples who have ASSOCIATION, honoring the Capt. John Ford USAAF 111th TRS - KIA “CARPETBAGGERS” who aided Mr. Gail “Bud” Freeman Sicily 1943 included The National WWII Museum the Resistance Stephen Glassey Aimee Pergalsky in their will, trust, life insurance Michael L. Ashner In memory of Lewis A. Post Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Avina Maj. John R. Glassey William B. Potasnak policy, retirement assets, or other In memory and in honor of G. Robert Hamrdla Mr. and Mrs. Herman “Dutch” Prager estate plans. These gifts support our Robert C. Bogash and Robert Hellmers Mr. Robert Prior Charles W. Hendershott David Martin Hendrick Frederick E. Ruccius mission to preserve and share the Craig and Lynn Bardell Stephanie Nigh Hendrick Urban G. Rump history of the American experience Jerilyn Batina Edward J. Hill Brian Stanley Justin M. Bein Madlyn and Paul Hilliard Frank and Paulette Stewart during World War II. The Museum Robert and Lenore Briskman Grace O’Connor Hogan Arthur D. Thomas recognizes and thanks these Society Gener Burton Wilbur Jay Huston Edward E. Thompson Edward P. Camp Richard W. and Sandra L. Hutson USS Phaon Reunion Group members for their generous support. Capt. Carroll Campbell Louise James Michael B. Wanas and Mr. and Mrs. M. Clinton Cannon Arthur Jones Karen Wibrew Edward C. Casaletto, Jr. Mr. Lou Linxwiler Russell D. Warner Daniel Castner Richard and Mae Livesey Mrs. Lou Werneburg CBI Veterans-California Group Kearby Lyde Dr. Tryon Wieland Dr. Sol Courtman Mr. and Mrs. Neamon D. Metcalf Frank G. Wilson “CHALK 17” Mr. and Mrs. Dave Cowan Mrs. Violet Michaels In memory of Leslie H. Cox In memory of Anthony Michaels Charles Wilson, Jr., The crew of this C-47, pictured on June 5, 1944, In memory of Frank Minichello 282 Combat Engineer Battalion served as “pathfinders”: The first to drop behind enemy 2nd Lt. Howard L. Cox, Jr. Mrs. Myrtis L. “Jeri” Nims Jack Wm. Windt lines, they used lights, radio, and radar to guide other USAAC (1924-1944) Mark P. Norman Col. William G. Yarborough paratroopers to landing zones. Chalk 17 now hangs in Michael Crane Lawrence M. Nothdurft Hank Zachry Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, and is one of the Museum’s Tom Czekanski In memory of Anonymous (20) most recognizable macro artifacts. Wm. Craig Dubishar Milton H. (Funny) Nothdurft Delbert R. Duckworth Joseph O’Dowd and Trish Eubanks Diana Alcazar-O’Dowd Roger L. Farney Eileen Owsiany 12 THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

city to have such an institution, dedicated preserve their story for future generations. DONOR SPOTLIGHT to teaching “the price of peace and the Mr. Stewart provided the capstone gift from consequence of war.” the private sector, and The National D-Day PAULETTE & FRANK STEWART Museum concept came to life. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA In addition to his gifts of financial support, Mr. Stewart has served as a member of With The National WWII Museum now the Museum’s Board of Trustees, and has celebrating its 15th year, the Stewarts generously supported ongoing still consider that capstone gift as one of exhibit planning. their most gratifying accomplishments. Mr. Stewart reflects, “Life has given me Mr. Stewart was a young boy during everything. I have got to give back because World War II. He felt inspired to take of what life has given to me.” The lesson he action after the surprise Japanese attack most wants to share with others—through at Pearl Harbor, and set about collecting the Museum and its programs—is how foil, gum wrappers, cans of lard, and America won the war after trailing badly in newspapers for the war effort. His mother its defense preparation, and how citizens made bandages as part of a wives group can succeed at anything through discipline, organized by the Red Cross on the Home hard work, and volunteerism. Front. After the war, Mr. Stewart remained dedicated to public service and to the spirit of citizenship. He served in the US Navy on minesweepers patrolling the coasts of Florida and Cuba during the 1950s, and he was promoted to lieutenant junior grade at the age of 25.

Mr. Stewart first became involved with the The Stewarts have been dedicated Museum through a meeting with Stephen supporters of the Museum since before its Ambrose and Nick Mueller in the 1990s. opening. Born and raised in New Orleans, He was deeply impressed with their plan Mr. Stewart saw early on the need for the for a museum to honor WWII veterans and

We remember with special gratitude Anne Anthony Mr. Felicien “Gus” Perrin In memory of Robert J. Hanbury Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Reilly, Sr. those individuals whose deferred John and Virginia Bettencourt Richard J. Rinebolt commitments to The National Marilyn Bond Paul Rivas S. L. Braman Gordon Rosen WWII Museum have been realized: Waldo C. and Arabelle J. Burnett Clifford Rutstein Robert Calloway, Jr. Harold M. Schubert Robert W. Dannelly Jack M. Schwartz Richard Dorney Lloyd F. Scott Nathan S. Elder Mrs. Kathe A. Shields Erwin Charles Ellerbeck, Jr. Marianne K. St. Claire Carolyn Davis Fernandez In memory of In memory of Col. William K. St. Claire Capt. Julian M. Fernandez James H. Stone Bertram E. Fetter Margaret B. Thurlow Henry P. Fontcuberta Mark Anthony Toups Jerome Gerwitz Maria Trainer Dr. Morris W. Goldberg Edmund M. Urbas Thaddeus Gruszecki Georgette “Gigi” Viellion Aaron M. Harris G. Paula Walter Lawrence C. Harris Mrs. Liselotte Levy Weil Donald A. Hoffman In memory of John M. Holko Leo Levy and Ferdinand Levy Harry H. Howard William Wolf William D. Huddleston Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Jaffe Loren C. Johnson Sophia Kallelis In memory of her husband Theodore S. Kallelis H.W. Lay Cdr. and Mrs. Henry O’Connor, USNR Mrs. Kathleen “Kayo” Parker 13 ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT DON HOFF US NAVY, USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) SCOUTING SQUADRON 6, PTO - MIDWAY

As a radioman and gunner on an SBD You know you’re gonna Dauntless dive-bomber, Don Hoff had have a problem. a memorable view of one of the Pacific Theater’s most pivotal actions: the That’s why you’re there. Battle of Midway. During the battle, American planes were trying (and failing) to locate the Japanese fleet in the vast Pacific waters—a search that seemed increasingly hopeless. Then they spotted the destroyer Arashi. Hoff and his pilot, James Dexter, turned with the others to follow its course, and found the Japanese carriers they had been seeking.

“I’m looking right at the side of the deserved. . . . because I had seen Pearl Kaga, looking at it broadside. Flames Harbor. I felt real good about that, that going up, somebody else had hit it I was involved in that. It was not a total with a bomb. There were flames all payback for Pearl Harbor, but it was a over the place. It was like a surrealist partial payback.” Hoff also shot down painting, it was what you would expect Japanese zeros before returning safely hell to be with flames and smoke and to his base, the USS Enterprise. His story people running around on the flight is featured in Road to Tokyo, where a deck. I don’t remember any profound re-created Enterprise bridge and flight feeling of mercy, because as far as I was deck offer visitors another intimate concerned they got exactly what they view of carrier warfare.

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ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT HAROLD WARD US NAVY, USS SAN FRANCISCO (CA-38), PTO - PEARL HARBOR, SOLOMON ISLANDS

When Harold Ward joined the US Navy, fire from three points . . . shells are hittin’ gunnery and your maneuvers are proper few roles were available to African us and the guns are constantly firing, so you can get the hell outta there . . . American sailors. He was given a job and the ship is shaking and shuddering without having to swim.” in the galley and a battle station as sky . . . all of a sudden BANG—I go flying off lookout on the USS San Francisco (CA- the ladder and I wind up on my back on Ward was later put aboard an oiler, 38), where he witnessed the first waves the deck. It was a nasty, nasty scrap. providing fuel to other vessels. He of Japanese planes coming into Pearl requested reassignment back onto Harbor. A year later, in the Solomon “It’s not like the movies or TV or the San Francisco—he even visited Islands, Ward witnessed one of the whatever. You’re not sittin’ around the ship and his former crewmates at fiercest naval battles ever fought: thinking about ‘what am I gonna do’ different points throughout the Pacific and ‘am I gonna die’ and blah blah blah. Campaign—but his request to rejoin “We were making 25 knots, and we All you’re thinking is ‘Christ I hope they them was never granted. Nevertheless, steamed right into a mess. We were in don’t sink this son of a bitch because he served 20 years with the Navy the middle of this terrible exchange of I can’t get outta here!’ You hope your before retiring.

Today, Harold Ward’s story helps the Museum tell the story of the American experience of World War II through spotlights in Road to Tokyo and the It’s not like the movies. special temporary exhibition Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in WWII, which opened just after Ward’s passing in the summer of 2015, at the age of 90.

15 to become a trustee of the Museum. Mark only 100 survived. Mark, his brother, and his DONOR SPOTLIGHT gladly accepted. Later that year, the Rubins two cousins made up four percent of the made an exceptional gift to sponsor the child survivors. PAM & MARK RUBIN Liberation Theater, which will be featured BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA in the monumental Liberation Pavilion set to In the United States, Pam’s parents married break ground next year. in 1940 and, hoping to avoid the draft, quickly had a child. Unfortunately, Pam’s The theme of the theater, which focuses father was still drafted soon after her birth, on the moment of liberation of occupied and was sent to England for the remainder cities, POW camps, and concentration of the war. camps, is near to the Rubins’ hearts. Born in Czechoslovakia, Mark spent his early This WWII connection has forged a lifelong childhood in hiding. He recalls, “We were bond between Mark and Pam—a bond that like bounty, my mother, brother, and me. has inspired them to support the Museum. My father was in a different hiding place . . . Mark notes that “the work that this Museum so not to all get captured at the same time.” does, and what it stands for . . . couldn’t The day after Mark’s father was captured, be a better way to preserve that time in the rest of the family was turned over to history.” Pam believes that supporting the Gestapo by the daughter of the family the Museum’s education mission “is very hiding them. Mark’s father bribed a Nazi important for today’s young people and officer to have his family sent to Terezin, a for all future generations,” and that the “model” camp that the Germans invited the Museum is an essential resource for those Red Cross to inspect. The family spent four directly affected by the war. “We were days traveling across the country in a cattle victorious and it changed the world. It was car. Mark was only seven years old at the fate for Mark and me to be a part of that time, but reflects, “You become an adult time, and it should always have a place in very quickly.” world history.” The Rubins attended the grand opening of US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center in Terezin was liberated by Russian forces January 2013, when Mark was approached after the fall of Berlin. Of the 35,000 by Governor Pete Wilson and Ted Weggeland children to inhabit Terezin during the war,

PROGRAM SUPPORTERS

The National WWII Museum thanks 489th Bomb Group Association Joy and Boysie Bollinger Dale E. and Janice Davis Johnston Herschel Abbott Char and Harold Bouillion Family Foundation the following donors whose support Acadian Ambulance Service Inc Bourgeois Bennett LLC Frank J. DellaCroce makes our exhibits, educational Peter Ackerman John and Bonnie Boyd Downtown Development District Adams and Reese, LLP BP Economic and Property Ron Dozoretz programs, outreach initiatives, and Richard C. Adkerson Damages Promotional Fund Hugh M. Eaton commemorative events possible. These Richard C. Adkerson The Eli and Mr. Robert M. Edsel Family Foundation Edythe Broad Foundation Eli Lilly and Company Foundation generous individuals and organization AK Steel Corporation George E. Brower Fabenco Founding Father’s help us increase understanding of the Jeff and Teri Allen Jim Brown Foundation Allwin Family Foundation Bruce J. Heim Foundation Richard D. Farrell war that changed the world among Dwight Anderson C. Jay Moorhead Foundation FedEx Corporation people of all ages across the nation. Irv & Bee Apatoff Foundation, Inc. Cakebread Col. and Mrs. Mark Ferketish AT&T Otto Candies, LLC First NBC Bank Joseph Hyland Authement Capital One Bank The Fisher Family Nick Authement CenturyLink Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley BAE Systems - Electronic Systems Kay Charbonnet Willis & Swanson, LLP Bank of America Deborah and David Checketts Tina Flaherty James Barksdale Chevron Fluor Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bart III Citigroup Peter Foss Basin Street Station Coca-Cola Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alan I. Franco Bel Air Plaza, Ltd. Steven and Alexandra Cohen Judith and Louis Freeman Brandon & Daphne Berger and Foundation Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. the Berger Family Thomas Coleman Pam Davis Friedler Bergeron Automotive Christopher M. Combs Frederick P. Furth Cappy and Darlene Bisso Carmen & Jim Courter Gary Sinise Foundation Leon D. Black Crescent River Port The David Geffen Foundation The Blackstone Group Pilots Association Geocent, LLC John Kenneth Blackwell Jim and Kathy Crouch Dathel and John Georges Merida Blackwell Craig Crump The Giardina Family Foundation Tom Blair Ralph Crump G.S. Beckwith Gilbert The Boeing Company Cudd Foundation Frank A. Godchaux III Mary and David Boies Jeffrey M. Cunningham Elliot H. and Eleanor C. Goldstein

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Perry and Donna Golkin William and Loraine Graham Marty Granoff Gulf Coast Office Products, Inc. Lois and Lloyd Hawkins, Jr. Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tucker Hayes Robert Tucker Hayes Foundation Helen Forster Novy Fund Madlyn and Paul Hilliard The Historic New Orleans Collection Jean W. Horn IBERIABANK Gail and Carl Icahn K. Michael Ingram International Shipholding Corporation Paul J. Isaac Cathy and Walter Isaacson JetBlue Airways Howard S. Jonas Gayle Higgins Jones Jones Walker, LLP Peter Kalikow Luna Kaufman Catherine and Francis Keating SPECIAL EXHIBITS Henry A. Kissinger Ann and John Koerner Koret Foundation Among FY2015 program highlights were 2015), and Fighting for the Right to Fight: The Kraft Group J. Peter Laborde three temporary exhibitions held in the African American Experiences in WWII (July Laitram, LLC Joe W. and Dorothy D. Brown Foundation 4, 2015–May 30, 2016). Lamar Outdoor Advertising Special Exhibits Gallery: From Barbed Lanier-Goodman Foundation Wire to Battlefields: Japanese American All three will soon be touring the country as Mr. and Mrs. Jack T. Lengsfield Deborah G. Lindsay Experiences in WWII (March 15–October 12, traveling exhibits, a purpose for which they Liskow & Lewis 2014), Manufacturing Victory: The Arsenal were specially designed in order to further Lockton Companies of Democracy (November 7, 2014–May 31, the Museum’s educational mission. Wilton Looney Louise H. Moffett Family Foundation Lupo Family Charitable Fund Christy and John Mack Foundation Milton and Tamar Maltz Susan A. Mars Ben A. Martinez, Jr. Martinez Partners LLP Mathes Brierre Architects John and Joan McArdle Peoples Health Solomon Group Bartholomew Voorsanger Robert R. McCormick Foundation Sonia Perez Jerry Speyer Mahlon B. Wallace III Noel and Irene McDonald Peter A. Mayer Advertising, Inc. The Starr Foundation Coleman Warner Markham R. McKnight Carl D. Peterson The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ted Weggeland Sanjeev K. Mehra Pharaoh C. Thompson Foundation William D. Stegbauer Phil Wendel Col. and Mrs. Larry Merington Richard C. Porter Elizabeth and George Stevens, Jr. Dawn A. Wheelahan Suzanne and Mike Mestayer M. Cleland Powell Frank and Paulette Stewart Whitney Bank Ronald and Cynthia Mistrot Henry and Jane Primeaux Stewart Capital, LLC Earl S. Wolcott Mitchiner-Gittinger Family Quinlan Quiros The Sugar Bowl Committee Ellen and Joe Wright Foundation RAM Foundation In honor of Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation Motorola Solutions Foundation Lee Rizzuto Mike Slive L. Randall Yates National Film Preservation Eduardo E. Rodriguez, MD Superior Energy Services Mort Zuckerman Foundation Elizabeth and Rod Rodriguez Henry Swieca Zurich American Insurance Agency National History Day Inc. Howard L. Romagossa Tad Taube Anonymous (4) New Orleans Convention & Florence and Robert A. Rosen Tawani Foundation Visitors Bureau Family Foundation Phyllis M. Taylor New Orleans Tourism Walmart Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Marketing Corporation George Rubin William Tebow Tom Nides Pam and Mark Rubin Textron Nora Ephron and May and Samuel Rudin The Advocate Nicholas Pileggi Foundation Family Foundation, Inc. Tidewater Inc. Mark P. Norman James Sablich Tracy and Gregory and Mary O’Brien The Sage Foundation Sander Gerber Foundation Ronald L. Olson Richard E. Salomon Transdev Services, Inc. Palladian Putti, LLC Santander Bank, N.A. Eli Tullis James C. Parrie Ralph Schlosstein Thomas H. Turner Patrick Family Foundation The Selley Foundation UBS Private Wealth Management FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT TO FIGHT Susan Patricof Shell Oil Lance Unglesby This special exhibit, running through May 2016, tells June and John Pecora Leopold Sher Union Pacific Railroad the story of the struggle for “Double Victory”: to de- Peiffer Rosca Abdullah Carr & Kane Peter Sloss United Technologies Corporation feat fascism abroad and discrimination at home. The Peltier Foundation Gary Solomon, Jr. Valero Energy Foundation Irene W. & Peter and Susan Solomon Gloria Van Norden C.B. Pennington Foundation Family Foundation Robert D. Villency

17 ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT RALPH E. CRUMP US MERCHANT MARINE - TRANSPORT AROUND THE WORLD

While working as an engineer in a shipyard, Ralph Crump discovered a It’s amazing our talent for engineering. At one point, his job included work calculating the draft generation did as of ships, and the water depth needed to let them safely pass. In the early years of the war, when he decided to enlist, well as it did. Crump looked first into signing on with the US Navy. Instead he joined the US Merchant Marine, transporting materiél to US troops worldwide. In six months he traveled around the globe, dispatching supplies to Tasmania, Australia, Calcutta, and Alexandria. the problem and helped create a system Crump is helping preserve the legacy of monitoring engine rotations per of that generation and of the US While in the Mediterranean Sea, Crump’s minute for a uniform measure of speed. Merchant Marine by sponsoring the ship joined other merchant marine new Ralph E. Crump, LTJG, USNR, US vessels in a large convoy of ships, each a Long after the war, Crump reflected Merchant Marine Gallery, opening in mile apart. In his oral history, recorded on what military enlistment during December 2015. by Museum historian Seth Paridon, the war years meant to the youth of Crump recalls that in the dark of night his generation: “The kids back then is was essential to keep control of the were undernourished and in a lot of speed of the ship in order to avoid cases poorly educated. It’s amazing collisions—but it was also notoriously our generation did as well as it did. For difficult. Calling on his engineering many people army life was the best life background, Crump applied himself to that they had up to that point.”

