Stephen E. Ambrose Legacy Society recognizes special individuals and couples who have included The National WWII Museum in their estate plans. These gifts support our mission to preserve and share the history of the American experience during World War II. The Museum would like to thank these Legacy Society members for their generous support.

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.

Download our Stephen E. Ambrose Legacy brochure.

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)

Our Mission. Your Legacy.

Each year, the Museum receives support from passionate Members, volunteers, and friends through their estates. Their gifts provide a lasting impact that helps keep the WWII generation’s voice alive. And every gift counts—no matter the size, your gift will help ensure that future generations are inspired by the Museum you cherish today.

Your generous gift will become part of the Museum’s endowment, which was established to help meet current institutional goals and secure resources for future goals of expanding exhibits, infrastructure, and staff. These cherished endowment funds provide support for the Museum’s educational programming, while also supplying our staff with the means to think creatively and design new initiatives for generations to come.

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.

As you plan for your future, we invite you to join our mission so that your legacy can continue through our future educational initiatives.

Need assistance? We’re here to help!

Shelita G. Bourgeois, M.S.

Planned Giving Officer

The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
504.528.1944, ext. 247
shelita.bourgeois@nationalww2museum.org