Nearly three decades after Ambrose’s original vision to build a national D-Day museum, The National WWII Museum stands as a testament to his epic dream, and now, you can forever be a part of this legacy.
You become part of this distinguished group when you include The National WWII Museum in your will, trust, retirement plan, life insurance or create a life-income gift.
Stephen E. Ambrose Legacy Society Donors:
Let us know!
Please let us know if you’ve included a gift for The National WWII Museum. Providing us with documentation is the best way to ensure that your gift is used in the way you intend.
As a member of Stephen E. Ambrose Legacy Society, you will receive:
Recognition on a Donor Wall in the Museum and in our Annual Report (with your permission)
Invitations to special events and programs
The reassurance that you are defending freedom for future generations by keeping the lessons of WWII alive
Our Legacy Society Members
The 801st 492nd Bombardment Group Association |
The 86th ‘Black Hawk’ Infantry Division Organization, Inc. |
Robert J. and Maureen R. Avina
IMO & IHO Robert C. Bogash and Charles W. Hendershott |
Craig and Lynn Bardell |
Jerilyn Batina |
Justin M. Bein |
David Wesley Ewell Black, MAJ., USA, Retired |
Robert and Lenore Briskman |
Capt. Carroll Campbell |
Edward C. Casaletto, Jr. |
CBI Veterans-California Group |
Jo Ann Corey |
Cathy Cosenza
IMO Corporal Louis A. Cosenza USMC WWII |
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Cowan |
Gail P. Cox
IMO Everett A. Smith, Pvt. |
Leslie H. Cox
IMO 2nd Lt. Howard L. Cox, Jr. USAAC (1924-1944) |
Michael Crane |
Tom Czekanski |
Allen E. Dewitt
IMO Alvin E. and Geraldine K. Dewitt |
Wm. Craig Dubishar |
Walter H. Duke, Jr. |
Trish Eubanks |
Roger L. Farney |
Charles Faught |
Col. Thomas G. Fierke |
Capt. John Ford |
Jay H. Frankel |
Mr. Gail “Bud” Freeman |
Stephen Glassey
IMO Maj. John R. Glassey |
G. Robert Hamrdla |
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tucker Hayes |
Robert Hellmers |
David Martin Hendrick Stephanie Nigh Hendrick |
Edward J. Hill |
Madlyn and Paul Hilliard |
Nelson S. Hoffman |
Wilbur Jay Huston |
Louise James |
Tyrone Jamison |
Byron R. Johnson in honor of Major Thomas R. Johnson Jr. and 1st Lt. Stewart Kenneth Johnson |
Arthur Jones |
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Leander |
Mr. Lou Linxwiler |
Richard and Mae Livesey |
Kearby Lyde |
Mark P. Norman |
Lawrence Nothdurft
IMO Milton H. (Funny) Nothdurft |
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O’Dowd |
Eileen Owsiany |
James C. Parrie and Sheila J. Parrie
IHO Cpl. William Kenyon RAF |
Drs. David J. and Marti E. Peck
IMO 1st Lt. Clifford J. Peck USAAF 111th TRS – KIA Sicily 1945 |
Aimee Pergalsky |
Mary W. Pless |
Lewis A. Post |
Mr. Robert Prior |
Frederick E. Ruccius |
Urban G. Rump |
Robert V. Siebel |
Saundra and Peter Spilotro IMO Herbert H. Macknick |
David & Gail Spivack |
Brian Stanley |
Frank and Paulette Stewart |
Taube Family |
Edward E. Thompson |
Florence T. Upson
IMO David Richardson Upson |
USS Phaon Reunion Group |
Michael B. Wanas and Karen Wibrew |
Russell D. Warner |
Cherry Whitley |
Dr. Tryon Wieland |
Frank G. Wilson
IMO Charles Wilson, Jr., 282 Combat Engineer Battalion |
Jack Wm. Windt |
Col. William G. Yarborough |
Hank Zachry |
Anonymous (10) |
We remember with special gratitude the individuals whose Legacy gifts to The National WWII Museum have been realized.