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ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT KELLY KUWAYAMA US ARMY 442ND RCT MEDIC, ETO

BUILDING A COLLECTION, STORY BY STORY

It often begins simply: with a friend, Museum visitor, or a relative—and a story to share. It may be the story of a grandparent who served overseas, a neighbor eager to pass on her wartime memories, an artifact found. Sometimes the story leads to an artifact donation. Other times it is the beginning of the process of collecting a new oral history.

Before recording an oral history, Museum historians conduct background research to Japanese American Yeiichi “Kelly” This is establish the narrative’s context and scope— ideally a comprehensive account of a person’s Kuwayama served as a medic with the where discipline 442nd Regimental Combat Team. In his wartime experience, from Pearl Harbor to V-J comes in. Day and beyond. Our historians then travel oral history, he recalls the feeling of fear across the country to conduct interviews in that accompanied the first moments veterans’ own homes. The resulting interview of combat and the discipline it took to becomes a permanent part of the Museum’s perform his assigned duties amidst the collection, and an invaluable resource for future study and use. chaos of battle: Some oral histories are edited for use in “We left the line of departure at dawn . . . exhibits. Kelly Kuwayama, for instance, I remember going into the line and I was featured in the special exhibit From Barbed Wire to Battlefields: Japanese would knock wood, and feel scared but American Experiences in WWII. Others will you would go because everybody else be integrated into documentaries, such as is going. Then when you get in combat the Robin Roberts–narrated film featured in people get shot, people are wounded . . . the special exhibit Fighting for the Right to Fight, which includes video clips of Tuskegee mortar fire was coming, machine-gun airman William Holloman (including the fire was coming . . . you don’t think of quote that gave the exhibit its name). anything else. My part was helping the wounded and that’s all you think of. This Some oral histories serve as connection points to other stories, as subjects refer is where discipline comes in because the us to friends who also have a WWII story soldiers themselves, they were mostly to tell. For this reason, oral histories concerned with what they had to do occasionally will be “related” to each other. which was kill Germans. And that we In rare but wonderful instances a pair of oral did, day after day.” histories may even reference each other: Kelly Kuwayama describes his tending to a wounded Norm Ikari; in Ikari’s oral history he describes himself as that wounded soldier— saved by Kuwayama’s care.

19 SOLOMON VICTORY THEATER SEAT DONORS

The National WWII Museum would Karen and Ron Adams Lenore and Robert Briskman Mr. James J. Frischhertz / In honor of In honor of Frischhertz Electric Company like to thank the following donors Larry and Alice Melton Robert Berman, Bomber Shot In honor of for purchasing a theater seat in the Ron and Karen Adams Down Over Hump B.C. Frischhertz, Sr. Richard C. Adkerson Family Burton Gwirtzman, Battle of the Eleanor J. Fox Solomon Victory Theater to honor or Steven D. Alvis Bulge Heroic Medic In memory of her father remember a family member, personal John A. McGill Zelda and Richard Carner Lt. Col. Lewis V. Smith, US Army Mrs. Stephen E. Ambrose In honor of Birthplace: Spiro, Oklahoma friend, or organization. An engraved In honor of 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron Howard C. Gaines plaque has been permanently affixed Steve Ambrose DON KENNEDY CLOVER In memory of Moira Ambrose WWII 82nd ABN 507 PIR, Maj. G. Clark Gaines to the arm of the purchased seat to American Beagle Squadron SILENT COURAGE Judith Galvach recognize the contribution. Such Association James A. Courter In honor of Robert Cooley Bannon In honor of Carmen Courter Eugene B. Grossnickle support helps preserve the stories of Mr. James L. Barksdale Cudd Foundation Larry and Marla Garvey World War II for future generations in In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Dano A. Davis Joseph W. Geary 15th Air Force R. Barksdale-West Point ’66 In honor of 450th Bomb Group Sq. 721 this one-of-a-kind theater. Jean C. and Michael D. Beckman Charles Douglas Gholson Jr. General Electric Company GE In memory of Mr. Dan DeVito Hare Family Foundation Fritz L. Beckman In memory of Joe DeVito In memory of Thomas A. Wilson John A. Drews Henry Harold Hare Scott Beninato In honor of Frank Kelly KIA 1945 Keith Hawkins In memory of Robert Edsel In honor of S. Sgt. Peter Beninato In honor of Charles Doran Fretz Mr. Edward B. Benjamin, Jr. A. Ray Edsel Agnes Hayden In honor of Norma L. Edsel In memory of William Bell Wisdom Marilyn F. Wright Donald C. Hayden Edward B. Benjamin, Jr. Ron B. Wright Adrea D. Heebe Bob and Dee Boozer Mr. H. Mortimer Favrot, Jr. In honor of Susan Gore Brennan In honor of Frederick J.R. Heebe In memory of Kay and Tim Favrot Hofer Ranch Kathryn Briede Gore In memory of Morgan S. Hofer | Paul B. Dr. Benjamin Cromwell Gore Kelsey Bradley Favrot Hofer, Jr. | Phillip F. Hofer

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Marvin L. Jacobs with the British army as a member of the In honor of American Volunteer Group, serving as a Dotty and Buddy Jacobs DONOR SPOTLIGHT freelance photographer, when the attack at Bill Janetschek MR. & MRS. KEVIN J. LILLY In honor of James R. Fisher, Sr. Pearl Harbor changed his objective. After In memory of HOUSTON, TEXAS the war, Albert returned to the United States James J. Fisher, Jr. DFC and went through traditional officer air cadet Jerlyn Foundation training as a navigator and flight engineer. Charles J. Holleran Walter Raymond McGonigle He loved his military service and was part of Erik F. Johnsen Family Foundation the transition of the Army Air Corps to the In memory of US Army Air Forces (USAAF). Recalls Kevin Niels F. Johnsen Lilly, “We talked military around our table all Anita W. Johnsen Gayle Higgins Jones the time.” Edith Key In honor of Kevin attended Antonion College Preparatory Edith M. Rubright High School in San Antonio, and then Mr. Demo Kouzounis enrolled at the University of Texas for his Carl LaGrotteria In memory of undergraduate studies. While at UT, Kevin Vincenzo LaGrotteria met his wife, Lesley, and was commissioned John Leseth as a lieutenant in the US Army. In memory of Trygve A. Leseth John and Gail Liebes Trust The John Liebes Family Kevin and Lesley became acquainted with Kevin Lilly the Museum through two former Museum In honor of Trustees, Frank Stewart and Frank Levy, and Lt. Trevor Rees-Jones, USN then on a tour of the Museum with the Young Deborah G. Lindsay In memory of Presidents’ Organization. Kevin became Harry John Grosser, USAA a Board member after Hurricane Katrina, In memory of helping push the Museum torward the William F. Grosser, USAF Kevin J. Lilly was born at Bitburg Air Force completion of the Solomon Victory Theater In memory of Robert S. Lindsay, USN Base, Germany. His father, Lieutenant Colonel complex—the first major opening after the Forrest Villarrubia Albert J. Lilly (pictured), was a career Air storm, and an event Mr. Lilly recalls as “the US Marine PTO Force officer. Albert was in North Africa finest program I have experienced in my life.” Tom Blakey 1920-2015 D-Day Veteran 82 Airborne Bert Stolier US Marines PTO 2nd Division Lupin Foundation Madison/Querbes Family In memory of Capt. C. W. Robinson, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Neil Maki Mr. Benigno A. Martinez, Jr. Robert P. Nimtz Christine Greeley Schalles Time-Life Books In honor of In memory of In honor of Marvin D. Toombs Ben A. Martinez, Jr. Paul Nimtz US Marine Corps, Lt. Col. Robert In memory of Urban “UB” Martinez Ray Eilenfelt W. Greeley, Wake IS POW Jean & Marvin Toombs, VA John William Water James P. Noll 1941–1945 Carolyn & Jerry Hatfield William J. Wegmann In memory of Edward Schulz David R. Voelker Jose D. Martinez Loren Clyde Johnson, In memory of In honor of John L. Martinez Archaeologist, Newport, MN Bonnie Schulz Bullard, TX Virginia W. Voelker Frank H. Roark, Jr. Vickie and Ron Norick The Wilson Sexton Foundation Mrs. Donald Lyon White Col. and Mrs. David F. Matthews In honor of In memory of In memory of her husband In memory of James H. Norick, USN John T. Sexton WWI The Wunderkinder Foundation Col C. Fort Matthews Mark P. Norman DeeDee and Eliot Simon Tom Hanks Mark A. Mayer In memory of Mark W. Norman In memory of Anonymous Peter A. Mayer Advertising The Peevy Family Norman Simon In honor of Pete Wilson James R. McCabe In memory of Virgil Edwin Peevy Donald J. Wingbermuehle Col. John R. “Packy” Roche, George A. Pontikes, Jr. Daniel D. Smith USAAF-USAF In honor of In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Paul C.P. McIlhenny General Michael P. Cokinos Com. Walter F. Smith, US Navy In memory of B.E. Quinn III Pamela and Charles R. Smith Paul W. McIlhenny In honor of In honor of Armond K. Goodwin Joseph N. Tolle Charles R. Smith Candy McKey Toska and Barry Quinnies Doris Carwie Solomon In honor of Patrice K. Richardson Theodore G. Solomon, Sr. Dr. John D. McKey, Sr., USN Todd Ricketts Frank and Paulette Stewart J. Moffett Family Fdn. Bruno S. Rinas Paul Tagliabue Arthur J. Moore 29th Inf. “The Roomies” In honor of Michael A. Morris In honor of Italo Rancan Jacqueline Morris Suzy and John Graham Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Lorise N. Naquin Rotary Club of Metairie In honor of In memory of Rotary Club of the Westbank Buddy Jacobs Irvin and Angel Templet Foundation Dorothy E. (Betty) Thomas In honor of Rotary Westbank/Gretna, LA In memory of Lorise and Lucy Naquin Bill and Trudy Rutledge William Fred Thomas

21 ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT PHILIP SCHWEITZER 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION MEDIC, PTO - LOS BAÑOS

As a paratrooper with the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Most of the internees— Philippines, Phillip Schweitzer dropped 25 miles behind enemy lines to rescue well when you see a six- prisoners from the Los Baños prison camp. The jump took place in early morning—based on intelligence from foot man weighing an escaped prisoner, the 511th knew that the Japanese guards would be occupied about 90 pounds . . . with their daily exercise regime, and less prepared to defend the camp.

To the nuns who looked on from below, the white parachutes looked like angels descending. But for the prisoners, the end of the long imprisonment came with confusion and even reluctance: Schweitzer’s oral history recalls many 90 pounds . . . women the same way, refusing to leave without first returning very emaciated—They were living on to barracks to retrieve keepsakes and practically no rations at all. They were mementos. Schweitzer and the 511th eating bugs, worms, whatever, they knew there was no time to waste before had nothing to speak of. They were moving the prisoners to safety: so pathetic to look at, some of them couldn’t walk, we had to carry them “Most of the internees—well when to the Amtracs. To see people in that you see a six-foot man weighing about condition, it’s just hard to describe.”

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ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT JOHN ROGERS US ARMY 2ND ARMORED DIVISION, ETO - NORMANDY, BULGE, LIBERATION

Tank company commander John Rogers trained in Louisiana before fighting in Europe, where he battled through German forces and Norman hedgerows toward the Battle of the Bulge. In his oral history (which is featured in Road to Berlin) he recalls tank battles, sniper attacks, friendly fire losses, and the interactions that convinced him of the righteousness of the Allied cause—from French citizens cheering the arrival of American tanks to the somber discovery of emaciated prisoners too weak to celebrate their long-awaited liberation:

“An hour or two after we were underway we went by this concentration camp. I knew then that we They heard us coming and they were were right in what skin and bones, just standin’ there holdin’ onto this wire fence . . . tryin’ to we had done. wave and tryin’ to speak you could tell, but they didn’t have the strength. I’ll never forget that picture. I wanted to cry, like I am now, but . . . I knew then . . . that we were right in what we had done. I can still see them in my sleep.”

23 ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT J.J. WITMEYER, JR. US ARMY 79TH INFANTRY DIVISION, ETO - NORMANDY

J.J. Witmeyer spent 200 days in combat that’s where I changed. I had to go from during his WWII service, and later in a civilian to a soldier, then from a soldier life could still remember notable battles to a . . . killer.” blow by blow. But for this soldier, the most meaningful turning point in the Witmeyer’s story, which he once shared war was far more personal: with visitors as a Museum volunteer, is now an oral history in Road to Berlin. In an interview with Museum historian Tommy Lofton, Witmeyer recalls how his platoon went in search of a German machine-gun unit, which had killed an American commander the day before. “I had a little guy, Fareola, and I kind of took care of him. I took care of him like my son,” said Witmeyer. When the company commander called for the platoon to cross a sheltering brick wall and rejoin the unit, Witmeyer took Fareola by the hand and helped him up onto the wall. “And that machine gun cut loose. And it hit this boy through the neck, right in its V.”

“I was sitting on the ground, cradling HEDGEROW COUNTRY IN NORMANDY him in my arms, and he was spurting Roots wind around rocks and debris to create impenetrable walls in Normandy, creating frustrating logistical challenges blood all over me. And he died. I know for units like Witmeyer’s 79th Infantry Division.

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I had to go from a civilian to a soldier, then from a soldier to a killer.

2527 DONOR SPOTLIGHT JOY & BOYSIE BOLLINGER NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

Boysie Bollinger’s connection with the Museum was nearly accidental: In exchange for a friend’s support of another organization, Boysie agreed to join the board of The National D-Day Museum in 1998. Soon, Boysie was deeply invested in the Museum, and lobbied government officials, potential donors, and friends to help the Museum make strides in its fundraising efforts, and serving as chairman of the Board.

His involvement awakened a personal connection too: “I worked every day with two uncles that fought in the Pacific; neither one had mentioned a word about it. It forced me to go sit with them and make them tell me their stories.” After visiting Normandy, he was hooked: “I became passionate, I really did. I realized we had to get this expansion done.”

In March 2015, Boysie and his wife, Joy, brought the Museum closer to that goal with a record-setting $20 million donation in support of BB’s Stage Door Canteen, the Museum endowment, and the newly named Bollinger Canopy of Peace, coming in 2016.

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BOLLINGER CANOPY OF PEACE Reaching 150 feet into the sky and spanning the entire campus, the illuminated Bollinger Canopy of Peace will create a visual connection between every part of The National WWII Museum, and become a defining feature of the New Orleans skyline.

27 CAMPAIGNS OF COURAGE: IMMERSIVE EXHIBITRY

Opened in December 2014 with the unveiling of Road to Berlin: European Theater Galleries, the Museum’s newest pavilion lets visitors follow in the footsteps of American servicemembers.

From faltering first battles in North Africa to the bloody struggle at Germany’s doorstep, Road to Berlin re-creates battle settings and villages—with crumbling walls, bomb-torn rooftops, icy pathways, and a chillingly realistic soundscape— as the evocative backdrop for period newsreels, video histories, interactive kiosks, macro artifacts, and tag-able digital displays that dive deeper into the story. The result is a richly layered, multimedia experience that invites exploration and connection: Visitors walk in the shadow of Normandy’s dense hedgerows as they view footage of US tanks stranded after D-Day, and learn of the ingenuity of the erstwhile farmers whose makeshift plows facilitate the advance at last. Personal artifacts highlight individual stories of courage and sacrifice: the typewriter that tapped out illegal newscasts at the hands of a courageous civilian; cigarette boxes and writing papers scattered over Omaha Beach sand, left behind by the fallen during the D-Day invasions.

