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.
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. |
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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 |
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Cathy Cosenza IMO Corporal Louis A. Cosenza USMC WWII |
| Mr. and Mrs. Dave Cowan |
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Gail P. Cox IMO Everett A. Smith, Pvt. |
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Leslie H. Cox IMO 2nd Lt. Howard L. Cox, Jr. USAAC (1924-1944) |
| Michael Crane |
| Tom Czekanski |
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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 |
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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 |
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Lawrence Nothdurft IMO Milton H. (Funny) Nothdurft |
| Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O’Dowd |
| Eileen Owsiany |
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James C. Parrie and Sheila J. Parrie IHO Cpl. William Kenyon RAF |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Anne Anthony IMO Robert J. Hanbury |
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Patricia Ann Jean Barile IHO her parents, Antheny A. and Ethel T. Barile |
| John and Virginia Bettencourt |
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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. |
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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 |
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Sophia Kallelis IMO her husband Theodore S. Kallelis |
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Paul J. Kranick IMO Frank E. Kranick, MIA 1945 |
| H.W. Lay |
| Janet L. Merrill |
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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 |
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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 |
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Marianne K. St. Claire IMO Col. William K. St. Claire |
| James H. Stone |
| Arthur D. Thomas |
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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 |
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Mrs. Liselotte Levy Weil IMO Leo Levy and Ferdinand Levy |
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Anonymous (2)
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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