Name: Dinner with a Curator: “The Bedford Boys and a Small Town's D-Day Tragedy”
Start: 2026-06-03T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-06-03T20:30:00-05:00
Location: 945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70130

$Dinner with a Curator: \u201cThe Bedford Boys and a Small Town's D-Day Tragedy\u201d$

D-Day marked the beginning of the massive Allied invasion of France and remains the largest amphibious assault in military history. But for one small American town, June 6, 1944, would leave an especially profound and lasting scar. Bedford, Virginia, lost 20 of the 44 men it sent into the invasion—giving it, by many accounts, the highest per capita loss of any American community during the campaign. Join Museum Director of Public Engagement Maggie Hartley, EdD, as she traces the stories of these men and explores how their sacrifices shaped Bedford, from the battlefields of Normandy in 1944 to the heart of the town today.
Dinner with a Curator is an evening of dinner and history hosted by The American Sector Restaurant & Bar culinary team and Museum professionals. Guests participate in discussion on a featured topic related to World War II, which is interpreted through the Museum's collection and a theme-inspired three-course dinner paired with beverage specials.
Ticket sales end 48 hours prior to the start of the event. Learn more and buy tickets here: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/events-programs/events/dinner-curator-bedford-boys-and-small-towns-d-day-tragedy