National World War II Museum, New Orleans Photos

The National World War II Museum started as the National D-Day Museum, but was upgraded through an act of Congress. The museum still centers on D-Day, the most significant of actions in that war. New Orleans played a key role in D-Day in that it was here that the landing craft were manufactured by inventor Andrew Higgins & his companies. In terms of numbers, the landing craft made up the largest segment of the US Navy. The WW II Museum adjoins Lee Circle along with several others.

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National World War II Museum.	National World War II Museum.	Douglas C-47 (1944) with D-Day invasion stripes at National World War II Museum.	Nose of Douglas C-47 at National World War II Museum.

Underside of Douglas C-47 at National World War II Museum.	British Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb fighter (1941) at National World War II Museum.	British Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb fighter with D-Day stripes at National World War II Museum.	Underside of British Supermarine Spitfire at National World War II Museum.

Norden Bombsight side view at National World War II Museum.	Norden Bombsight analog computer at National World War II Museum.	Landing Craft Personnel LCP (L) (1944) at National World War II Museum.	Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) at National World War II Museum.

Ramp of Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) at National World War II Museum.	Models of landing craft made in New Orleans during WWII at National World War II Museum: (f-b) Eureka Work Boat (1930s), LCP (L) & LCVP.	Sherman Tank & other armaments at National World War II Museum.	M4A3 Sherman Tank (1943) by Ford at National World War II Museum.

German SdKfz. 302 or Goliath (1940) wire-driven remote controlled bomb at National World War II Museum.	Various guns at National World War II Museum.	Amphibious & jeep vehicle at National World War II Museum.	Ford General Purpose Amphibious (GPA) swimming jeep (1943) National World War II Museum.

Willys MB (1943) jeep at National World War II Museum.	Ford GPW jeep (1942) at National World War II Museum.	Message to troops from General Bernard Law Montgomery on June 5, 1944 at National World War II Museum.	German Enigma coding machine at National World War II Museum.

Silk parachutist scarf with map of France at National World War II Museum.	French currency issued to troops for D-Day landing at National World War II Museum.	Motion sickness medicine issued to troops for D-Day landing at National World War II Museum.