World War II
Home Front Museum
T
he World War II Home
Front Museum brings to life
Coastal Georgia’s extraordinary
contributions to winning World War II.
Immersive exhibits show iconic Home
Front scenes such as war bond drives and
food rationing. Visitors of all ages can try
their hand at plane spotting, directing
fighter pilot squadrons using radar
technology, and building and tracking the
voyages of a Liberty ship. Learn about
a devastating attack on April 8, 1942,
when German U-boat 123 torpedoed two
American tankers just 13 miles off the coast
of St. Simons Island, killing 22 mariners.
Hear dramatic accounts by Naval Air
Station Glynco aviators who piloted the
airships that escorted supply convoys along
the Atlantic coast. Listen to first-hand
accounts of women welders who helped
build the enormous Liberty Ships essential
to supplying the troops overseas.
The Museum is located in the Historic
Coast Guard Station which housed the
local Coast Guard from 1936-1995. The
building became an active part of the U.S.
War Department in 1941 and is itself a
major artifact of the Home Front story.
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