Museum of Heroes

Museum of American Heroes The Making of Tomorrows Heroes The below displays are on the hanger deck of the USS Yorktown.
Medal of Honor Museum We have our freedom today because of these heroes and many others like them. Freedom is not free, someone paid a price for it.
Persistence to be an Achiever
		The Wright Brothers' pioneered heaver than air flight.
Friendship 7 - John Glen was the first American to orbit the earth.
		Apollo 8 - The first to orbit the moon. The USS Yorktown recovered the capsule.
World War II
Five months after Perl Harbor, the Doolittle Raiders bombed Japan with land base bombers taking off from an aircraft carrier. They delivered a psychological blow to the Japanese and a psychological victory at the home front. This attack led to the Battle of Midway.

At the battle of Midway, four heavy Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk. This was a major victory and the turning point during the Second World War.
		President George Bush Sr. was shot down while piloting a plane similar to this. His gunner and copilot were killed. He bailed out and, in time, became President of the United States.

Museum of American Heroes