WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM AWARDED GRANT BY INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

...generations, and more accessible to the public. Once the project is complete, all the photos will be available for viewing online. “Our Wisconsin Civil War veterans bravely fought for equality...

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Ghost Mountain Commander from Neillsville

...Japanese force. Instead, the Japanese had two to three thousand more soldiers. The 2/128th battalion commander's name was Herbert A. Smith, which increased the confusion on the left flank. This...

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Copy Right and Legal Information

...information timely and accurate, we make no guarantees. We will make every effort to correct errors brought to our attention. Development of department websites is ongoing. Access to and use...

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum to Close on Mondays

...Art Museum. Please visit our updated and redesigned website at www.wisvetsmuseum.com for more information about public programs, hours of operation and various online resources. Wisconsin Veterans Museum staff members look...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FEATURES “WAR : RAW HEALING MILITARY TRAUMA THROUGH EXPRESSIVE ART” EXHIBIT

...Museum is an educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., across from the State Capitol. For more information, visit www.wisvetsmuseum.com....

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Beckel in IV training in AIT. WVM.OH2238

I AM NOT INVISIBLE 3.0: WOMEN VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES

...his ACUs at my basic graduation. WVM.OH2238. https://wisvetsmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/OH02238.Beckel_OHMSaudio_clip1.mp3 Brother Timothy in his ACUs at my basic graduation. WVM.OH2238. BECKEL: Well, one cool one was at graduation. My parents and my...

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Headshot photograph of Chester L. Krause

Chester Krause on the Liberation of Buchenwald Concentration Camp

...Camp. Photo by George L. Rambo, 892nd Air Engineering Squadron, United States Army Air Corps. WVM.Mss.2120, Box 3. Upon entering Buchenwald, a teenage boy who spoke fluent English, greeted Krause....

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WORLD WAR I STORIES FROM A CENTURY AGO TOLD IN VETS’ OWN WORDS IS A FIRST FOR WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM

...a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Entrance is free. The museum is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., directly across from the State...

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The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – November 1917

...hoping. I don’t know about underwear. I am afraid I’ll find out too late to have Will get me any. You see if we go without commissions the Q.M. Dept....

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A Lesson in Resiliency From the Bataan Death March

...2020. https://www.nps.gov/ande/learn/education/classrooms/upload/VFW_FULL_CURRICULUM.pdf. [4] Ibid. [5] L. Willard Freeman, “Mayo General Hospital,” Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984) 44, no. 1 (Spring 1951): 26. Accessed April 25, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/40189110....

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