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...
Alannah McReavey on Giving Back
...I don't remember if they brought me to the doctor. I don't remember anything. I just-- once I hit the water, I just remember because I was kind of out...
The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – June 1917
...thankful as it enabled me to buy another pair of shoes and have my first soled. The Quartermaster didn’t have my size so I had to pay Marshall Field $7.50,...
The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – December 1917
...As soon as I go to New York I will buy a good watch but that won’t be for a few days. I wrote you that I had planned to...
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM AWARDED GRANT BY INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
...1,700 Civil War images. The images currently exist in a wide variety of formats, including ambrotypes, tintypes, cartes-de-vistes, gemtypes, cabinet cards and photo albums. “Wisconsin veterans have been serving America...
The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – May 1917
...Our daily schedule is something like this:- Reveille at 5:15 A.M. – assembly at 5:30. After assembly we police the Company Street and the barracks. Mess is at 6:20. At...
Marcia Anderson, the Trailblazer
...it. In addition, cheap housing for the weekend drill was precious, as were low-cost flights. In this same vein, Anderson talks about how the perception of the reservist versus active-duty...
Copy Right and Legal Information
WDVA Legal Notices and Disclaimers The State of Wisconsin, Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) maintains its websites to give public access to Department information. While we try to keep the...
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...the collections to preserve them in perpetuity acquiring artifacts and documents significant to the stories of Wisconsin veterans funding educational programs, both online and in-person Please call us at (608)261-0536...
WORLD WAR I STORIES FROM A CENTURY AGO TOLD IN VETS’ OWN WORDS IS A FIRST FOR WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM
...details, visit www.WisVetsMuseum.com. About the Wisconsin Veterans Museum The Wisconsin Veterans Museum dates to 1901 when it was established as the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall...