Part II: Okinawa: The Battle Builds
...members did their full duty, still impact the world today. From April until August 2020, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum staff will explore World War II’s end, highlighting materials and stories...
Mess Night – The 32nd ‘Red Arrow’ Division
In this lecture, World War I historian Dr. Edward Lengel looks at the exploits of the Red Arrow Division in World War I, emphasizing what the war was like from...
Origins and Evolutions of Aviation Nose Art
Much like a person would customize a car, nose art on airplanes grew out of the crewmen’s desire to personalize their crafts. Beginning in World War I, European forces decorated...
Cemetery Tours School Group
...Forest Hill and their contributions to the great state of Wisconsin. School Group Tour Information School tour dates begin Monday, 10/4 and run through Thursday, 10/7; the rain date is...
Cemetery Tours Public
...Army Corps (WAC’s) in 1942 and served in both the Mediterranean and European theatres of war during World War II Jessie Smith: Mrs. Smith was an active Gold Star mother...
Honoring Hispanic Veterans of Wisconsin
...hear from the interviews below. Today, we start with the stories of two brothers who served in World War II, Anthony J. Chavez and Carlos J. Chavez, both interviewed by...
Badgers and the Day of Infamy
...on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II. It galvanized U.S. popular opinion against Japan and its German and Italian allies in the Axis Powers and marked...
Veteran Art Exhibition Opens 3/16/22
...Artists see the world differently. In World War II that unique vision strengthened the Allied campaigns and changed how war was fought. The invention of the “Target Identification Unit” by...
On Wisconsin – a New Meaning!
...The submarine will be the third United States Navy vessel named after the Badger State. The previous two were battleships that served collectively during World War I, World War II,...
Ghost Mountain Commander from Neillsville
...Regiment, 32nd Division. The battle for Buna remains one of the most brutal engagements of World War II for the 32nd Infantry Division and was the first United States division...