Akira R. Toki on being Japanese American during World War II
...in the bus, took pictures as we sat together in the bus, and all that. After induction, Toki was sent to Camp Robinson, Arkansas, for nine weeks of basic training....
Eau Claire Veteran J. Birney Dibble Recalls Korean War
...started and there was a ruling that affected a lot of doctors, that if they’d been in seventeen months or more in the Second World War as a doctor, they...
The Price of a Name by Kevin Hampton
...through the bloody cornfield on the morning of September 17th at the Battle of Antietam, the brigade paid for the distinguished nom de guerre at a heavy price. Pvt. Asahel...
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM AND PARTNERS TO HOST “WORLD WAR 100: A CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM”
...and initiatives. To learn more about the Commission activities, visit worldwar1centennial.org # # # Wisconsin Veterans Museum · 30 West Mifflin Street, Madison, WI 53703 · 608.267.1799 www.WisVetsMuseum.com · www.facebook.com/WisconsinVeteransMuseum...
WISCONSIN HISTORY TOUR ALONG WITH THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM CELEBRATES VETERANS DAY
October 29, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The public is invited to a full day of free events Kenosha, WI (Nov. 11, 2015) – The Wisconsin Historical Society’s History Tour along...
Chester Krause on the Liberation of Buchenwald Concentration Camp
...He took them to visit the hospital doctor, who asked the group for D-rations, which typically consisted of chocolate bars. The doctor gave tiny slivers of the chocolate to sick...
I AM NOT INVISIBLE 3.0: WOMEN VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES
The Wisconsin I Am Not Invisible (IANI) women's veterans oral history project kicked off on June 9, 2022, following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The I Am...
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FEATURES “WAR : RAW HEALING MILITARY TRAUMA THROUGH EXPRESSIVE ART” EXHIBIT
May 19, 2015 Exhibit shines a light on the healing process of veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injuries FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis. (May 19, 2015)...
WORLD WAR I STORIES FROM A CENTURY AGO TOLD IN VETS’ OWN WORDS IS A FIRST FOR WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM
...Capitol. The website is www.WisVetsMuseum.com. Featured Profiles The stories of 20 veterans are included in the exhibit, including these four featured stories: Helen Bulovsky of Madison, an Army nurse serving...
The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – June 1917
...for next Monday. Love to all, Mortimer. How is everything at the Lake? Has the victrola gone up yet. Those were some pictures. I am returning them as I am...