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Map of Dayton Art Installations Oakwood Unsung Heroes is proud to announce the installation of a window display, celebrating the work of the Dayton Codebreakers during WW2. This collaboration with Downtown Dayton Partnership is part of an ongoing exhibition that...

Sir Dermot Turing On Thursday, May 8, events throughout the National Aviation Heritage Area will honor the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day), when Nazi Germany formally surrendered to the Allied forces, marking the end of World War II in Europe....

Oakwood Unsung Heroes is pleased to partner with the National Cryptologic Museum and Wright Memorial Library in Oakwood, Ohio, to present the exhibit “Codebreakers: How Dayton Helped Win WWII." M1 Enigma Analog Machine The exhibit includes rare codebreaking artifacts...

Tucked away in the quiet streets of Oakwood and the bustling facilities of NCR in Dayton, Ohio, a groundbreaking project was quietly shaping the outcome of World War II. Known as the Bombe Project, this extraordinary effort to crack the German Enigma code would change...

In partnership with Unsung Oakwood Heroes, Wright Library is celebrating Codebreaker Month! To mark the occasion, Oakwood's Wright Library has curated a special collection of books and will be screening the documentary “Dayton Codebreakers” on Thursday, May 23, from...

City pays tribute to ‘unsung’ Oakwood codebreaker who helped Allies win World War II Visit The Oakwood Register Article Oakwood City Council on Monday paid tribute to one of the city’s “unsung” heroes – Joe Desch, a Dayton native and 17-year Oakwood resident who led...