National media outlets including the Wall Street Journal and Associated Press have lauded the interactive elements and creativity of Road to Berlin, which set a new standard for what exhibitry can do.

HEDGEROW COUNTRY IN ROAD TO BERLIN Constructed hedgerows take visitors into the terrain of French Norman country, creating an experiential connection with the challenges of World War II. Projected amidst the branches is a film of US troops outfitting a tank to plow through the obstructive hedgerows, and clearing the way for their advance toward Germany.

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29 ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT RICHARD BAILE B-29 FLIGHT ENGINEER, 9TH BOMB GROUP PTO - JAPANESE HOME ISLANDS

The fires were burning in New Orleans, Baile recalls what it was so bright you could like to fly over the Japanese mainland, including his role in the infamous March almost read a paper in 9, 1945, bombing of Tokyo. Salient in the cockpit. his memory of those days and vividly rendered in his personal narrative: the overwhelming instensity of the fires wrought by his bomb group on Japan’s capital city:

“The result of all of this was an unbelievable The final months of the war in the Pacific fire. We could see that thing burning from Theater saw unprecedented destruction, miles away. The fires were burning so with the fire-bombing of Tokyo and bright you could almost read a paper in other Japanese cities. In some cases, the cockpit. We were at 7,000 feet.” American planes first dropped leaflets over Japanese towns, warning that they Baile says he felt no guilt about the Tokyo would be bombed unless their leaders bombings, offering an insight into the surrendered; then came the bombs, state of mind of US servicemembers in the bringing utter destruction with a rain of Pacific Theater during the harrowing final fire. Japan still refused to surrender. days of this brutal campaign.

As a flight engineer with the 9th Bomb BOMBING OF TOKYO Group, Dick Baile took part in those On March 9, 1945, a nighttime strike dropped incendiary dramatic bombings. In his oral history, bombs over Tokyo, igniting a firestorm that consumed 16 square miles. More firebombing followed across Japan, and recorded in the Museum’s on-site studio by August 1945 nearly every targeted city lay in ruins.

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ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT CHARLOTTE WEISS INTERNED JEW, ETO - AUSCHWITZ

URGENT WORK

As the number of WWII veterans available to interview dwindles, our work to collect their stories becomes ever more urgent. Says Owen Glendening, the Museum’s associate vice president for education and access, “The Museum has never put as many resources on it as we do right now.”

Five historians travel the country and work on-site in New Orleans. Generous partners and benefactors are supporting this effort, During the Holocaust, Charlotte Weiss and I still believe as well: This year, the Gary Sinise Foundation her four sisters were corralled in a ghetto, sponsored a dedicated staff position at the that there are Museum and also partnered with American then carted from one concentration camp good people in Airlines to bring 50 veterans to New to another. As the sisters prepared to Orleans. Every one of those veterans now board a train for Auschwitz, the youngest this world. has an oral history as part of the Museum’s was pulled from the line by Josef Mengele, collection. Of his motivation for supporting and sentenced to death for looking too these efforts, Sinise says, “My uncle Jack was a navigator on a B-17 Flying Fortress, weak to work. Charlotte begged for her flying 30 missions over Europe. He was a sister’s life, but Mengele only extended true inspiration in my life. When he passed the death sentence to all five sisters. away last year at the age of 90, it was Thanks to a sympathetic guard, they comforting to know that his story was part of the Museum’s oral-history collection, and avoided this fate—living to be imprisoned that he had the opportunity to visit such a in Geislingen (a sub-camp of Natzweiler- remarkable institution.” Struthof), Allach (a sub-camp of Dachau), and Auschwitz. Museum Board members Bob Hayes and Paul Hilliard have also generously supported the acceleration of our collection efforts, Despite all of this, one of the most providing critical funding for this essential memorable messages in Weiss’s oral work. (We are honored also to have the history is one of hope: “I still believe in oral history of Mr. Hilliard in our collection.) With these resources in force, the Museum humanity. I still believe that there are good collected 542 new oral histories in FY2015, people in this world, and I hope to God and our work continues still: 600 more are that this will never happen again. People expected to be added in FY2016. should speak up. They should not be afraid to speak up. They should not keep quiet; they should stand up for what they believe.”

31 ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT RAYMOND MONPAT US NAVY, USS EVANS (DD-552), PTO - SAIPAN, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA

Raymond “Ray” Monpat served aboard and four that hit us . . . all together we the Navy destroyer USS Robley D. Evans, were credited with 26 Japanese planes.” seeing action in some of the Pacific Theater’s deadliest battles—including A mangled propeller blade from one Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. In the of those kamikaze planes, which struck Battle of Okinawa (pictured here), the the Evans, is currently on display in ship survived bombing, flooding, and the Museum’s newest exhibit: Road to a fearsome kamikaze attack on May 11, Tokyo: Pacific Theater Galleries. 1945. Monpat describes the attack in great detail in his oral history, recorded in 2005 by Seth Paridon:

“They started comin’ in two, three at a time. And it was rainin’ airplanes for “RAININ’ AIRPLANES” the next hour or so. We were credited This photograph shows the USS Robley D. Evans under attack by Japanese kamikaze planes—the very scene with 19 assists from the USS Handley, Monpat describes in his oral history.

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It was rainin’ airplanes the next hour or so.

DIGITIZING, ARCHIVING, AND SHARING

As our collection of oral histories becomes broader in scope and richer in depth, it also becomes more far-reaching than ever—and in exciting new ways. Continuing digitization efforts are supported by major fundraising initiatives such as the Brokaw-Hanks Fund for Digital Access, which raised over $1.7 million this year, as well as donations from Nick Mueller, Michael and Patricia O’Neill, Heart Foundations, Inc., and Michael and Debbi Rose. Safe, smart storage of this vast collection of primary-source material ensures that the assets remain secure, while also increasing our ability to share them as part of our programming and outreach.

Digitization begins with the footage from an oral-history interview, which is segmented into chapters and tagged with search terms, then uploaded into the Museum’s Digital Collections. At ww2online.org, Raymond Monpat’s interview can be located by theater of war, by service branch, and with experiential vocabulary such as “Evans,” “typhoon,” or “kamikaze.” The resulting assets are pure oral histories in their full, unabridged form, made navigable for ease of use by scholars and casual browsers alike.

New technologies continue to develop, including systems to make it easier than ever to upload and share the best of the 6,400+ oral histories in our archives. In the meantime we are developing new uses for this material: FY2015’s Dog Tag Experience presents WWII stories such as Monpat’s through a series of galleries in the Museum, creating an in situ documentary paired with online content, including a library of oral histories.

We are proud to be building this important resource, an essential part of our archives and a central part of our future.

33 CHARTER MEMBERS

At the foundation of The National WWII Museum’s growth are our Charter Members. 2,311 Their staunch support throughout the 2015 15 fiscal year exemplifies a strong commitment to the mission of America’s National 446 WWII Museum. 3

Combined, the Museum’s members provided the Museum with over $7 million in 1,491 operating revenue to help fund educational 4 programming and preservation initiatives. 510 As we continue our efforts to expand 3 the Museum, their loyalty is an inspiration. 296 In the first five years of the Museum, our 2 WWII veterans were the torchbearers for advancing the membership program. As time has moved on, the torch has passed to their sons and daughters—Americans who are invested in ensuring that their 928 family’s contribution to our collective 5 history and the war effort is preserved for 665 all future generations. 9 2,300 25 Welcome to the more than 35,000 new 13,078 Charter Members who joined during fiscal 103 year 2015 and thank you to all 134,264 for supporting The National WWII Museum.

2,538 8 734 2 PATRIOTS CIRCLE

Members of the Patriots Circle have placed their stamp on The National WWII Museum. In addition to contributing between $1,000 and $10,000 annually, these elite members participate in the Museum’s travel programs, attend the International Conference on WWII, and are national ambassadors for the Museum.

In fiscal year 2015, Patriots Circle members contributed more than $2 million dollars to the Museum—the largest amount ever and a telling demonstration of their fidelity. 134,264 1,104 CHARTER PATRIOTS MEMBERS CIRCLE Among the Circle’s 1,104 members around the country, more than 60 are members of the Museum’s Board of Trustees and Staff. Hawaii Alaska Puerto Virgin Their annual financial support is a testament Rico Islands to the personal investment each has made in 379 208 26 6 the mission of this Museum. Thank you to all 1 1 for leading by example through your giving.

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651 1 320 336 1 709 2 2,226 11 3,315 14 8,058 532 2,525 40 3 396 11

3,782 4,161 12 19 2,108 11 6,528 1,417 28 5 709 210 488 2 4,491 1 3 12 2,435 5,649 36 7 649 3,067 2 3,733 22 29 1,218 2,459 1,414 9 20 14

3,148 13 4,443 3 1,382 12 1,069 1,722 1 9

3,202 2,036 34 1,617 16 23

7,945 10,743 142 254

8,933 85

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FOUR STAR Mr. David Lau Roy C. Coffee, Jr. Cynthia Crowell Troop IHO—Harold Hetland, IHO—Herschel Abbott John G. Turner and Jerry G. Fischer Anne and Herschel Abbott WWII Veteran Angus R. Cooper II IHO—Bert Silger Turner, Richard C. Adkerson Harvey Carl Fehling, Ms. Mary Lou Dasburg WWII Veteran Dwight W. Anderson WWII Veteran IHO—Jean Henry Dasburg, Mr. Charles L. Valluzzo AT&T James G. Hedrick, USN WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Norman R. Augustine Thomas W. Warner, USN Andrew Dano Davis Samuel J. Young, WWII Veteran David J. Barger Mr. and Mrs Henry A. Leander IHO—Col. Mitchell Paige Mr. and Mrs. David Barksdale Mrs. Kay M. Isaacson-Leibowitz Mary Lou Des Champs The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell IHO—Brig. Gen. Clayton M. IHO—Corp. Charles Markle, TWO STAR Joy and Boysie Bollinger Isaacson, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Bourgeois Bennett, LLC Deborah G. Lindsay Mary Lee and Bill Dixon Darleen Alexander Harold J. Bouillion Max and Pearl Ann Marco Jeff Gorski IHO—Harold J. Sexton, Mr. Jack O. Bovender, Jr. Mr. Edward C. Mathes Arthur Hershey and Sharon Linkletter WWII Veteran IHO—Hampton Foreman, James Maurin IHO—Mitch Morse, WWII Veteran Donald B. Alexander, WWII Veteran USA, WWII Veteran Markham R. McKnight Heymann Foundation Richard D. Sexton, WWII Veteran James G. Bovender, Suzanne and Mike Mestayer IHO—Herbert Heymann, William P. Bakel, WWII Veteran USMC, WWII KIA LCDR Theodore Metcalf, WWII Veteran Mr. Michael Bechtel Jack O. Bovender, Sr., USN, WWII Veteran Mr. David Hiller IHO—Joseph P. Bechtel, USMC, WWII Veteran IHO—Dr. Martin Van Buren IHO—Robert R. Hiller, WWII Veteran Drew and Brittany Brees Metcalf, WWII Home Front WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Beckman Anthony and Karen Buckingham J. Edgar Monroe Foundation Russell A. and Betty Joan Hitt Major Theodore A. Bell, USAF (Ret.) Michael S. Bylen Dr. and Mrs. Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller IHO—James Lawson Elliott, John and Bonnie Boyd Lisa and Jeff Carter Mr. Mark Packard Norman WWII Veteran Ronald Branch Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Coleman Robert and Debra Patrick Donald Kershaw Elliott, IHO—Frankie Joseph Jindra, Jr., Copper Family Foundation M. Cleland Powell WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—Hubert Eugene Copper, Ed and Pam Quinn E. Galt and Helen D. Davis, Mr. Edward Bray WWII Veteran IHO—MSGT. Charles D. WWII Home Front Matthew S. and Julianne L. Brott Harold Buckingham, McGehee, WWII Veteran Ernest Roland Davis, Ms. Lynne Burkart WWII Home Front Mr. Jay R. Rhoads, Jr. WWII Veteran MSGT and Mrs. Peter D. Burland James A. Courter Mr. and Mrs. R. Randolph John “Johnny” Cleveland John B. Carter Connye Crump and Peter Najar Richmond, Jr. Campbell, Jr., WWII Veteran IHO—MSgt Johnie T. Carter, Craig and Ellen Crump Todd Ricketts Warren A. and Myrtle L. Hitt, USA, WWII Veteran Ralph and Marjorie Crump Mr. Richard Robeau WWII Home Front Mr. Harvey R. Chaplin Mrs. Emily Burguieres Dalicandro IHO—J. Ed Robeau, Jr., William Otis Elliott, WWII Veteran IHO—Sidney Chaplin, and Mr. Steven Dalicandro WWII Veteran Max and Sunny Howard WWII Veteran Jill and Jed Davis J. Ed Robeau, Sr., Memorial Foundation Charles Foundation, Inc. David and Rosemarie DeVido WWI and WWII Veteran Mr. John M. Huss Dorothy M. Clyne IHO—Joseph L. DeVido, Tracy L. Rosser Charles L. Jarvie Mr. and Mrs. Dudley W. Coates WWII Veteran Pam and Mark Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Jones Tyrone J. Collins, M.D. Beatrice Schoenfeld DeVido Mr. and Mrs. William P. Rutledge Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Keith IHO—Dr. Limone C. Collins, Sr., Dick and Judi Duchossois Mr. Jack D. Samuelson IHO—LCDR Robert E. Keith, WWII Veteran IHO—George Duchossois, Jennifer and Phil Satre WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. David A. Cowan WWII Veteran Mr. Robert V. Siebel Mr. Brian M. Kincaid George E. Cressman Albert Duchossois, WWII Veteran Herbert J. and Jeanne S. Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Jack T. Lengsfield IHO—SSGT. David E. Stutzman, Robert and Anna Edsel Diane Sontheimer Matthew Marco WWII Veteran IHO—A. Ray Edsel, WWII Veteran IHO—John Howard Sontheimer, The Florence Mauboules Tim and Jill Cunniff Ronald B. Wright, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Charitable Trust IHO—David Luke Cunniff, Mr. and Mrs. H. Mortimer “Tim” Mr. and Mrs. Scott Spradley IHO—Paul Hilliard, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Favrot, Jr. Mr. Phillip Staples The John J. McArdle III and Joan Jeff and Wendy Dahlgren Mr. Arvold R. Fisher Mrs. Carroll W. Suggs Creamer McArdle Foundation Frank and Janet DellaCroce IHO—Arvold O. Fisher, USN Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Thomas Michael and Jovette Mosing Mr. Michael Dickert Mr. and Mrs. James R. Fisher, Sr. Mr. Thomas H. Turner Ms. Dorothy Duval Nelson IHO—George T. Dickert, Mary and Peter Foss Margie and Sandy Villere IHO—Claude B. Duval, WWII Home Front IHO—Lt. Col. Robert R. Martindale Mr. and Mrs. Ted Weggeland WWII Veteran Dimension Development Two, LLC Sgt. H. J. Foss, Jr. Mrs. Virginia Eason Weinmann and Mr. Haig Papain, Jr. Mr. Robert H. Dunlap The Alta and John Franks Foundation Ambassador John G. Weinmann Jan and Rich Pattarozzi IHO—J. Harvey Seale, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Freeman IHO—Lt. William Howard Taft, Pecora Family USMC, WWII Veteran Dathel and John Georges USN, WWII Veteran Dr. Carl D. Peterson H. Michael England Mr. Charles Godchaux Cpt. Joseph Daniel Tompkins, IHO—Ken Meyer, WWII Veteran IHO—Harry M. England, IHO—Frank Godchaux USAAF, WWII Veteran John and Lynn Raber USCG, WWII Veteran Goldring Family Foundation/ Mr. and Mrs. Bruce N. Whitman IHO—Dr. Paul Raber, Ms. Deborah A. Eppolito Woldenberg Foundation Mrs. Harold B. Williams WWII Veteran IHO—Lt. Col. Harold L. Imhoff, Charles and Elizabeth Goodyear Governor and Mrs. Pete Wilson Dick Arnold, WWII Veteran USAF, WWII Veteran Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny L.R. Yates Mr. H. Lewis Rapaport Mr. Jerry B. Epstein Family Foundation Kay and Fred Zeidman IHO—Stanley Rapaport LTC Randy Everson, USA (Ret.) John M. Hairston Mr. and Mrs. Rex R. Ritchie IHO—LTJG Bartlett S. Everson, Mr. and Mrs. Terence Hall IHO—Walter Harris, WWII Veteran USN, WWII Veteran Mr. Prentiss C. Havens THREE STAR Tammy and Mike Rocker Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Farnsworth IHO—Charles D. Havens Mr. Michael H. Russell Dan and Ann Claire Fordice Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Ross Anderson IHO—Harold C. Russell IHO—Dan K. Fordice, Sr., IHO—Tom Blakey, WWII Veteran IHO—W.T. Ross, USA, Mr. William Spoor WWII Veteran Adrea D. Heebe WWII Veteran IHO— William H. Spoor, Mr. James H. Frauenberg David P. Hess Mr. Rex Bates WWII Veteran IHO—Howard Frauenberg, Madlyn and Paul Hilliard Dr. William Bundrick Mr. George W. Stokes WWII Veteran William H. Hines Hugh Stuart Center Charitable Trust IHO—Leroy Stafford Harvard, Jr., Loretta Frauenberg, John E. Koerner III IHO—Naval Captain Hugh WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mark and Ellen Kramer Stuart Center Cpl. Horace J. Comeaux, Pam Davis Friedler IHO—Ralph Kirby, WWII Veteran Army Lt. Jack Messing USAAC, WWII Veteran IHO—Arthur Q. Davis, Martha Kirby, WWII Home Front The Challenger Foundation Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. WWII Veteran

