Book Talk with Diane Amato – All the News From Home: A World War II Story of Family, Loyalty, and Love
All The News From Home is based on 368 government issued V Mail letters sent to Joseph G Amato (George) while he was stationed in England as an embalmer for...
Part III: Okinawa: Decision at Shuri
...artillery fired 13,000 rounds into the American lines, followed by a massed assault against the 7th and 77th Infantry Divisions. American mortars and artillery tore into the attackers, in many...
A Lesson in Resiliency From the Bataan Death March
...of Herb Hanneman and other American prisoners of war. Herb Hanneman Oral History [1] Ronald Spector, Eagle against the Sun: The American War with Japan (New York: Free Press, 1985),...
Juneteenth: How Wisconsin Was There at the Beginning
...first time that they had heard officially that enslaved African Americans were now free and that the Civil War had ended. A coincidence less well known that involved with General...
Giving Opportunities in 2021-2022
...continued to work diligently behind-the-scenes to provide you with online content and programming, which proved to be a huge success! Due to a larger reach across the U.S. and abroad,...
Curator Conversations: Dissecting the Ukraine Conflict
You’ve heard about the conflict over Ukraine in the news lately. Join historians Chris Kolakowski and Kevin Hampton for a timely Curator Conversation to explore why this area is contentious,...
Part IV: Okinawa: Victory
...fighting, the Americans methodically eliminated each Japanese strongpoint. Artillery and airstrikes pounded Ushijima’s positions, while American tanks aggressively assisted the infantry assaults. In some cases, gasoline was poured into caves...
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...
Gather Stories of Your Family’s Veterans with Research Resources from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
...the direction of someone who does. You can find our online genealogy resources on our website. The most commonly used resources are our Civil War, Spanish-American War, and World War...