Souvenirs Prohaska Quote
...given this to [the museum]. They were selling lighters, I don’t know, he probably didn’t even look at the product he was bringing to us, but just thought, ‘oh American,...
Charles Imbruglia on the USS Maryland
...campaigns. After the war, he worked as a bricklayer in Milwaukee and eventually settled in Jackson, Wisconsin. Following service, he was a lifelong member of the American Legion Post 288....
Floyd TeWinkel at Fort Kamehameha
...He later relocated to the Sun Prairie, Wisconsin area to work as a farmer. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 333. He passed away in Madison,...
Book Talk with David Chrisinger- The Man Who Told America The Truth About D-Day: Ernie Pyle
In June 1944, Ernie Pyle, a 43-year-old journalist from rural Indiana, was as ubiquitous in the everyday lives of millions of Americans as Walter Cronkite would be during the Vietnam...
Permanent Exhibits of Wisconsin Military History
...visitors are immersed in the stories of Wisconsin military history in the Civil War, the Spanish American War, the Philippine War, and through to the emergence of the United States...
Old Abe Wisconsin’s War Eagle
Old Abe, an icon in Wisconsin Civil War history was an American bald eagle who served with the Eighth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He participated in over 30 battles, narrowly...
Wisconsin Veterans Museum: A Living Memorial by Dr. Richard Zeitlin
...the memorial. Historical artifacts were systematically catalogued. The American Association of Museums accredited the G.A.R. Memorial Hall Museum. Attendance figures reflected the popularity of the museum as visitation averaged 80,000...
History of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
...were systematically catalogued. The American Association of Museums accredited the G.A.R. Memorial Hall Museum. Attendance figures reflected the popularity of the museum as visitation averaged 80,000 per year for over...
Micabil Diaz Talks About His Experience in Sarajevo
...skills to work with non-governmental organizations in Haiti. Next, in 1995, Diaz got his choice assignment when the army assigned him to United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) in...
James M. Cocroft: Advocating for Veterans
...was the first African American master diver in the Navy, and 20th Century Fox made his life story into the movie Men of Honor. https://wisvetsmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/OH02248.Cocroft_OHMSaudio_Meeting_Brashear.mp3 Meeting Carl Brashear While serving,...