World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...

While Poole did not engage in combat, as a U.S. Army nurse she played a critical ... Together, the group was in charge of 25 hospital beds. “I was scared to death,” Poole said.