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Marcus Frost opened on June 6, 2000, as The National IHO—Alton Frost, WWII Veteran D-Day Museum. “It was (and remains) such a Jim and Sherree Funk DONOR SPOTLIGHT worthwhile tribute to those who stormed the Dr. Jack and Mrs. Linda Gill JACK LENGSFIELD IHO—PFC Elmer Clayton Gill, beaches on D-Day. My family was thrilled to WWII Veteran NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA see it open,” said Jack. “And as the Museum Lt. Lewis Challis, WWII Veteran grew, we wanted to grow with it so we’ve Melbern G. Glasscock continued to support its mission through IHO—Bryan Glasscock, WWII Veteran involvement in Patriots Circle.” Mr. Barry Gossett IHO—Joe B. Gossett, When Pearl Harbor was attacked, Jack’s WWII Veteran father, a WWI veteran, took him to the LTC. and Mrs. Ronald M. Guiberson IHO—Katherine Kramer, Japanese Consulate on the corner of St. WWII Veteran Charles Avenue and Valence Street in Charles E. Foster, WWII Veteran New Orleans, where they saw smoke from John Kramer, WWII Veteran documents being burned by the Japanese. Henry Foster, WWII Veteran Brenda and Gregory Hamer Lengsfield served in the 483rd Bombardment Family Fund Group, 15th Air Force. He flew 26 missions G. Robert Hamrdla on B-17s, with his most notable assignments Robert and Suzanne Hanna being the March 24 raid to Berlin and the IHO—Robert R. Schmalhofer, April 25 mission to Linz. WWII Veteran Mr. Marc Helm IHO—Homer Marcus Helm, Sr., “I was just one of about 16 million other WWII Veteran guys doing what they had to do. I was one Mr. Tad Herz of the lucky ones who returned home. It’s IHO—Robert Burghardt Robert W. Horner III with gratitude that I support this Museum, David and Sarah Hurder which honors all the men and women who IHO—Maj. Gen. Edwin D. Patrick, served our country during World War II.” The USA, WWII Veteran Jack Lengsfield’s passion for The National Museum is pleased to have a digital copy of Robert E. and Monica Jacoby Mr. Kelly Jay WWII Museum is rooted in pride that the Jack’s oral history in our collections, where Mary L. Dumestre and Museum is located in his hometown. He the valuable story of his WWII experience Guy P. Johnson began his support when the Museum first will be preserved for future generations. The Robert and Renee Kelly Foundation Lou Kennedy and Family IHO—James E. Kennedy, WWII Veteran Frances Tuciarone, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Kitchen IHO—John Walter Paul, Jr., WWII Veteran Ms. Evelyn S. Kiyan Col. and Mrs. Larry Merington Mr. Peter Politzer Mr. Robert Sanson, WWII Veteran IHO—Tech/Sgt. Koyei Al Arakaki, IHO—Charles Domangue, IHO—Alfred R. Politzer, USN IHO—Edward John Sanson, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mark WWII Veteran Sal and Carol Glenn Lalani John Albanese, WWII Veteran Puskarich Henry Ernest Sanson III, IHO—Joseph Wallace Glenn, Jack Merington, WWII Veteran IHO—Anthony Puskarich, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Maurice Meyer III and Irma Meyer WWII Veteran Linda and Donald Schlenger Charles W. Lane III Bill and Pat Miller Walter Puhowsky, The Wilson Sexton Foundation Mrs. Lois M. Le Menager IHO—Donald E. Miller, WWII Veteran Mr. Ed G. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levy WWII Veteran Walter V. Latino, IHO—David Wilson Smith, IHO—Capt. Ben Levy, Jr. Henry J. and Theresa Cox Montero WWII Veteran WWII Home Front Mr. and Mrs. George H. Madison IHO—S/SGT. Michael R. Cronin, David Pyles Walter J. Smoyer IHO—Charles J. King, WWII Veteran Mr. Keith O. Rattie IHO—Margaret Paul, WWII Veteran S/SGT. James A. Nulty, IHO—Robert E. Rattie, WWII Veteran George F. Madison, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Jack Smoyer, WWII Veteran Lee C. Doty, WWII Veteran T/SGT. Michael Migilore, Isla and T.R. Reckling III William J. Smoyer, Thomas Falbo, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Gregory Ricks and Associates, Inc. WWII Veteran Frederick E. and Linda Mangelsdorf SGT. Hugh Nulty, WWII Veteran S. Melvin Rines, WWII Veteran Malcolm Paul, IHO – Theodore A. Mangelsdorf Mr. Michael R. Montoya and Susan and Eric J. Robbins WWII Veteran William G. “Bill” Newnam, Mrs. Dorthea Montoya IHO—Leonard S. Robbins, John Paul, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—Eustaqio Montoya, WWII Veteran James Paul, WWII Veteran Mr. Lawrence Marino and WWII Veteran Henry W. Robertson, Jr. The Sparacio Foundation Ms. Ann Morehead John D. Villa, WWII Veteran IHO—William R. Jackson, IHO—John Joseph Sparacio, Charles D. Marks Arthur J. Moore, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—Major Sidney L. Marks, Glenn Mueller - RPM Pizza - Mr. Anton Rosenthal Virginia B. Spencer WWII Veteran Domino’s Pizza IHO—Murray Rosenthal, Val and Julie Stokes Private Harry Otter, IHO—Richard Galloway, USN WWII Veteran IHO—Marston Stokes, WWI Veteran Ms. Odessa G. Parker Nancy E. Leavesley, WWII Veteran Ben A. Martinez, Jr. IHO—Andrew G. Russell, Jr., WWII Home Front Frederick P. Stratton, Jr. George A. McCalpin WWII Veteran Daniel J. Ganister, WWII Veteran IHO—Tracy N. Gordon IHO—F. William McCalpin, Ron Parker Pauline Wexelblatt, WWII Veteran Mr. Ronald Tarrson USMC, WWII Veteran IHO—John E. Johnson, Jr., Harvey E. Rothenberg IHO—MSGT. Mort Oman, Tom and Marla McCullough WWII Veteran IHO—Robert Rothenberg, USA, WWII Veteran Craig and Ann McDonald John U. Parolo WWII Veteran Jim Stone

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Ms. Abigail Test Susan and Bill Hess were captivated by the IHO—Dr. Charles Edward Test, concept of The National D-Day Museum WWII Veteran DONOR SPOTLIGHT Mrs. Sarah Davol Test, SUSAN & BILL HESS when they made their first gift in 1998—two WWII Veteran years before the institution first opened Robert B. Thompson NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA its doors. Responding to a request by IHO—Bob Hamrdla co-founder Nick Mueller, Susan helped Mr. Clayton M. Timmons IHO—Robert Frank Timmons, organize the Museum’s first Victory Ball. WWII Veteran When Patriots Circle was created, Susan and Dr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Todd Bill joined, believing in the importance of John Toups, WWII Veteran annual giving. In addition, they have made Mr. Maurice F. Trial, WWII Veteran Dr. Billy and Sylvia Walker substantial sponsorship gifts to support the Mrs. Donald L. White Museum’s efforts. IHO—Donald L. White, WWII Veteran “It’s amazing that in 15 years, The National Jonathan and Lindsay Wilkerson WWII Museum has built a world-class IHO—Myrtle Aiten Wilkerson, WWII Veteran campus,” explains the couple. But it’s the Merritt Mechem Wilkerson, upcoming construction of the Liberation WWII Veteran Pavilion that most intrigues them. “As a Ernest Eugene Hynes, Jew, the story of the Holocaust that will WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. William T. Wolverton, Jr. be highlighted in the upcoming Liberation Tokuji Yoshihashi Pavilion is a linchpin story of World War IHO—Ichiro Yoshihashi, II,” says Susan. “To me and my family, it’s WWII Veteran personal. I’m proud of the Museum and its Anonymous (2) IHO—Benjamin N. Goo, courage to ensure that we never forget the USA, WWII Veteran horrors and sacrifices of World War II.” Gilbert Gumpert, WWII Veteran Bernard Gumpert, WWII Veteran

ONE STAR

354th Fighter Group, WWII IHO—Capt. Clayton Kelly Gross, USAAC, WWII Veteran Mr. Christopher Abbinante IHO—Anthony J. Belli, WWII Veteran Joseph M. Accurso, M.D., and Mrs. B. Renee Accurso IHO—Mr. Harry Dutko Mr. Sherlock A. “Skip” Herrick, Jr. Mr. Dale Aclin Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Anderson Capt. Charles B. Askey The Alben F. Bates and IHO—John C. Aclin, Travis K. Anderson IHO—Cdr. Henry Benjamin Askey, Clara G. Bates Foundation WWII Veteran IHO—James Woodrow Wise, WWII Veteran IHO—Alben F. Bates, Jr., James W. Dickerson, WWII Veteran Humphrey Atherton WWII Veteran WWII Veteran The Honorable and Mrs. IHO—James Edward Farmer Dr. Joseph P. Crabtree, James L. Adams William C. Anderson Dr. Lee Anne Auerhan WWII Veteran IHO—Bud Adams, WWII Veteran IHO—Harold E. Anderson, IHO—Carmel Lorraine Rothlin, Mr. Warren L. Batts Mr. Ryan Adkerson WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Ms. Marguerite A. Bavaro Mr. and Mrs. Victor N. Agather Mr. Arma E. Andon, WWII Veteran Ms. Linda Austin IHO—William Bavaro, Ms. Susan Aguiar Ms. Phoebe Andrew IHO—Lindsay J. Austin, WWII Veteran IHO—John Arruda, WWII Veteran IHO—Gen. Charles C. WWII Home Front Mr. James C. Baynham Mr. Thomas W. Akridge Haffner, Jr., WWII Veteran Robert J. Bailey IHO—445th Bomb Group, IHO—John “Jack” Edwin David M. Andrews IHO—Leonard Crawford, 8th Air Force Akridge, Sr., WWII Veteran Ms. Marie Andrews WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Beales Doug and Mary Albert IHO—Joe Wilson Andrews, Captain Stephen M. Bailey James and Tammy Beatty Ms. Wanda O. Allen WWII Veteran IHO—W.W. Stout, IHO—Lt. Col. John Beatty, IHO—Clair J. Allen, WWII Veteran Ms. Loretta Angerer WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Edward Amar, Jr. IHO—Richard Kent Angerer, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Baker Mr. and Mrs. John D. Becker Mr. John G. Amato WWII Veteran Rod Baker and Peggy Pitre Mr. Daniel E. Becnel, Jr. IHO—Virginia D. Amato Mr. Jack J. Appel Mr. A.L. Ballard IHO—Lt. Col. D. Elmore Becnel, John G. Amato Brent Franklin Arnold Mr. and Mrs. WWII Veteran The American Legion IHO—Esther June Dunlap Arnold, Alan Baranowski Dr. and Mrs. Scott LeGrant Beech Synepuxent Post 166 WWII Veteran Mr. David L. Barnhart Dr. and Mrs. Richard Beemer Ms. Jerome T. Amerman Harry Franklin Arnold, Ms. Anne T. Baronas Mr. David E. Behring IHO—Kenneth Thompson WWII Veteran IHO—Anthony Bazon, James W. and Peggy A. Beisner Amoss Trading Services, Inc. Mr. Sanford Arst WWII Veteran Steven G. and Brenda Beliel Jack R. and Rose-Marie Anderson IHO—1st Lt. Paul Arst, Mr. and Mrs. Adelaide Wisdom Benjamin Marie E. Anderson WWII Veteran Michael E. Barrett, Sr. IHO—Edward B. Benjamin, Jr., Mark Reid Anderson Mrs. Donna M. Asbill John H. Barrette WWII Veteran IHO—Robert A. Scalfi, Jr., IHO—H.T. (Hank) Miser, Mr. Gary W. Barrows Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bennett USA, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. Dale R. Bartley and Mrs. Elaine B. Benningfield Albert Bruce Crutcher II, Oral Jackson Asbill, Dr. Tammy K. Brock IHO—Robert K. Henson USMC, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Basin St. Station John Delma Bunch

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Dr. and Mrs. C. Fred Bergsten M.D.Dr. John C. Bravman Charles Cameron Mr. Scott Harris Cook IHO—Jess Thomas Graham, IHO—Maurice Daniel Bravman, IHO—Herschel Leland Cameron, IHO—Carl Richard Johannsen, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Lela Sutton Graham, Ella Katherine Bravman, Sue Cannon Edward M. O’Conner, WWII Home Front WWII Home Front IHO—George Reynold Cannon, WWII Veteran K. Marianne Berner and Mrs. Mae Leathers Bray WWII Veteran William Scott Cook, WWII Veteran Dr. Todd Berner IHO—John C. Bray, USA, Daniel and Joan Cantor Edward Paul Cook, WWII Veteran IHO—Carl Minor, WWII Veteran IHO—Dan Cantor, Major Richard W. Cooke (Ret.), WWII Veteran Ms. Elaina M. Breen WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Bernard Berner, IHO—LCDR John Maynor Breen, Ms. Caroline Capoot Mr. and Mrs. Richard Corbett WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. Clement Carrington IHO—Edward H. Gerry, Ms. Jeane Bertsch Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brem Mr. Rahm Carrington WWII Veteran IHO—Don C. Bertsch, John Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Carroll William Stamps Farish, Jr., WWII Veteran Mr. Lee M. Bressler IHO—Montgomery Leintze WWII Veteran Dr. Howard Bethel Mr. and Mrs. James H. Brewster III McCullough, Linda C. Cornutt Ms. Lauren Bevis Mr. and Mrs. H. David Bright WWII Veteran IHO—Lt. Everett R. Core, IHO—Michael Charles Bevis Mr. Herbert C. Brillhart, Jr., N. Warren Carroll, WWII Veteran Stanford Dawson Bevis WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. Frederico Coronado Beyond Reynosa Foundation Mr. A. Vernon Brinson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Carter IHO—Fernando Saenz, The Bialkin Family Foundation IHO—Archibald Thomas LTJG Leroy L. Carver, Jr., USNR WWII Veteran IHO—Kenneth Bialkin, Higgins, Jr., WWII Veteran (Ret.), WWII Veteran Manuel Saenz, WWII Veteran WWII Home Front Judy and Bernard Briskin Mr. Stephen H. Cate Ms. Betty Coxwell Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Bickers Mr. and Mrs. James G. Mr. and Mrs. James Causey IHO—Mr. Lewie Coxwell, IHO—Walter C. Bickers, USMC Brocksmith, Jr. Cheryl and Leo Pierre WWII Veteran Frank M. Mikeska, USAAF Carole Brookins Champagne, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Coy III, M.D. James S. Taylor, USN IHO—Charles H. Glueck, IHO—Leo Pierre Champagne, Sr., Brig. Gen. George E. Craft Ms. Tamara A. Blackburn WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. Gordon Crawford Paul Blackney Rebecca A. Glueck, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Charbonnet Mr. Jim Cronin Mrs. Merida Blackwell WWII Home Front Fred L. and Kirsti E. Charlton Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crosswell Harold J. Blakemore, Ms. Florence H. Brown IHO—CPO Fred E. Charlton, Jim and Kathy Crouch USN, WWII Veteran IHO—Tom Brown, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Amb. Walter J.P. Curley, CAPT, Emanuel Blessey John Brown, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Cheever USMC (Ret.) Mrs. Marilyn Blewett Michael J. Brown, WWII Veteran IHO—Capt. John Shary II, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Daggett IHO—Dr. Glen H. Martin, James Brown, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Dale WWII Veteran Albert Kwiapanowski, Col. Charles E. Cheever, Sr., IHO—Lionel Favalora Mr. and Mrs. Timothy F. Blixt WWII Veteran WWII Veteran John Dale, Merchant Marine, Thomas Blum Joseph Kwiapanowski, Mr. Charles L. Christian, WWII Veteran Barry Blumberg WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Terry and Joanne Dale IHO—Robert Blumberg, Walter Kwiapanowski, Gray and Barbara Church IHO—Amelia G. Corvaia, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—Floyd Charles Cripe, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bodman Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brown WWII Veteran Charles B. Hahn, WWII Veteran Dale E. Boger The Ike and Candy Brown Richard and Rebecca Clapp Neil W. McDaniel, WWII Veteran IHO—Maj. George Henry Family Foundation IHO—Richard N. Clapp, John Edward Dale, WWII Veteran Boger, Jr., WWII Veteran Mr. Kim Brown WWII Veteran Barbara P. Hahn, WWII Veteran Nadine Bognar Mr. Thomas J. Brown Ms. Alice Clark Bud Williamson, WWII Veteran Mr. William Boller Mr. Lee Brummet IHO—Howard McGill, Mr. Alex Daniels IHO—Merle Howard Boller, IHO—R. Lee Brummet, WWII Veteran IHO—Don O’Cain Daniels, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. George M. Clark, Jr. USMC, WWII Veteran Jane P. Bond Mrs. Frank S. Bruno Mr. James R. Clark Dr. and Mrs. F. Ralph Dauterive IHO—Gordon Wesley Peek, M.D., JP and Mary Jon Bryan Foundation Mr. James W. Clarke IHO—Dr. Francis Ralph Dauterive, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Buckley Ms. Peggy Cliffe WWII Veteran Ms. Mary Kay Borchers Mr. William Buckner IHO—Harry Thad Cliffe, Mrs. James S.G. Davenport IHO—Charles L. Borchers, M.D., IHO—General Simon Bolivar WWII Veteran IHO—James S.G. Davenport, Jr., WWII Veteran Buckner, Jr., WWII Veteran Mr. Clive R. Cloutier WWII Veteran Mr. Luther H. Boudra Colin K. and Kerry Hendon Buell Brig. Gen. James B. Cobb, William C. Davenport IHO—Odie A. Boudra, IHO—Texas R. Flanken, USAF (Ret.) Col. and Mrs. William P. Davis, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Dr. and Mrs. Walter D. Cockerham USMC (Ret.) Mr. Bart C. Bouillion William G. Stokes, WWII Veteran IHO—Kirby Lee Cockerham, Mr. James J. Dawson Mr. Brett J. Bouillion Marvin G. Kleypas, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—Richard H. Dawson, Mr. Todd Bouillion L.G. Brown, WWII Veteran Robert Rife Saunders, WWII Veteran Bruce and Liz Boulware Ralph L. Buell, Jr., WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Martin R. de Laureal Lt. Col. Gerald F. Bourgeois, Ralph L. Buell III Mr. Thomas G. Coffey IHO—Capt. William David USAF (Ret.) Walter Lee Hendon, Jr., Dr. Stanley B. Cohen de Laureal, USA, WWII Veteran Roger and Carolyn Bourgeois WWII Veteran Ms. Nancy Colarusso Capt. Henry Harper Bush, IHO—Malvin Pitre, Sr., Capt. J. Parker Buell IHO—Walter J. Hull, Jr., USA, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Burglass Family WWII Veteran Ms. Jean Decicco Chuck and Julia Bourque Dr. Anna C. Burns Ms. Donna F. Cole IHO—Frank C. Decicco, IHO—Jane McCulla Riviere Ms. Terri L. Burton IHO—Mr. George Kazuo Fukimoto WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Bouton, Jr. Mr. Michael Bush Mses. Linda and Barbara Coley Kevin P. Delaney B. Joe and Becky Bowers IHO—Marvin M. Bush, Mrs. Christina Colley Dr. John E. Deloney, WWII Veteran Dr. and Mrs. John Hall Bowker, WWII Veteran Dr. Donald Clausing and IHO—Jane Edith Penton WWII Veteran Mr. Mark J. Buzby Dr. Shirley Colomb Jeannie Deloney Maes-Gassert Ms. Eva A. Boyt Mrs. Elaine Byerley IHO—Charles Earl Colomb, Sr., Thyra Riley Deloney Ms. Florence K. Boyt IHO—Darrel DeLos Byerley, WWII Home Front Mr. Jerold J. Desroche Mr. C. Harvey Bradley, WWII Veteran Merlin Louis Clausing, Sr., IHO—Jules DesRoches, WWII Veteran Robert Louis Cabes WWII Home Front WWII Veteran Dr. W. Grant Braly IHO—George Joseph Fanning, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Compton Louis DesRoches, WWII Veteran IHO—Lt. Houston Lee Braly, Jr., WWII Veteran Dr. John R. Condit, Jr. Robert DesRoches, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Louis Jacob Cabes, WWII Veteran IHO—John Russell Condit, Sr., Walter DesRoches, WWII Veteran Dr. and Mrs. Salvador A. Brau Nancy H. Calhoun WWII Veteran Wester Constantine, WWII Veteran

