THE ENEMY AND MORE OF THE NEW LOBBY
GERMAN UNIFORM AND VARIOUS GERMAN MINES, STEEL, GLASS AND WOODEN GERMAN COMMAND CAR AND ESCORT MOTORCYCLE A NAVY AVENGER DIVE BOMBER HAS NOW BEEN ADDED OVER THE LOBBY...AS HAS THE NEW SHERMAN TANK AND FLOATING PERSONNEL CARRIER BELOW...
THE HIGGINS BOATS
THE MUSEUM HAS AN ENTIRE SECTION DEVOTED TO THE HIGGINS BOATS INCLUDING ACTUAL BLUEPRINTS,MODELS,STORIES ETC. THE REAL BOAT IS DOWN ON THE MAIN FLOOR(see 1st D-DAY page) THIS THE NET THAT THE MEN CLIMBED DOWN INTO THE HIGGINS BOATS FROM THE DECK OF THE TROOP SHIP
MISC. ITEMS
SOME OF THE HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS ON THE MUSEUM WALLS...THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, AN EMPTY ENGLAND BASE AFTER THE "YANKS" LEFT FOR FRANCE, AND ONE OF THE MANY MAPS CHRONICLING THE D-DAY INVASION. THE MUSEUM ALSO HAS A SECTION DEVOTED TO HOMEFRONT ACTIVITIES..... FROM THE NEW "PACIFIC WING" THIS HELMET BELONGS TO A MARINE THAT CHARGED A JAPANESE MACHINE GUN POSITION, AND TOOK A SAMURI BLADE TO THE HEAD....HE SURVIVED, KILLED THE ENEMY AND RECIEVED THE NAVY CROSS... THE NAVY CROSS THERE IS A SPECIAL SPOT IN THE MUSEUM......A PIECE OF THE USS ARIZONA.... .
