The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – June 1917
...don’t let Ruth know about it. We had some good news Friday. Our pay of $100.00 per month goes through and besides we have an allowance of 75¢ per day...
Finis la Guerre: The Eleventh Hour and the End of World War I
...hear the bells toll across the nation at 11 a.m. this November 11th, take an extra moment to pause and reflect on those historic moments from 100 years ago and...
Remembering the Korean Armistice: 1,100 Days as a Prisoner of War
...the Chinese, who fed them unlimited rice but forced all prisoners to consume communist propaganda every day. The Chinese also allowed Krenz paper and pencils to write letters home. Using...
WISCONSIN HISTORY TOUR ALONG WITH THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM CELEBRATES VETERANS DAY
...duty, brotherhood and companionship, and the “welcome home” they never received after answering their country’s call. Documentary starts at 1:00 pm. These documentaries were produced in partnership with the Wisconsin...
ARTHUR SZYK: AN ARTIST AT WAR AND JOHN VLOSSAK: WARTIME CARTOONS FROM CALCUTTA TWO EXHIBITS OPENING AT THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM
...Vlossak was inducted into the Army in February 1943 and later served in Calcutta, India. He painted posters and cartoons depicting his often humorous look at Army life in the...
Wisconsin and the Bombing of Hiroshima
...POW camp. Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Mss2013.067 Twelve Americans, including Hantschel, were in Hiroshima on the morning of August 6. Their prison was 400 yards from the hypocenter. Eight prisoners died...
WORLD WAR I STORIES FROM A CENTURY AGO TOLD IN VETS’ OWN WORDS IS A FIRST FOR WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM
...23, 2017) – The most powerful storytelling is first-person, unfiltered, heartfelt, and, at times, heart-wrenching. In days leading up to the United States’ entry into World War I a century...
The Life-Saving Gift to Majil Steiner
...had a portrait taken of her in the dress, and mailed it off to her husband in India. He carried the photograph of her wearing the life-saving parachute material on...