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Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Devou Michael P. Esposito, Jr. Wiley and Carol Frierson Mr. Bruce Gottwald Mr. Robert Dewar Mr. Burt Etchison IHO—Myrtle Timmons, IHO—Floyd B. Gottwald, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Gene H. Dewhurst Trish and John Eubanks WWII Home Front WWII Veteran IHO—Lt. Col. David H. Dewhurst Mr. Horace D. Evans William Claiborn Frierson, Mr. R. Newell Graham James F. Dicke II Mr. John Evans WWII Veteran IHO—Hardy Moore Graham, Mr. and Mrs. George T. Dickie Mr. Mark W. Evans William H. Suckow, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—George T. Dickie, IHO—MSGT. Ben E. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fritz Mr. Richard Gray WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—Donald B. Noellsch, IHO—Richard W. Gray, Jr., Frank and Carol Di Fazio Sandra Evers-Manly WWII Veteran WWII Veteran John G. Dill and Patricia L. Dill Mr. Arthur M. Fairley Edmund Frodyma Clarence S. Greene, Jr., M.D. Mr. and Mrs. John Dilland IHO—James Vardaman Fairley, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Frost II IHO—Thomas E. Gardiner, IHO—Glenn A. Dilland, WWII Veteran Mr. Gerald Furseth, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Ms. Jane Farley Ms. Sally Gaden Mr. Merrill Greer Mr. Bill Dinis IHO—James C. Farley, USN, IHO—Howard Fields Gaden, IHO—Max M. Greer, WWII Veteran Judge and Mrs. Lesley Dirosa WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Dr. Joesph H. Groveman Jim and Becky Dockter Lt. Col. Edward J. Farrell Rev. Edward B. Gammons, Jr. Family of William Murphy Grubbs IHO—Eugene J. Dockter, IHO—Olive Goodwin Farrell Mr. and Mrs. Richard Garbisch IHO—William Murphy Grubbs, WWII Veteran Louis J. Farrell Lawrence and Ashley Garcia WWII Veteran Richard G. Miller, Jr., George B. Faux Mr. David J. Gardner Mr. Jack Guenther WWII Veteran IHO—Loyed Faux, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. John T. Garnjost IHO—Ross Howard Mr. Chris Domangue Mr. Albert B. Fay, Jr. Garrity Printing Solutions Jack Mallepell IHO—Edward J. Filanowski, Mr. Robert L. Fealy Mr. Samuel Gary Mr. E.J. Guillot, Jr. WWII Veteran Ms. Erin Feathers Dr. George J. Gataky IHO—John Flynn Mr. Richard K. Donahue Mr. Warner Feibes IHO—George J. Gataky, Sr., Jim Ledet IHO—Daniel J. Donahue, IHO—James D. Schmitt, WWI Veteran Edgar Flynn WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. Norman C. Gauthreaux Manny Guillot Joseph P. Donahue, WWII Veteran Mr. Jerry Feldman IHO—Roy N. Gauthreaux, Alfred Flynn Richard K. Donahue, WWII Veteran IHO—Sara Rosenstock Feldman USMC, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Luke Dove Sally Grau Clyde Gauthreaux, USA, James O. Gundlach IHO—Murray Dove, WWII Veteran Nathan Grau WWII Veteran Mr. Curtis C. Gunn, Jr. Gary R. Dressler Max Feldman Earl Gauthreaux, USN, Mr. Charles Haas IHO—Tsip Levitov, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Felsinger WWII Veteran Joe M. Haas, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Col. and Mrs. Mark Ferketish Robert Gauthreaux, USAF, IHO—Samuel D. Haas Frederick J. Busha, Todd Fernstrum Veteran Mr. Michael L. Hagenbuch WWII Veteran IHO—Robert William Fernstrum David Doll, USAAC, WWII Veteran IHO—Lt. Col. Robert Hagenbuch, Mr. William E. Dreyer Mr. James R. Fetter, Jr. Donald Doll, USN, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—George D. Starkebaum, IHO—James R. Fetter, Mathias (Buddy) Doll, USN, Mr. George Hager WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Dr. John M. Hale Mr. Wm. Craig Dubishar Miss Carol Ann Fields Joseph Surgi, USAAC, IHO—Mr. John P. Hale, IHO—Maj. Wm. Roland Dubishar, John and Deborah Finch WWII Veteran WWII Veteran USAF IHO—LCDR. Bradford D. Finch, Mr. John Gay Nancy and Stephen Hales Mrs. Gordona Duca-Heiliger WWII Veteran IHO—Andrew Price Gay, Cathie B. Hall IHO—Alexander J. Clarke, Frankie Bryan Finch, WWII Veteran IHO—Frankie Bryan Finch, WWII Veteran WWII Home Front Mr. Herbert Gedge WWII Home Front George B. Duke Katherine D.W. Findlay IHO—Alfred B. Gedge, LCDR Bradford D. Finch, IHO—Robert Wick, IHO—Dawson Coleman Glover, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Burton H. Gedge III, WWII Veteran Robert C. Hall Robert Dulin Alan and Tricia Florenza Mr. Joseph P. Gehegan, Jr. Dean C. Hallett IHO—Robert S. Dulin Mr. Robert L. Fiscus Ronald Russell Gembler, IHO—William Charles Hallett Mr. and Mrs. Tim Dunn Mr. Budd W. Florkiewicz Vietnam Veteran Dan Hammond IHO—Jack Caughman, Mr. and Mrs. G. Denton Folkes IHO—Elam George Gembler, IHO—Elmer M. Hammond, WWII Veteran Mrs. Barbara Gayle Folse WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Ken and Jeanette Davis Durham IHO—Guy Joseph Folse, Emil Frank Gembler, Dr. and Mrs. J. Dean Hane IHO—Lt. Jack S. Davis, WWII Veteran WWI Veteran Ms. Maxine Hannifin WWII Veteran Lt. Col. Ira C. Weatherly, Mrs. Sylvia Gentle IHO—Major Arthur C. Benson, Kenneth R. Durham, WWII Veteran IHO—PFC Fritz Wrbata, WWII Veteran WWII Home Front Robert J. Footlick WWII Veteran Mr. Bill Hansell Mary Ella Davis, Shirley Foreman Emily P. George IHO—Captain Dr. William WWII Home Front Mr. and Mrs. George D. Fosdick IHO—James Arthur Piercy, Jr., H. Hansell Jim D. Davis, WWII Veteran IHO—Major Leslie Howard, WWII Veteran Raenel R. Hansen Bobby J. Davis, Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Gerard V. Gething IHO—Charles E. Richner Charley C. Johns, George W. Fosdick, WWII Veteran IHO—John Parise, WWII Veteran Mr. Gregg D. Hardin WWII Veteran Joan and Julie Fotiades Nicholas Parise, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Roy G. Brown, Jr., WWII Veteran IHO—John Poulos Mr. Bobby J. Glass Carol Harding Edgar Elder, WWII Home Front George Demas Goldie-Anna Charitable Trust IHO—Captain John J. Harding, Lt. Grady C. Durham, Nick Demas Rabbi David and WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Foultz Mrs. Shannie Goldstein Eugene S. Harris Jon A. Ebacher Eleanor J. Fox Robert and Susan Goldstein Family IHO—Frank Carleton Harris IHO—Rudolph W. Ebacher, Mrs. Jean H. Frank IHO—Charles A. Smith, Jr. Mrs. Sharon Hartshorn WWII Veteran IHO—Captain Charles W. Frank, The Goodnow Fund IHO—Roy Thomas Kniebbe, Charles E. Ebrom WWII Veteran Mr. Wade Goodrich WWII Veteran William D. Edman Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Frank IHO—Lt. David Earl Goodrich, Mr. Donald P. Hatch Mr. and Mrs. David F. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. William P. Frank WWII Veteran Les and Donna Haulbrook Ms. Patricia C. Edwards Mr. Richard W. Freeman, Jr. Ms. Linda Goodrum IHO—Joseph D. Haulbrook, IHO—Ode Vaughan Cecil IHO—James Pleasant Allen, IHO—Victor Hansen, WWII Veteran Richard and Seola Edwards, Jr. WWII Veteran WWII Veteran William S. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Elliott Ms. Joyce Freund Mr. John Gordon WWII Veteran Mr. Thomas J. Elliott IHO—Arthur E. Foor, Mr. Randall Gordon Dr. Richard P. Hays Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ellis WWII Veteran IHO—Arthur Charles Gordon, IHO—Aubry L. Hays, Clayton Englar Gerald F. Friedler WWII Veteran WWII Veteran

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James Heckman “I first became interested in supporting the IHO—Morton Jenks, Museum after reading Stephen Ambrose’s WWII Veteran DONOR SPOTLIGHT book on D-Day, when it was still the D-Day Buzz Stifel, WWII Veteran LOU KENNEDY William Heckman, Museum,” explains Lou Kennedy. His parents WWII Veteran NEW YORK, NEW YORK saw service in Europe and were involved Robert Mathews, in the Normandy invasion. He lost both of WWII Veteran his parents before he had the opportunity Mark V. Heitz IHO—Joe B. Heitz, WWII Veteran to learn about their WWII experiences. Robert W. and “Many WWII veterans didn’t discuss their Lindsay D. Helms Advised Fund experiences, but it’s critically important that IHO—Harold Clayton Daniel, we do not forget their stories—for the sake WWII Veteran Jonas Robert Helms, of the future,” says Lou. WWII Veteran Missy and Gary Hemphill Lou joined Patriots Circle in 2003 and Mr. Solly Hemus remains motivated to continue his annual Mr. Richard S. Henchar Ms. Jacqueline R. Henderson support because, as he says, “There is Mr. Ed Henneberque a genuine dedication to the Museum’s IHO—Eduard “Eepie” Henneberque mission from the people who work there. Col. Paul H. Herbert It’s apparent that this is more than just Mr. Steve Herman Warren G. Herreid II and a ‘business.’ The continuing expansion Jeannine M. Rivet is another reason. When complete, the Mr. Danny Herring Museum will cover these stories from the Mr. and Mrs. William D. Hess beginning until after the war ended,” says John G. Hetrick Lou. “I can’t think of a better way to honor Ms. Patricia Heup IHO—Gordon A. Heup, the memory of my parents.” WWII Veteran Ralph D. Monger, WWII Veteran Ms. Barbaranne Hicks IHO—Ralph Lee Hicks, WWII Veteran W. Glen Hicks, WWII Veteran Ms. Henrietta C. Hildebrand IHO—James H. Clement, WWII Veteran Linda Hilliard-Dupree IHO—C. Paul Hilliard, WWII Veteran Robert S. Hillman CAPT Tatnall Lea Hillman, SC, USNR (Ret.) IHO—William Williams Keen Butcher, WWII Veteran Mrs. Jeanne T. Hughes Dr. Robert G. Jarrell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Johnston Edward W. Hinson, Jr. IHO—John E. Hughes, IHO—O. Landon Miles, IHO—Lt. Col. Robert M. IHO—Marian M. Hinson WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Tremmel (Ret.), WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. William C. Hise Mr. Edmund L. Hukill Lucille Smith Jensen, Mr. Alan Jones James A. Hixon Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Hurd, Jr. WWII Home Front IHO—Horatio Gates Jones, IHO—Maj. Gen. Robert C. Hixon, IHO—Richard A. Hurd, Sr., IHO—Harry T. Jensen, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran David G. Jones, D.D.S. Col. Charles E. Hixon, Jeffrey C. Hutchens Col. William Jernigan, USAF (Ret.) Mr. Paul Jones WWII Veteran Richard and Sandra Hutson IHO—S1C William Eugene Dr. and Mrs. Robert N. Jones Mr. Robert B. Hixon Mr. Ernest Barlow Hyde, Jr. Jernigan, USN, WWII Veteran Jeannette P. Jordan Peggy Hoblack Mark S. Indelicato Mr. Ben Johnson II IHO—Col. William Kenneth Mr. Stanley A. Hoffberger IHO—Diego Indelicato, IHO—B. Gray Allison, Jordan (Ret.), WWII Veteran Mr. James P. Hoffman, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. Paul Jordan WWII Veteran Mrs. Janice West Ingram Walter Fair Johnson, Jr., IHO—William H. Eastwood, IHO—Arthur H. Hoffman, IHO—Carl T. Walker, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Home Front WWII Veteran Captain Charles E. Jenkins, Robert L. Mangas, WWII Veteran Lillian M. Hoffman, Herbert M. West, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran William W. McMakin, WWII Veteran WWII Home Front Ronald and Susan Jackson Ms. Howard C. Johnson, Warren “Pinky” Clark, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. T. Jerome Holleran IHO—Clyde B. Hurtt, WWII Veteran Dr. and Mrs. John Patrick Jordan IHO—Charles J. Holleran, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson Lisa and Tom Joyce WWII Veteran Myron and Randee Jacobs IHO—W.D. Johnson Mr. Thomas Kaczynski, Jr. Mr. Timothy C. Hoover Family Foundation R.E. Bull Charles Kahn, Jr. IHO—Hoover Family, IHO—Dr. and Mrs. Sydney Jacobs John W. Johnson Mr. Hugo Kahn WWII Home Front Jean Dasburg Jacobson and IHO—Charles Raymond Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kane Mr. George E. Hoskins Steve Jacobson WWII Veteran Mr. Eugene Kapaloski IHO—Raymond N. Hoskins, IHO—Jean Henry Dasburg, Jacob William Bealke, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kaplan WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Timothy O. Kappert, Jr. Charles F. Hoskins, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. William R. James Karen and Jim Johnson Mr. David Kastl Bill L. Hoskins, WWII Veteran IHO—David Randolph James, IHO—Dwayne L. Wallace, IHO—Capt. Frank J. Kastl, Mr. Robert R. Houston WWII Veteran WWII Home Front WWII Veteran Mr. Donald R. Hudgins, K.B. Jansen Col. James O. Johnson, Brian Keelty WWII Veteran IHO—CDR. Gilbert B. Jansen, Jr., WWII Veteran Joseph Donald Kehoe, WWII Veteran Dr. Jack A. Hudson WWII Veteran Ms. Virginia F. Johnson Mr. John Kelleher

