Mello Stapleton at Hickam Field

...He served in the Army Air Force with the 11th Bomb Group, 431st Bomb Squad during World War II. He was a survivor of Pearl Harbor, flew B-17Es during the...

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Floyd TeWinkel at Fort Kamehameha

...of World War II. After his discharge in 1945, he returned to River Falls, Wisconsin, to work as a milk truck driver and married Ethel Hoepker on January 26, 1946....

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Curator Conversations: The Spanish Civil War

...famous Abraham Lincoln Battalion. Join Chris Kolakowski and Kevin Hampton for a look at the Spanish Civil War, the Lincoln Battalion and its members, and how the fighting influenced World...

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Rosters

What You'll Find in the Roster Database The Wisconsin Veterans Museum holds rosters from Wisconsin in the Civil War through World War I. In our roster databases you will find...

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum: A Living Memorial by Dr. Richard Zeitlin

...of established veteran’s memorials. Exhibits at the G.A.R. Memorial Hall were significantly improved during the mid-1960s when Veterans Affairs Secretary John Moses, a World War II tank commander, received legislative...

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History of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...Exhibits at the G.A.R. Memorial Hall were significantly improved during the mid-1960s when Veterans Affairs Secretary John Moses, a World War II tank commander, received legislative approval to upgrade the...

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Beckel in IV training in AIT. WVM.OH2238

I AM NOT INVISIBLE 3.0: WOMEN VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES

...and James “Groovy” M. Cocroft of the Military & Veterans Resource Center of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee provide leadership and space. Next, Gene Russell with the United States Department...

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FOX VALLEY VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES

...for several interviews from that region of Wisconsin. These Fox Valley oral history interviews range from the current day back to World War I. The museum features them in galleries,...

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Mess Night- Louise Endres Moore

...Quiet History of a World War II Infantryman, which details her father’s experiences during WWII. Her work was recognized as a #1 Amazon Best Seller, as well as a Book...

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Headshot photo of James K. Overman

Oneida Warrior James K. Overman on racism and rescuing pilots

James K. Overman of Delafield, Wisconsin, is the son of a World War I veteran and raised with a love for aviation. After receiving a draft notice in 1951, a...

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