Darleen and Donald Alexander |
Anne Anthony
IMO Robert J. Hanbury |
Patricia Ann Jean Barile
IHO her parents, Antheny A. and Ethel T. Barile |
John and Virginia Bettencourt |
Pamela Jeanne Brooks
IHO Aubrey J. Brooks, Jr. |
Waldo C. and Arabelle J. Burnett> |
Edward P. Camp |
Daniel Castner |
Robert Oliver Cole and Lucille Bishop Cole |
Dr. Sol Courtman |
Robert W. Dannelly |
Richard Dorney |
Nathan S. Elder |
Erwin Charles Ellerbeck, Jr. |
A.H. Feige, Jr. |
Carolyn Davis Fernandez
IMO Capt. Julian M. Fernandez |
Bertram E. Fetter |
Henry and Audrey Fontcuberta |
Jerome Gerwitz |
Dr. Morris W. Goldberg |
Peter Gordon Gray and Julaine Roy Gray |
John H. Griffith II – U.S. Merchant Marine |
Thaddeus Gruszecki |
Aaron M. “Rick” Harris |
Judy Harris |
Lawrence C. Harris |
Genevieve G. Higgins |
Grace O’Connor Hogan |
Donald A. Hoffman |
Jackie Hollis Henderson |
Harry H. Howard |
William Daniel Huddleston |
Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Jaffe |
Loren C. Johnson |
Sophia Kallelis
IMO her husband Theodore S. Kallelis |
Paul J. Kranick
IMO Frank E. Kranick, MIA 1945 |
H.W. Lay |
Janet L. Merrill |
Mrs. Violet Michaels
IMO Anthony Michaels |
Manderson Miles Sr. & Joseph S. Miles |
Charles R. Murray |
Cdr. and Mrs. Henry O’Connor, USNR |
Patricia Palmer |
Mrs. Kathleen “Kayo” Parker |
John U. Parolo |
Mr. Felicien “Gus” Perrin |
Robert C. Pharher
IMO Irving Harry Pharher |
William B. Potasnak |
Mary Hom Quan |
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Reilly, Sr. |
Leonard T. ReVeal |
Noah Riley |
Richard J. Rinebolt |
Paul Rivas |
Gordon Rosen |
Ida M. Rucklos |
Clifford J. Rutstein |
Harold W. Schluenz |
Harold M. Schubert |
Jack M. Schwartz |
Lloyd F. Scott |
Abraham Z. and Norma Shanzer |
Mrs. Kathe A. Shields |
Richard Paul Smyers |
Marianne K. St. Claire
IMO Col. William K. St. Claire |
James H. Stone |
Arthur D. Thomas |
Margaret B. Thurlow
IMO YNCM Clinton S. Thurlow, Jr. |
Mark Anthony Toups |
Maria Trainer |
Edmund M. Urbas |
Georgette “Gigi” Viellion |
G. Paula Walter |
Edward J. Weber |
Mrs. Liselotte Levy Weil
IMO Leo Levy and Ferdinand Levy |
Anonymous (2)
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Our Mission. Your Legacy.


Making a lasting tribute to the Museum through a deferred planned gift is easy and can be as simple as creating provisions in your will or revocable living trust to benefit the Museum, or naming us as a beneficiary in your life insurance policy. A charitable gift in your estate plan is easy to establish, can be changed at any time, and often produces tangible benefits for you and your family.


Through your planned gift, your legacy is secured forever as a member of the Stephen E. Ambrose Legacy Society, an essential part of the foundation of this institution. Ambrose, who passed away in 2002, devoted his life’s work to preserving and honoring the stories of our service members and Home Front workers who helped achieve victory in World War II. Through the Society, you reflect those values and become a part of our mission: to educate younger generations on the lessons of World War II and to honor the men and women who sacrificed so much for us.
Need assistance? We’re here to help!

Shelita G. Bourgeois, M.S.
Planned Giving Officer
945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
504.528.1944, ext. 247
shelita.bourgeois@nationalww2museum.org