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John and Dottie Kelley Mr. Craig N. Landrum Mrs. Lloyd B. Lovitt, Jr. John McCune IHO—Lt. Calvin A. Kelley, IHO—James Albert Altman, IHO—Lloyd B. Lovitt, Jr. John M. McCune WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Albert Low Mr. Jay McCutcheon Kelly Family Foundation Malcom Lamar Landrum, Frederick Luckay IHO—Warwick McCutcheon, Ms. Helen L. Kennedy WWII Veteran IHO—John R. Bowers, WWII Veteran IHO—Edward C. Kennedy, Mr. Clarke Langrall WWII Veteran Mrs. Eugene McDermott WWII Home Front Mr. William E. Lauer Richard E. Bowers, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Noel J. McDonald Michael D. Kennedy IHO—William Leonard Lauer, Col. Kathleen M. Lux E. Jean McDuffie IHO—Lt. Colonel Dexter L. WWII Veteran IHO—Donald G. Lux, John A. McGill, WWII Veteran Kennedy, WWII Veteran Ms. Beverly Dubin Lauren WWII Veteran Ms. Shirlee McGreer Robert E. Kennedy IHO—Dr. Bernard S. Lauren, Harriet H. Lux, WWII Veteran IHO—Robert Edwin McGreer, IHO—Salvador Barcelona, WWII Veteran Virginia and Francis S. Maas Fund WWII Veteran Korean War Veteran Mr. Jorge Lauriano, Jr. IHO—Paolo G. Parras, Mr. and Mrs. James R. McInnis John Austin Garside, Sr., IHO—Robert William WWII Veteran Mr. Richard A. McInnis WWII Veteran The Lauricella Land Company Mr. John MacColl and Mr. and Mrs. James R. McIntosh Thomas E. Kennedy, Sr., Foundation Mrs. Dorothy Hamill Dr. Dean C. McKinley WWII Veteran IHO—Senator Hank Lauricella Donald A. MacDonald IHO—William H. McKinley, The Kerr Foundation, Inc. Mr. Thomas Lawlor IHO—Stanley E. MacDonald, WWII Veteran IHO—Robert S. Kerr, Jr. IHO—Lawlors and Deans WWII Veteran George G. McKinley, Mr. John C. Kerr Mr. and Mrs. David L. Laxton III Orien MacDonald, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. Jeffrey Kessler IHO—David L. Laxton, Jr., Stuart W. MacDonald, George McKnight, M.D. John M. Key WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Peter and Cecily McLean Thomas and Judith King John Parks Laxton, Clifford Stover, WWII Veteran Sam W. McQuade, Jr. Mr. John Kinghan WWII Veteran Ms. Evelyn E. MacLean IHO—Sam W. McQuade, Sr., IHO—David Lawrence Zelma B. Fry, WWII Veteran IHO—Charles D. MacLean, WWII Veteran Chambers II, WWII Veteran Mrs. Lois H. Lazaro WWII Veteran Dr. Robert McWhirter Dr. David Kinnard Mr. James Leach Mr. David Maddox IHO—Stanley B. McWhirter, IHO—James G. Tate, USAAF Ms. Rose Lee IHO—Otis Pendleton WWII Veteran Glenn V. Kinsey William T. Leeburg, M.D. Maddox, Jr., WWII Veteran Mr. Henry E. Meadows IHO—Norman V. Kinsey, IHO—Donald A. Leeburg, Ms. Lorinda Madison IHO—Claude W. Meadows, Jr. WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. Robert L. Mahar Charles E. Sealy Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Kitson Mr. Melvyn L. Lefowitz Georges Maillot Lt. John B. Thomas, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Kleberg III Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Lehman Ms. Ann Major Marilyn Keith Meissenburg Ms. Dot Klock Drs. Ralph and Sally Tyler Lehr IHO—Dr. Rodney L. Hubert, IHO—Carl Hayden Meissenburg, Robert and Betty Knight Joseph and Stephanie Leimkuhler WWII Veteran Sr., WWII Veteran F. James Knittle, Jr. IHO—Mr. Donald W. Pullen, Dr. and Mrs. Neil J. Maki Mr. Herman Mellott IHO—Robert C. Kennedy, WWII Veteran Mr. William R. Maki IHO—Paul C. Mellott, Sr. WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lenox Mr. and Mrs. Milton S. Maltz Robert W. Merrick Mary B. Kohlmann Mark and Patti Lenz The John R. and Carolyn J. Maness William and Christine Merritt IHO—William Emile Bond, IHO—Harold Weinzierl, Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gene I. Mesh WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—John R. Maness Julie Grant Meyer Herman S. Kohlmeyer, Jr. Mr. Bruce Leonard Mrs. Patricia Manuel James Meza, Jr. IHO—Captain Herman S. Mr. Charles W. Leopold IHO—Mary Ellen Belden, Miami Corporation Kohlmeyer, WWII Veteran Aron Levine WWII Home Front Eleanor and Pat Miller James Lebow, WWII Veteran IHO—Fred Galanty Sgt. William E. Belden, IHO—Osmund Patrick “Rip” Mr. Charles Kone Mr. David J. Levy WWII Veteran Reagan, Jr., WWII Veteran IHO—Sam L. Kone, IHO—Sgt. Alexander S. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Markey Mrs. Gretchen Z. Miller WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—John T. Markey, Jr., IHO—Richard Jenkins Miller, Dr. Alfred A. Kopecky Mr. H. Irwin Levy WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Joseph Kozora Dolores Libby Robert Jones, WWII Veteran Dr. Jeff Miller IHO—Joseph James Kozora, Mr. Steven Liebzeit Walter H. Jones, WWII Veteran IHO—Edwin R. Miller, WWII Veteran IHO—Merlin E. Liebzeit, Ms. Elizabeth J. Marko WWII Veteran Mr. Ken Kriz WWII Veteran IHO—John Merges, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Miller, Sr. IHO—Ernie Coufal, WWII Veteran Walter S. Light Mr. Thomas Marks Gregory Minor Evelyn Kriz, WWII Home Front IHO—Walter Leverett, James and Shirley Martin IHO—George Long III Don Kriz, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—James R. Martin, Toby Miner Buddy Kullman Brenda S. Likens WWII Veteran Mirimac Fund Robert “Moose” Kustra IHO—Howard H. Huff, Mr. Kenneth C. Martin IHO—Gabriel Rosenfeld, Lucien Laborde, Jr. WWII Veteran IHO—Charles Pearson Martin, WWII Veteran Mr. Bruce Lafferman Lois M. Huff WWII Veteran Lynn M. Mishkel, M.D. IHO—Joseph Lafferman, Eugene “Gene” E. Likens, Roy M. Martin Ronald and Cynthia Mistrot WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—O.V. Martin, WWII Veteran IHO—Robert Najolia, Mr. Vincent “Jim” LaGrasse Mrs. Jacqueline B. Lindman Mr. Fred Masenheimer WWII Veteran IHO—Vincent J. LaGrasse, IHO—Stuart A. Lindman, Mr. and Mrs. Francis V. Mason, Jr. Mark G. Mod WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—Dorothy P. Mason, IHO—Robert Mod, Sydney Lanier Alfred S. and Gail P. Lippman WWII Home Front WWII Veteran IHO—Campbell Brown Lanier, Jr., Mr. Tom Livaditis, WWII Veteran Paul Mason, WWII Veteran Bill Mod, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Stephen A. Loeb Francis V. Mason, Jr., George Mod, WWII Veteran Diane S. Lake Mark Loechelt WWII Veteran Jim Mod, WWII Veteran Mr. Charles W. Lamar III IHO—CPL Eugene H. Mr. Albert M. Massena and Francis and Delores Moeller Dr. and Mrs. Harold B. Lamb, Jr. Loechelt, Veteran Mrs. Chris Olson IHO—James H. Stapleton, Mr. Robert W. Lamey Erle Erdman, WWII Veteran Mr. Duncan L. Matteson, Sr. USAF, WWII Veteran Sue Hand Lampton Donovan and Glorianne Loeslie Earl and Lonnie Matthew Frederick W. Moeller, IHO—James M. Snedigar, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Capt. and Mrs. Brian A. McAllister USA, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Loewenbaum II Mr. Robert L. McCalman Louise H. Moffett Family Foundation Louis F. Snedigar, Mr. William Longstreet Betsy and Brian McClure K.E. Montague WWII Veteran IHO—William K. Anderson, IHO—Henry H. Bush Edward E. and Michelle S. Moore Michael and Leslie Lanahan WWII Veteran David B. McClure IHO—Be N. Moore III Dr. Karen Landers Mr. and Mrs. John Loomis Hunter McConnell, WWII Veteran Joseph J. Schuster IHO—Delbert F. Wombacher Dr. Stuart Lovett CAPT J. H. McCoy USN (Ret.) Mr. and Mrs. Lewis J. Moorman III

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mora Mr. and Mrs. Harvey O’Neill Leo J. Polack Dr. Scott R. Rehm James Morgan IHO—Charles C. Zatarain, IHO—Donald V. Polack, IHO—Major George Preddy, IHO—Charles Robert Kelly, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Julie Wise Oreck Jerry Ingebrigntson, Mr. AJ Remillard, Jr. Lloyd Eldridge Kelly, WWII Veteran Timothy J. and Debra D. O’Rourke WWII Veteran Paul B. Repetto Mr. Mark Morgan IHO—Edward C. O’Rourke, Sandra Murray Polk David and Elizabeth Reso Ward and Carolyn Morris WWII Veteran IHO—John Rosser Murray, Mr. John A. Reulet Morris Family Foundation Harry S. Dickerson, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. Lawrence E. Reynolds Manufab, Inc. Jeremiah J. Brosnan, James Wray Murray, USN, Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Rice IHO—Walter Morton WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. Julius M. Ridgway, Sr. Jason Mraz Mr. Ed Osteen Ruffner Page Murray, USA, Jack B. and Sandy Ripsteen Mrs. Thelma S. Mrazek IHO—H.B. Menees, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—Gov. Pete Wilson IHO—Captain John Pierce Mark and Karen Ostrowski Mr. David Pons Joe Dignan, USMC, WWII Veteran Stevens, WWII Veteran Mr. William G. Ouchi, Ph.D. C. Anne Pontius Joel Ripsteen M.D., WWII Veteran Col. James E. Mrazek, Sr., Marc J. Pachter Capt. Eugene Cameron Pontius, River Birch, Inc. WWII Veteran Ms. Sungha Pak WWII Veteran William J. and Dina B. Riviere LTC Esther Pierce Pulis, Evelyn Parisot Mr. Wayne Pope IHO—1st Lt. Clarence J. Riviere, WWII Veteran Mr. Thomas Parker IHO—Wiley Ernest Pope, USAAC, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Roger Mulvhill Ms. Elaine Parkhurst WWII Veteran Mr. J. Doug Roach Ken B. Murphy IHO—Kenneth Parkhurst, William J. Popovic Todd and Pam Roadman Ms. Meredith Murphy WWII Veteran IHO—Robert F. Schwent, Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Robbins IHO—Captain Frank D. Murphy, Mr. James C. Parrie WWII Veteran IHO—Mr. Murray Robbins, USN (Ret.), WWII Veteran IHO—Peter Paul Parrie, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Portwood WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Murrey WWII Home Front Mr. Michael R. Potack Mr. Harry E. Roberts IHO—Lt. Col. John R. Paul Parrie Dr. and Mrs. John R. Poteet IHO—Francis Albert Roberts, Wilkinson (Ret.) Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Parsons IHO—Elmer A. Poteet, WWII Home Front Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Naas IHO—Jesse Robert Brown, WWII Home Front Ralph M. “Stub” Roberts, Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Nelson, Jr. WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. William S. Potter WWII Veteran Mr. Lawrence Neumann Frank H. Foster, WWII Veteran IHO—Arthur I. Appleton, Dr. Alan M. Robson IHO—Milton A. Neumann, Robert S. Phillip, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Dr. Eduardo E. Rodriguez WWII Veteran Ms. Sarah L. Pascoe Martha O’Driscoll, Mr. and Mrs. William F. Roemer Mr. and Mrs. John B. Newman IHO—William T. Pascoe III, USO Entertainer Dennis and Corrie Roesslein Ms. Frances Newsome WWII Veteran Albert Whatley, WWII Veteran IHO—Howard A. Carlington, IHO—John Joseph Newsome, Jr., Joanne Holbrook Patton Floyd A. Potter, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—Willard Ames Holbrook, Mr. Edward Pratt Theodore A. Roesslein, Mark Kimball Nichols WWII Veteran Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell Pratte WWII Veteran IHO—Lt. John Stevenson Hay, Mr. and Mrs. Everett P. Paup IHO—Keith “Gunny” Renstrom, Mr. Charles Rosner WWII Veteran Ms. Cheryl Pelton WWII Veteran Mansel and Brenda Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. William G. Nielsen IHO—John H. Wallraff, Rodney Turner, WWII Veteran Robert L. Rubright, M.D. Mr. Chris F. Nix WWII Veteran Mr. Jerry Precise Capt. Elmer H. Ruehlmann, Douchka H. Noren John A. Rogers, WWII Veteran Steve Price WWII Veteran IHO—Nora Herschel Mr. Robert S. Perkin Mr. Kim Primmer IHO—Eugene P. Ruehlmann, Joop Herschel IHO—R.L. “Buddy” Vanderheyden, IHO—Wayne L. Primmer, WWII Veteran Mr. Thomas E. Nowakowski WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Albert F. Ruehlmann, IHO—Matthew S. Warminski, Jack O. Perkins Mr. Donald W. Pullan WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—Joseph J. Kaufman, Todd R. Puthoff Carl G. Ruehlmann, WWII Veteran Bradley P. Noyes, USNR WWII Veteran Mr. Emilio Quines William E. Ruehlmann, Thomas B. Nusz Robert T. Martin, WWII Veteran IHO—Emilio Quines, WWII Veteran Mr. Karl Nygren Ms. Esther Kieper Peterson, WWII Home Front Mr. Gary Rupnik IHO—Karl F. Nygren, WWII Veteran Ms. Quinlan Quiros Capt. James S. Russell, WWII Veteran Mr. Daniel J. Phelan Mr. Don Quon WWII Veteran Mr. Jesse R. Oakley IHO—William P. Phelan, Mrs. Philip D. Rabalais IHO—Lt. William H. Russell, Dr. John L. Ochsner, Sr., WWII Veteran IHO—Col. Philip D. WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Dr. Lynn and Robin Philippe Rabalais, M.D. Patrick Russell, Esq. Joseph P. O’Dowd IHO—Joseph H. Philippe, Samuel M. and Natalie L. Rabicoff IHO—Wilbert H. Russell, USAAF, IHO—Phillip O’Dowd, WWII Veteran IHO—Lt. Col. Obbie Lewis WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Philipson Ms. Anna C. Radel Mr. Patrick R. Rutherford Mr. and Mrs. David and Mr. James Pike IHO—John L. Radel, Mr. William L. Rutherford Tiffany Oestreicher IHO—Donald O. Pike, WWII Veteran Mr. William Rutledge Mr. Thomas O’Keefe WWII Veteran Earl Radel, WWII Veteran Mr. Matthew B. Saacks Howard and Julie Okum Mr. Jason M. Pilalas Dr. and Mrs. John M. Rainey Edward L. Sabourin, AT1, USNR (Ret.) IHO—CDR. Maurice D. Okum, IHO—Lt. T. Holmes Moore, IHO—Davis Belanger, IHO—James J. Sabourin, WWII Veteran USNR, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Douglas G. Oldham Christopher Pilley Roland Belanger, WWII Veteran Joseph P. Sabourin, WWII Veteran IHO—Gordon Oldham, USAAC, IHO—Roy Douglas Pilley, Leonard Lee Rainey, WWII Veteran Cornelius J. Sabourin, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Thomas Crochet, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Claude F. Hone, USMC, Margaret O’Rourke Pilley, Lloyd Doescher Edward J. Sabourin, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Lowell Doescher Mr. Kenneth Saer Frank A. Schneider, USN, Mr. and Mrs. Dick H. Piner, Jr. Mr. Dwight Ramsay IHO—Captain Sandy Saer, WWII Veteran Francis Pisney, M.D. IHO—Dwight Bo Ramsay, WWII Veteran Richard M. Schneider, USN, IHO—John Morrissey, USA, WWII Veteran Lt. Bert Saer, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Ms. Denise Ramsey Mr. Albert Salera Mr. Dan O’Leary Joseph Trachta, USA, Joseph J. Ranna IHO—Dante Salera, WWII Veteran IHO—Capt. Robert Wendell WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Ratner Patricia Sallin Stewart, WWII Veteran Adolph J. Pisney, WWII Veteran Mr. Wayne E. Rawlings IHO—1st Lt. Kathleen Prince Ms. Jeanne Olivier Mr. Steve Pitt IHO—Carl A. Rawlings Sallin, WWII Veteran IHO—Michael Lesiak, Pittman Family Foundation RDT, Inc. 1st Lt. John H. Sallin, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Plagge IHO—Capt. Robert V. Mr. John Sansom Annette Lesiak, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. Clayton D. Pledger Goodlin, Jr., WWII Veteran IHO—Storie L. Sansom, Ms. Leslie O’Loughlin Ms. Mary Pless Evelyn H. Tillery, WWII Home Front WWII Home Front

