Lecture Series: Robert O’Connor – The Jeep Show
Robert O'Connor - The Jeep Show In late 1944 the American military was advancing through Western Europe so fast that entertainment units could not keep up with them. Major Joshua […]
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Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United States
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Lecture Series: Dr. Edward Gordon – Fireball in the Night: The Fire-Bombing of Japan and the Atomic Bomb Controversy
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesDr. Edward Gordon - Fireball in the Night: The Fire-Bombing of Japan and the Atomic Bomb Controversy On April 18, 1942, Lieutenant-Colonel James H. Doolittle led a clandestine bombing raid […]
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Lecture Series: Shannon McKenna Schmidt – The First Lady of World War II
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesShannon McKenna Schmidt - The First Lady of World War II In August 1943, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt set out in secret for the Pacific on an arduous journey that […]
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Lecture Series: Arthur Krulewitz, MD CM – The Cuban Missile Crisis
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesArthur Krulewitz, MD CM - The Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban missile crisis was a major confrontation in 1962 that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to […]
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Lecture Series: Dr. Fred Johnson, III – Dentist Under Fire: The Heroism of Ben Salomon
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesDr. Fred Johnson, III - The Heroism of Ben Salomon By law, only U.S. Service members who distinguish themselves “ through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life […]
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Lecture Series: The Freese Brothers Big Band
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesThe Freese Brothers Big Band Eighty years ago this summer, World War II came to an end. As members of the Greatest Generation began to return home, they and their […]
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Lecture Series: Dennis Vachon – Unfaltering Courage: The Diaries of TSGt. Raymond Vachon, a World War II Army Air Corps Flight Engineer
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesDennis Vachon - Unfaltering Courage: The Diaries of TSGt. Raymond Vachon, a World War II Army Air Corps Flight Engineer The Diaries of TSgt. Raymond Vachon, a World War II […]
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Lecture Series: Linda Matchett – The American WWII Home Front in 29 Objects
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesLinda Matchett - The American Home Front in 29 Objects Unlike its European allies during World War II, the American mainland escaped physical devastation, as it was not subjected to […]
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Lecture Series: Rev. David Lindsay – The Four Chaplains of WWII
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesRev. David Lindsay - The Four Chaplains of WWII Nearly 9,000 Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish Army chaplains served during the war; hundreds more served in the Navy. Although unarmed, many […]
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Cruise In to the Wright
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesThe Wright Museum will welcome back dozens of classic cars, hot rods, and motorcycles for the 13th annual Cruise in to the Wright! Regular museum admission includes access to the […]
