Book Talk with Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony – Operation Moonglow: A Political History of Project Apollo
On July 20th, 1969, over half the world’s population witnessed Neil Armstrong’s first step on the Moon. While often remembered as a scientific and technological feat, the ambitions of the...
Souvenirs of Service
...his division, the famed 32nd “Red Arrow” Division. An Eau Claire native who served in World War II sent his wife the nylon parachute that saved his life with instructions...
Souvenirs of Service Exhibit Opens 11/5
...and designed with the insignia of his division, the famed 32nd Red Arrow Division. An Eau Claire native who served in World War II sent his wife his nylon parachute...
Media Preview of New Exhibit Souvenirs of Service
...Red Arrow Division. An Eau Claire native who served in World War II sent his wife the nylon parachute with instructions to make it into an evening gown for herself....
Museum Staff Draws Out Creative Veteran Voice for Award-Winning Soldiers Home Renovation
...the world they never would have visited. The visuals contain images of curiosity, sometimes seen through an anthropological lens. Trained artists in military service must master mediums of convenience and...
John Barger at Schofield Barracks
...Theater during World War II and was stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Pearl Harbor attack. Prior to his Army service, Barger served in the United States Naval Reserves for...
William Scheer at Wheeler Field
...July 15, 1922, in Madison, Wisconsin. He served as a radio repairman in the Army Air Corps with the 15th and 47th Fighter Squadrons during World War II. He was...
Dorwin Lamkin on the USS Nevada
...to 1946 in the Pacific Theater as a Navy medical corpsman during World War II. Assigned to the USS Nevada, Lamkin was transferred to the hospital corps prior to the...
Thomas Butler on the USS Tennessee
...the Navy for twenty-seven years, starting in 1938. He was stationed aboard the USS Tennessee in Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbor, served aboard minesweepers during World War II,...
Charles Imbruglia on the USS Maryland
...Oklahoma capsized and began pulling over the Maryland. To listen to the complete interview click here: https://wisvetsmuseum.com/ohms-viewer/render.php?cachefile=OH_00062.xml More on Imbruglia: Charles Imbruglia (1921-2004) served in the Navy during World War...