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Carol and Maurice Sapoznik “I heard about the D-Day Museum prior IHO—John Hafemeister, to its opening in 2000, but it wasn’t until WWII Veteran DONOR SPOTLIGHT I talked with David Voelker, a former Drs. Stephen and Mary Sapp RICH PATTAROZZI Mr. Cary Saurage II trustee of the Museum, that I wanted to be IHO—Leonard C. Saurage, ABITA SPRINGS, LOUISIANA involved. David nominated me to serve on WWII Veteran the Board in 2001,” says Rich Pattarozzi. Dennis and Kathy Schabacker IHO—Kenneth Woodstrom, WWII Veteran Rich knew that the stories of World War II Ernest Nagy, WWII Veteran were important and he wanted to be a part Mr. Randy Scheff of recognizing the millions of individuals IHO—Nicholas Scheff, who gave so much to preserve our freedom. WWII Veteran Carl Schexnayder Throughout the years, Rich and his wife IHO—Walter J. Schexnayder, Janet have contributed significantly to the WWII Veteran Museum’s capital campaign, traveled with Renee and Herbie Schilling the Museum’s travel programs, and were IHO—Sylvon Rene Vidrine, WWII Veteran among the first to join Patriots Circle. Herbert E. Schilling, WWII Veteran Rich is no longer a trustee but remains Mr. Hugh K. Schilling committed to the Museum’s mission. “Even IHO—Hugh R. Schilling, WWII Veteran though I am no longer on the Museum’s Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schloeman Board, I feel the message and stories of IHO—John Dayton Schloeman, the American Spirit delivered there every WWII Veteran day remain even more important to share John Oscar Schmidt, and this is why Janet and I remain a part of WWII Veteran Robert E. Schmidt Patriots Circle.” IHO—Glenn W. Rulle, WWII Veteran SGT. Edward Hampton Schmidt, WWII Veteran James W. Schoellerman IHO—William W. Schoellerman LTC Allan Scholl IHO—William H. Scholl, WWII Veteran Frank J. Scholl, WWII Veteran Ms. Catherine Schrock IHO—Frank Calbos, WWII Veteran Thomas Calbos, WWII Veteran Victor Schrock, WWII Veteran Marge and Tom Schueck Michael and Terry Sharpe Ms. Anne V. Smith Dr. Hanna Maria Sobkowicz IHO—Arthur Moeslein, USA, IHO—Mr. and IHO—Seth Smith, IHO—Stanislaw Sobkowicz, WWII Veteran Mrs. Robert “Pete” Mayer WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mrs. Nedra Schulhoff Dr. and Mrs. Mark V. Sheffield, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Smith Maj. Louis H. Soroe and IHO—J. Bryan McCallum, RADM and Mrs. Michael W. Shelton IHO—Charles R. Smith, Delores J. Soroe WWII Veteran Mr. David Shepard WWII Veteran Mr. Henry Sosh Ms. Susan Schulman Mr. Ronald Sherrill David A. Smith IHO—Paul Cherinch, IHO—Herbert M. Rosenfeld, IHO—Joseph Glenn Sherrill, Mr. Haldon E. Smith WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran John J. Smith Mr. and Mrs. David Soskin Russell K. Schulze Ms. Kim Sherwin Mr. John T. Smith LTC Thomas F. Soule, Jr., USA (Ret.) IHO—Harold E. Scott Mr. Myron P. Shevell Mr. Mack Smith IHO—Cpl. Thomas F. Soule, Sr., Ms. Wendy Schumann Mr. Glenn L. Shira IHO—Clyde McDonald Smith, USA, WWII Veteran IHO—John A. Schumann, Mr. Marvin Shulman WWII Veteran S/Sgt. Young W. Whelchel, WWII Veteran Kenneth E. Shuman Marc and Cathy Smith WWII Veteran Joyce Beed Schumann, Dr. Joseph Sica IHO—Bernard A. Smith Ryan Souza WWII Home Front Mary Siciliano Kenneth Bartly Reash, IHO—Jack T. Porrift, Jack Schwartz, M.D. IHO—Joseph Maria Siciliano, USMC, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mrs. Victoria Schwatka WWII Veteran Edwin Smith, USAAF, James Spencer Ms. Sharon Schwemin Mrs. Arlene K. Silver WWII Veteran IHO—Henry S. Spencer, M.D., IHO—Arnold J. Schwemin, IHO—SGT. Perry Kuniansky, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Smith WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Rodney Smith Lena Mae Hale Spencer, Paul Henry Dotur, WWII Veteran Ms. Elida R. Silver Mr. and Mrs. WWII Veteran Jeffrey and Kathryn Scurlock Drs. James H. and Wallace M. Smith Mr. Kenneth F. Spitler Ms. Marilyn N. Seagears Peggy Soileau Simmons David E. Snowden, Sr. IHO—Hugh Franklin Spitler, IHO—Joseph H. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. William and IHO—Lt. Col. John B. Snowden II, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mary Skroch WWII Veteran Wesley Allen Pitcock, Mortimer A. Neff, Frank P. Slattery, Jr. Ms. Beth Snyder WWII Veteran WWII Home Front IHO—Frank P. Slattery IHO—Jackie Perez Mr. David Spivack Mr. William Seemann Mr. Michael L. Slive Capt. Randell C. Snyder Mr. Kevin St. Clair Mr. Robert Serio Mr. Albert H. Small Thomas W. Snyder Mr. Lester S. Stahl and IHO—John Joseph Serio, J. Martin Smiley Harold D. Snyder, WWII Veteran Mrs. Cheryle S. Weal WWII Veteran IHO—Russell Duane Smiley, IHO—George Greenhalgh, Mr. Bennett Stampes, Dr. Allan M. Shanberg WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran

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Mr. Brian Stanley Ms. Lisa M. Thamasett Ms. Diana E. Vodrey Thomas Wolfe IHO—Mr. Ernest D. Greci, IHO—TEC 5 William Alonzo R.P. Wailes IHO—Joseph W. Wolfe, Sr. USN, WWII Veteran Jones, USA, WWII Veteran Lester and Beverly Wainer Joseph W. Wolfe, Jr. Ms. Zoe Stanley Mildred E. (Jones) Johnson, IHO—Lester Wainer, WWII Veteran Wilfred H. Morrette Mr. James Stephens WWII Home Front Mrs. Rochelle Walker Mr. Tyrone Wong IHO—James A. Stephens, Sr., Dorothy E. (Betty) Thomas IHO—Harris Joseph Foret, J. Nelson Wood WWII Veteran Mr. Henry Thomason WWII Veteran IHO—Charles P. Wood, Walter Brict Stephens, IHO—Charles Thomason, Mrs. James Wall WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—James Edward Wall, Mr. James Wood Mark A. Stewart Rhonda Thomason, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Ms. Jean Wood IHO—Reg Duncan Mrs. Judy M. Thompson Mr. Mahlon B. Wallace III IHO—Charles Osgood, Col. Charles N. (Chuck) IHO—Albert Dean Bryant, Mr. Douglas Walliser WWII Home Front Baldwin, USAF WWII Veteran Jean H. and John T. Walter, Jr. Peter Wood Mrs. Patti P. Stewart Ms. Maurine Thompson Fund of Communities Foundation IHO—A. Wilson Wood, Charles Stix, WWII Veteran IHO—Ernest Robert Thompson, of Texas WWII Veteran Mr. Bert Stolier Sr., WWII Veteran Mrs. Mary Ann Walters Mark Woody Col. Galen L. Stone, AUS (Ret.), Jack W. Thomson IHO—Charles E. “Gene” Walters, IHO—John Foy Hanley, WWII Veteran Mr. Edmund B. Thornton WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—Lt. Col. Robert Gregg Stone Yvonne G. Thurber Karen A. Wibrew and Mrs. Kathie Woolard Mr. and Mrs. William H. Stone IHO—Milton H. Finger, Michael B. Wanas IHO—Robert Perkins Berryman, IHO—Harland J. Stone, WWII Veteran Franklin H. Ward WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Herbert Thurber Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Warner, Jr. Frank X. Woolard, WWII Veteran Ms. Francie Stoner Harold S. Thurber, WWII Veteran IHO—Col. Harold Ryder, Mr. Thomas Wooten IHO—Fred Leroy Firner, Mr. Robert E. Thurn WWII Veteran Ms. Dolores Worswick WWII Veteran Dr. and Mrs. Steven M. Tidwell Mr. William D. Watkins IHO—Albert Hatch, WWII Veteran Mr. James E. Stott Mrs. Marilyn Tillett Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Watson Elwood Hatch, WWII Veteran IHO—Arthur E. Hager, IHO—Captain Albert E. William C. Watterson Howard Hatch, WWII Veteran WWII Home Front Drouhard, WWII Veteran IHO—Fred Sprague, Robert Hatch, WWII Veteran Strand Associates, Inc. Sgt. William W. Tillett, WWII Veteran Ronald Worswick, WWII Veteran Ms. Elaine Streger WWII Veteran Kerry Welch Ida S. Worthington IHO—Isadore Weisleder, Ms. Jean M. Tindel IHO—Floyd Wheeler, IHO—G.T. Worthington WWII Home Front IHO—Mary C. Worrall, WWII Veteran Timothy L. Wren Dr. Christopher C. Striebich and WWII Veteran Mr. William R. Welsch IHO—Robert Hicks, WWII Veteran Ms. Tonya S. Argo Rex H. Worrall, WWII Veteran Ms. Mary West Robert Wunderle, D.D.S. Mr. Charles Stroeher Titus-Will Families Foundation Dr. Franklin Todd Wetzel Mr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Wyrsch IHO—Col. Albert Stroeher, Mr. Jeff E. Towslee and Michael A. Wharton Mr. George Yates WWII Veteran Dr. Susan D. Borchers Mr. and Mrs. Walt Whatley IHO—Lawrence C. Harris, Elvan F. Preston, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Trader Alice Young Wheatley WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. William H. Truesdell IHO—John Ed Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Yeager Harold B. Preston, IHO—William Hoyt Truesdell, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. John A. Yonover WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mrs. Masako Wheeler Peg Yorkin Ladema M. Stroeher, Lorraine Tschaeche Dr. and Mrs. John S. White II IHO—Alan “Bud” Yorkin, WWII Home Front IHO—George Leonard Coburn, IHO—Roy T. Michael, WWII Veteran Dr. Gary D. Strong WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Mr. Chapman Young III IHO—Rexford Cunningham Mrs. Kenneth E. Tucker Floyd Smurr, WWII Veteran IHO—Chapman Young, Jr., John P. Strong IHO—Kenneth E. Tucker, Whilliam White, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran William H. Stubbs WWII Veteran Capt. and Mrs. John S. Mr. Bernard Ysursa IHO—Thomas H. Stubbs, Dr. David W. Tuminello White, USN (Ret.) IHO—Ramon Tomas Ysursa, WWII Veteran Capt. William M. Turner Thomas M. Whiteside WWII Veteran Ms. Marilynn L. Sullivan Mr. Sebastian Turso IHO—Alvis F. Harrell Earl and Dianne Zachry IHO—Kenneth P. Laux, IHO—Master Sargent Rocco W. Ann K. Harrell Mr. Roger C. Zeigler WWII Veteran Turso, Sr., WWII Veteran CPT. Thomas M. Whiteside IHO—Richard E. Zeigler, Ms. Pamela D. Summers Mr. Warner Tyree III Mr. and Mrs. Claude Whitmire WWII Veteran IHO—Otha D. Brigance, Mr. Michael Tyson Linda Greenway and Peter Wilhelm Anonymous (6) WWII Veteran IHO—Herbert G. Tyson, IHO—Mark Greenway, Jr., IHO—Wallace Werneigk Mr. Charles Susan WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Goodey, Jr. IHO—Tony Pasquale, ASN David and Ann Ulmer Ms. Nancy Wilkey Lorraine B. Goodey, Mr. and IHO—George Eastman, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dudley WWII Home Front Mrs. Dean A. Sutherland WWII Veteran Williams, Sr. Eldon Pletcher, USA, Ms. Barbara Swaner Mr. David Underwood Paul D. Williams WWII Veteran IHO—Charles Eugene Swaner, Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. IHO—Irving B. Williams, Earle D. McLean, WWII Veteran IHO—Richard A. Unverferth, WWII Veteran WWII Home Front Michael A. Swanner WWII Veteran Mr. Robert D. Williams Irvin Spielberg, WWII Veteran Wallace A. Swanson, Jr. Florence T. Upson Robert S. and Marion L. Wilson Bernice Brown, WWII Veteran IHO—CPT. Wallace A. Swanson, IHO—David Richardson Upson, Mr. Turner A. Wingo William Brown, WWII Veteran USA, WWII Veteran USN, WWII Veteran IHO—Frank Davis, Jr., Richard Yunghans, WWII Veteran Thelma C. (Jeanne) Swanson, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Van der Linden WWII Veteran Vito Vosilus, WWII Veteran ANC, WWII Veteran Mr. Bruce Otto Van Dyke Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Wink, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd L. Sweeney IHO—James Metzler, IHO—Herbert Smith, Mr. Lawrence Swezey WWII Veteran WWII Veteran IHO—Charles L. Swezey, Donald W. Barrus, Lt. Col. Joseph C. Wink, WWII Veteran WWII Veteran WWII Veteran Ms. Marilyn Szulman-Jones Scott VanNederynen Mr. Richard L. Winter IHO—James Carey Jones, Mr. Gary R. Veeh IHO—Melvin Lawerence Winter, WWII Veteran IHO—George M. Veeh, WWII Veteran Mr. and Mrs. John H. Tate II WWII Veteran Mrs. Carol B. Wise Ms. Beverly Taylor Mr. Daryl R. Verdoorn IHO—Ms. Pamela Friedler IHO—Glee C. Smith, Emily N. Vincent Stephen Wolfe WWII Home Front IHO—Jack L. Vincent, IHO—Norman Wolfe, Charles C. Teamer, Sr. WWII Veteran WWII Veteran

45 ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT JOHN LUCKADOO US ARMY EIGHTH AIR FORCE 100TH BOMB GROUP, ETO - ENGLAND

John “Lucky” Luckadoo was one of over a 400 percent turnover in the first the original class of 40 co-pilots 90 days. So . . . your chances were . . . assigned to the newly formed 100th every time you went out you were facing Bomb Group. Luckadoo flew with the the stark possibility that that would be “Bloody Hundredth” on some of its your last mission.” most harrowing and deadly missions to places like Hamburg, Trondheim, Warnemunde, Oserschleben, and Bremen. He completed his 25-mission tour of duty in February 1944, one of only five members of his 40-man class to do so.

In his oral history, Luckadoo reflects There was no way that, on the overwhelming odds against his statistically, you could survival, and the devastating losses that earned the 100th Bomb Group the complete a tour. nickname “The Bloody Hundredth”:

“There were two schools of thought. There were those that were optimistic and said I will be the exception. Statistically, our average crew life was four missions. And in retrospect there SHARK-FACED P-40 WARHAWK was no way that, statistically, you The P-40 is best remembered as the rugged, shark-faced fighter flown by the “Flying Tigers” of the American could complete a tour. I calculated Volunteer Group in China, later the 23rd Fighter Group.

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ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT BOB LILES 23RD FIGHTER GRP, 16TH FIGHTER SQUADRON - CBI

We rolled the dice and “All of a sudden I looked up and I thought we happened to win. it was a flock of geese but it was bombers. We were low on fuel and I told Lippy we had two choices, go and hide some place and conserve our fuel or go after them, so we went after them. I shot two that day.”

“When I landed I could see the Jap fighters off the end of the runway . . . quite a ways but they were out there fighting with the rest of our guys. I had to sneak in and land and so did he. We both got in. I taxied in to park and I saw him over in the cockpit—slumped kind of over in the cockpit. I looked at his airplane and it was all shot up and I ran over there to see if he was OK. I jumped on the wing and said, ‘Chick, are you Stationed in the China-Burma-India alright?’ And he turned and looked at me Theater, P-40 pilot Bob Liles learned and said, ‘They were trying to kill me.’ It to rely on his Chinese allies for help was his first time getting shot at.” in nearly everything—from washing laundry to providing an early-warning Liles became an ace with his fifth system to guard against incoming confirmed kill, earned in another aerial Japanese aircraft. Unfortunately, the battle. His story is on view in Road to warnings didn’t always come in time: Tokyo’s China-Burma-India gallery.

