A local Kiwanis Club suggested (and property owner Dundee Realty Company agreed) that two hundred apportioned Victory Gardens be sponsored and planted there.

[4] In 1925 a $250,000 structure of Bedford limestone designed by famed war memorial sculptor Lorado Taft, was proposed for a prominent point in Elmwood Park.

[7] After years of zoning and legal disputes related to redevelopment plans, in August 1944, the World War II Memorial Association of Omaha executive committee and the Omaha City Council reached an agreement on the 22.91 acres of condemned Dundee Golf Course property (former Happy Hollow Country Club) near 60th Street and US Route 6 (Dodge Street).

The remaining 42 acres of property were purchased from the Dundee Realty Company and the City of Omaha agreed to accept and maintain this ground for memorial park purposes.

Many stake out large spots every year, like this patriotic display affectionately referred to as "The World's Largest American Flag Blanket!"

Here are the musical acts who have performed there: 1987 - The Lettermen 1988 - Bobby Vinton 1993 - Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, The Drifters 1994 - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Bobby Vee 1995 - Frankie Avalon, Sha Na Na 1996 - The Temptations 1997 - The Four Tops, America 1998 - Neil Sedaka, The Shirelles 1999 - Blood, Sweat & Tears, The Drifters 2000 - The Righteous Brothers, The Supremes 2001 - The Beach Boys, Gary Puckett 2002 - Creedence Clearwater Revisited, The Spinners 2003 - The Village People, The Pointers 2004 - (rained out) The Doobie Brothers, Three Dog Night Also in 2004, 311 played at Memorial Park for free in celebration of Omaha's 150th Anniversary.

2005 - The Doobie Brothers, Three Dog Night, Mulberry Lane 2006 - REO Speedwagon, The Fifth Dimension 2007 - KC & the Sunshine Band, Little River Band 2008 - (rained out) Kool & The Gang, .38 Special 2009 - The Guess Who, Grand Funk Railroad 2010 - The Bank of the West Celebrates America concert marked its 20th year in Omaha in 2010 by bringing the national "United In Rock" tour of Foreigner, Styx, and Kansas to the annual free live concert and fireworks show in Memorial Park on Friday, July 2, 2010.

2013 - Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Loverboy 2014 - Smash Mouth, Blues Traveler, Sugar Ray, Uncle Kracker 2015 - Joan Jett, Eddie Money 2016 - Kenny Loggins 2017 - Kool & the Gang 2018 – Starship featuring Marty Balin, Bostyx, Survivor 2019 – Chris Isaak, Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul 2020 – (event cancelled due to Covid Pandemic concerns) 2021 – Elvis Costello, Wyclef Jean 2022 - Sheryl Crow, Dave Mason 2023 - Melissa Etheridge, Herman's Hermits 2024 - Roger Daltrey, Inhaler