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Don Anderson looks over a German Air Force officers' sword that is part of the World War II exhibit at the McCord Gallery and Cultural Center in Palos Park, IL. The show runs from March 6 to 10. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Lance LaBorde shows off his trench art, made from discarded artillery shells, that is part of the World War II exhibit at the McCord Gallery and Cultural Center in Palos Park. At right is Lynne Terr, the museum's director. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Don Anderson, left, and Lance LaBorde look over some of the military items that will be on display at the World War II exhibit at the McCord Gallery and Cultural Center in Palos Park, IL. The show runs from March 6 to 10. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Dr. Joe Matheu shows off some of his military items that will be on display at the World War II exhibit at the McCord Gallery and Cultural Center in Palos Park, IL. The show runs from March 6 to 10. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Dr. Joe Matheu shows a church bell that survived the atomic bomb being dropped on Nagasaki and that will be on display at the World War II exhibit at the McCord Gallery and Cultural Center. The show runs from March 6 to 10. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Lance LaBorde looks over some of the military items that will be on display at the World War II exhibit at the McCord Gallery and Cultural Center in Palos Park, IL. The show runs from March 6 to 10. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
A small, slightly tarnished brass church bell stands as a survivor of the atomic bomb that devastated Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, a symbol that peace will prevail. By contrast, a Japanese soldier’s helmet bears a hole from a fatal grenade fragment, indicating the cost …