47 James S. McDonnell Family Foundation & Mr. and Mrs. James S. McDonnell III The E.J. and Marjory B. Ourso Family Foundation Pratt & Whitney Ready Family Jennifer and Phil Satre Pam and Mark Rubin The Lori and Bobby Savoie Family Mr. Jack C. Taylor Estate of Patrick F. Taylor Walmart Stores Zemurray Foundation

VALOR

The Ashner Family Evergreen Foundation The Charlie and Janette Kornman Charitable Fund FedEx Corporation GE Foundation Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David M. Knott Lt. Commander Alden J. “Doc” Laborde, USN Lilly Endowment, Inc. Mark P. Norman Ricketts Family Lt. and Mrs. James H. Stone Superior Energy Services Whitney Bank

ALLIANCE

Anne and Herschel Abbott Devon and Jackson Anderson Anne Anthony In honor of Robert J. Hanbury ROAD TO VICTORY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN David and Stephanie Barksdale Mr. Tom Benson The Booth-Bricker Fund Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Bouillion SOCIETY OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT VICTORY FREEDOM Boyd Gaming Corporation / Treasure Chest Casino Through the Road to Victory Capital The Boeing Company The Brown Foundation, Inc., Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Blanchard, Sr. Joy and Boysie Bollinger of Houston Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Canizaro Campaign, The National WWII United States Department of The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett The Brees Family Commerce, Economic Brown Foundation Museum will tell the entire story of Frank Denius and The Cain Development Administration Marjorie and Ralph E. Crump Foundation the American experience in World for Restoration Pavilion Mr. and George R. Cannon United States Congress through Mrs. H. Mortimer “Tim” Favrot, Jr. Judy and Jamey Clement War II. When completed in 2018, this the Department of Defense for Ella West Freeman Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Coleman $325 million expansion project will US Freedom Pavilion Goldring Family Foundation & Carmen & Jim Courter Louisiana Department of Economic The Woldenberg Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David A. Cowan quadruple the size of the original Development Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tucker Hayes Mr. Gordon Crawford Museum, adding state-of-the-art State of Louisiana, Division of Myrtis L. “Jeri” Nims Mrs. Betty B. Dettre Administration, Office of Shell Oil Company Disabled Veterans of program and exhibit space, libraries Community Development and The Starr Foundation LA Chapter 4, Inc. & Auxiliary and archives, and collections and US Department of Housing Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Donovan and Urban Development Mr. Robert M. Edsel conservation space. An endowment LIBERTY EMC Isilon campaign will provide long-term Dathel and John Georges HONOR The Annenberg Foundation The Gheens Foundation, Inc. funding for educational programs, Baptist Community Ministries Marian & Lawrence C. Gibbs research, collection of oral histories, Richard C. Adkerson & Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Terence E. Hall Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Entergy Corporation The Helis Foundation and future exhibitions. Donna and Jim Barksdale Mr. and Mrs. James R. Fisher, Sr., Albert and Ethel Herzstein The Duchossois Family Clarksburg, New Jersey Charitable Foundation Madlyn and Paul Hilliard Forbes Foundation Jones Walker, LLP Frank and Paulette Stewart Judith and Louis Freeman Robert A. Day The Doris and T.G. Solomon Family Perry and Marty Granoff Lt. Col. and Mrs. Robert E. Kelso Anonymous Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John P. Laborde JetBlue Airways Coya and Frank Levy The Lupin Foundation Libby-Dufour Fund Raymond E. Mason Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Lilly

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Deborah G. Lindsay EXPANSION The Lupo Family In honor of Alvena and “Commodore” Thomas J. Lupo Robert H. Malott & Malott Family Foundation Since opening as The National D-Day Museum An updated and expanded Home Front Mason Family Charitable Trust on June 6, 2000, The National WWII Museum exhibit is coming to the Louisiana Memorial The Charles N. Mathewson has been in a constant state of growth and Pavilion in 2017. The Liberation Pavilion, Foundation expansion. The December opening of Road to opening in 2018, will focus on the end of Gustaf W. McIlhenny Foundation Motorola Solutions Foundation Tokyo completes the Campaigns of Courage the war and its lasting social, economic, The Samuel Roberts Noble exhibit pavilion that first opened its doors and political effects. Also in the works are Foundation, Inc. in 2014. Additional new campus highlights improvements to the streets surrounding the Northrop Grumman Corp include the new American Spirit Bridge, which Museum, including “Founders Plaza,” which Michael and Patricia O’Neill Patrick Family Foundation allows visitors to transition from the original will create an impressive entryway to the Irene W. & C.B. Pennington Louisiana Memorial Pavilion to the Solomon Museum campus while offering a pleasant Foundation Victory Theater complex. Visitors exit the setting for visitors to rest and reflect, and a Winifred and Kevin P. Reilly, Jr. bridge into a new exhibit: Ralph E. Crump, nod to many of the key figures instrumental Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Reilly, Sr. William J. and Dina B. Riviere LTJG, USNR, US Merchant Marine Gallery. In to the Museum’s establishment. A planned H. Britton Sanderford 2016, the Museum’s expanding infrastructure hotel and conference center will bring even The Selley Foundation will include a new parking garage across more resources, as will an educational hub, Service Corporation Inc. Dignity Magazine Street, while over the main campus the Hall of Democracy, which will serve as Memorial Fund the 150-foot-high Bollinger Canopy of Peace a center for research, education, and media James Sowell In honor of will take shape, an eyecatching architectural outreach to the world. 1st Lt. Billy Z. Sowell piece designed to unify the Museum’s campus Stone Energy Corporation and create an iconic visual representation of Strake Foundation, Houston, Texas unity and teamwork. The Canopy will also Thomas C Terrell lll In honor of cement the Museum’s role as a major force in Thomas C Terrell the economy and tourism of the city of New Tidewater Inc. Orleans, establishing a prominent place in the The Toler Foundation city’s skyline. Union Pacific Foundation The Family of Frank H. Walk Walter Oil & Gas Corporation Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Ted Weggeland Virginia Eason Weinmann and Ambassador John G. Weinmann Fred and Kay Zeidman

INDEPENDENCE Mr. and Mrs. Norman V. Kinsey Audrey and Albert Ratner Governor and Mrs. Pete Wilson aos architectural interiors Kirkpatrick Family Fund Records-Johnston Family The Wunderkinder Foundation AT&T Koret Foundation Foundation, Inc. Anonymous (3) Richard and Toni Bachmann John E. Kushner Family Mr. and Mrs. Rick S. Rees In honor of Lt. William Mosey and Battelle Cliffe F. Laborde The Reily Foundation Lt. Jack Heise In Honor of John Leighton Batts Elaine & Ken Langone Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Blair Mrs. Dorothy W. “Dot” Lester Mrs. R. Randolph Richmond, Jr. Boh Foundation In honor of Mr. David Rockefeller SPECIAL PARTNERS Mr. David Boies George H. Lester, Jr. Michael Rose and Debbi Fields Gen. and Mrs. Walter E. Boomer Christy and John Mack Foundation Jelly Belly Candy Co. Capital One, NA USMC (Ret.) Maersk Inc. The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld Enhances Capital Robert and Lenore Briskman Dr. and Mrs. Neil J. Maki Bill and Trudy Rutledge First NBC Bank Harvey R. Chaplin Ben A. Martinez, Jr. SAIC Stonehenge Capital Cooper T. Smith Corporation The John J. McArdle III San Antonio Area Foundation Whitney Bank Cudd Foundation & Joan Creamer McArdle Patrick Sands Family Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. Foundation Mr. Robert V. Siebel Fidelity Homestead Savings Bank Suzanne and Michael Mestayer Skadden, Arps, Slate, Mr. and Mrs. Alan I. Franco Mississippi Band of Meagher & Flom, LLP Frantzen/Voelker Investments, LLC Choctaw Indians Pamela and Charles R. Smith Foster Friess Dr. and William A. & Madeleine Welder Marla R. Garvey Mrs. Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller Smith Foundation Mr. Frank A. Godchaux III Marilyn Thompson Mueller Sony Corporation of America Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. Murphy Oil Steven Spielberg In memory of Calvin “Kelly” Haase Musée Airborne Standard Mortgage Corporation Frank William Harrison III Ron and Mary Neal The Rich and Sue Sugden Family Terri and John Havens Robert Newman Family Mrs. Carroll W. Suggs The Hearst Foundations Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O’Dowd Sun Drilling Products Corp. In memory of Optimist Club of the West Bank In memory of Sgt. John Howson Oreck Family Leonard Pipkin Cdr. William Howson, Sr. In honor of Eli and Deborah Tullis J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC David Oreck Mr. and Mrs. St. Denis J. Villere Scott Jacobs Jan and Rich Pattarozzi VT Halter Marine, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Kalikow Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Payne Meg Whitman

49 ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT BARBARA PATHE RED CROSS, EUROPE

On May 22, 1944, Barbara Pathe head and the helmet on top of it for the volunteered with the American Red graves registration. All you could think Cross with a desire to work overseas. was he’s dead, he was killed before he did Two months later, she was in Great anything . . . his uniform is brand-new Britain serving doughnuts and coffee . . . and he’s young and his family doesn’t to American troops, working in a Red even know that he’s gone.” Cross “Clubmobile”—a converted truck outfitted with a doughnut maker and But the simple reassurance of a warm coffee machine. In her oral history, Pathe smile or a gentle hand brought untold recalls, “We also—in our time off, as it comfort to the servicemembers were—would go over to the Red Cross Pathe and her fellow Red Cross clubs in town and help, and entertain, volunteers helped—sometimes to and listen . . . and listen, listen, listen.” her own amazement. Remembering the speechless soldiers to whom she Pathe requested to go into combat areas ministered at a newly liberated camp, with the Red Cross, and in fall 1944 she reflects, “I hope what we meant to she was in mainland Europe serving them, and I believe it, is that there is a frontline combat troops. There were normal, caring world out there.” challenges to maintaining the positive attitude that was such an essential part of her work: “We came down the road in convoy and the guys in the trucks ahead of us . . . go silent as we go around the curve. Lying straight out in a beautifully BATTLEFIELD NURSE new American uniform, there is this Ensign Jane Kendiegh, USNR, the first Navy flight nurse to set foot on any battlefield, bends over a wounded Marine young guy with a rifle butt down by his on the airstrip on Iwo Jima.

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EDUCATION AND AN ENDURING CONNECTION

Thanks to digitization and innovative programming, oral histories can now be made available in distance-learning programs, virtual field trips, webinars, teacher training, and other educational programs, reaching classrooms around the country and around the world.

We draw on our collection of oral histories continually to customize content for travel programs, special exhibitions, the annual International Conference on WWII, member newsletters, and public programming, bringing the voices of our veterans to celebrations and special events throughout the year.

And we are honored that as the Museum’s public profile and prestige continue to grow, even more people recognize The National WWII Museum as the place to bring their precious stories, and in turn pass on the lessons of those wartime lives. Viewers of Barbara Pathe’s oral history may be inspired to consider a volunteer job helping others as she did. Others may be inspired by Charlotte Weiss’s message of hope, or by the dogged courage in the voices of Richard Greer and John Rogers, or the touching humanity in J.J. Witmeyer’s story.

As visitors get to know the story of World War II through these narratives, they connect to the spirit of the war that changed the world; connect to these people who were there when that change took place; and His family doesn’t even connect with a new way of thinking about history. We welcome those connections, and are honored to be helping create new ones know yet that he’s gone. every day.

5117 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ORAL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT FINANCIAL POSITION: JUNE 30, 2015 ROY S. “SWEDE” BOREEN The National World War II Museum, Inc. and Subsidiaries USN, USS OKLAHOMA (BB-37), PEARL HARBOR June 30, 2015 (with comparative totals for 2014)

ASSETS 2015 2014

Cash and cash equivalents 41,485,663 21,624,134 Investments 13,145,975 9,275,177 Unconditional promises to give: Capital Campaign, net of allowances 12,170,599 13,264,081 Endowment, net of allowances 1,174,885 1,246,658 Other, net of allowances 1,001,125 766,919 Notes receivable 15,220,550 49,110,363 Museum Store I saw the Rising Sun inventory 548,712 661,174 Other assets 2,197,685 2,408,827 on this Kate bomber . . . Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 147,545,581 142,874,681 Collections 9,660,759 9,198,742 On December 7, 1941, Roy Boreen woke, ate breakfast, and reported to his post on Total assets 244,151,534 250,430,756 the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) in Hawaii. At

7:55 a.m. came a call to general quarters. LIABILITIES Boreen went to the #3 turret (where he was a powder handler), then headed up Accounts payable trade 1,161,708 703,489 to the main deck. He was on the staircase Construction projects when he spotted a Japanese bomber: payable 2,184,708 960,216 Accrued expenses 1,099,575 1,911,623 Deferred revenue 953,918 1,051,713 “I yelled out, ‘The Japs are here!’ A Notes payable 40,972,217 80,283,926 torpedo hit in the next compartment, hit Line of credit 1,080,219 68,818 a fuel tank, sprung the door, and I was Total liabilities 47,452,345 84,979,785 completely covered with oil.”

NET ASSETS Oklahoma was listing badly. Boreen got to the deck, then climbed down the ship’s Unrestricted: side onto a torpedo blister. There he Board designated 2,809,479 10,110,123 watched as a bomb detonated the powder Undesignated 165,450,273 130,187,764 magazine aboard USS Arizona (BB-39). Total unrestricted net assets 168,259,752 140,297,887 “That morning the sun was out, it was a beautiful day, and then after the first Temporarily restricted 16,143,347 17,640,825 attack and especially when the Arizona Permanently restricted 12,296,090 7,512,259 went up in the air, everything turned Total net assets 196,699,189 165,450,971 black. Smoke and everything. That day was really dark and everything after.” Total liabilities and

net assets 244,151,534 250,430,756

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FISCAL YEAR 2015

The National World War II Museum, Inc. and Subsidiaries June 30, 2015 (with comparative totals for 2014)

SUPPORT Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently 2015 Totals 2014 Totals AND REVENUES Restricted Restricted

Grants 136,500 2,496,558 2,633,058 1,779,145 15stories.org Contributions - Capital Campaign 27,403,834 27,403,834 14,527,988 Endowment 4,783,831 4,783,831 557,208 Other 3,302,577 3,302,577 3,067,465 Tax credit incentives 500,034 500,034 1,596,573 COMPLETE THE EXPERIENCE Memberships 7,122,781 7,122,781 6,726,019 AT THE DEDICATED WEBSITE OF Admissions 12,878,816 12,878,816 10,280,373 THE 2015 ANNUAL REPORT Facilities and 2,995,992 2,995,992 1,707,590 property rental The images and words on these pages touch Sponsored events on what make our oral-history collections so 4,183,421 992,820 5,176,241 5,172,443 and conferences critical to the work we do, and to the mission - - 5,756,481 Food and Beverage we serve. But there is no more powerful way 2,991,867 2,991,867 2,396,333 Museum Store to experience these stories than to hear them

Investment income from the veterans themselves. (loss) (209,539) (83,564) (293,103) 2,970,974 Sponsorships 560,438 560,438 152,800 We invite you to visit 15stories.org, an 815,910 815,910 78,235 Miscellaneous exclusive website and multimedia companion Net assets released to this publication, designed especially for 32,307,126 (32,307,126) - - from restrictions readers of the 2015 Annual Report.

Total At 15stories.org, you’ll find video footage 67,585,923 (1,497,478) 4,783,831 70,872,276 56,769,627 support and revenues for all 15 of the spotlight oral histories about which you’ve just read, along with archival EXPENSES photographs and digital artifacts that make up an online gallery custom-curated Capital Campaign for this publication. fundraising and other 1,646,548 1,646,548 1,728,628 Depreciation 5,575,864 5,575,864 5,626,802 15stories.org is designed to deepen your Fundraising 3,380,715 3,380,715 2,519,046 understanding of these stories, of the Food and beverage - - 1,924,350 Museum’s mission, and of why we are working General so hard to strengthen this foundational and administrative 3,201,743 3,201,743 2,917,449 part of our collections. It is also a hands-on Museum Store demonstration of the ways in which we are merchandise sold 1,512,470 1,512,470 1,242,376 using these collections every day: customizing Interest - amortized 929,939 929,939 1,317,436 content, preserving our assets, and bringing Interest - other 429,503 429,503 716,993 historical lessons to life through the words of Loss on abandonment the men and women who actually lived of property - - 200,516 this history. Museum expansion 1,123,303 1,123,303 940,997 Programs & operations - We hope you’ll enjoy this exclusive online personnel costs 8,847,072 8,847,072 9,815,699 experience! Please go online and explore Programs & operations - 15stories.org today. other costs 12,976,901 12,976,901 13,088,608

Total expenses 39,624,058 39,624,058 42,038,900

CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 27,961,865 (1,497,478) 4,783,831 31,248,218 14,730,900

NET ASSETS

Beginning of year 140,297,887 17,640,825 7,512,259 165,450,971 150,720,244

End of year 168,259,752 16,143,347 12,296,090 196,699,189 165,450,971 945 MAGAZINE STREET NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70130 504-528-1944 NATIONALWW2MUSEUM.ORG

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