“Walking Point with London” by Kylee Sekosy
...prevent such an event from happening again, veterans have advocated for the legal adoption of war dogs. Dr. William Putney, a World War II Marine veteran, war dog platoon leader...
A Date Which Will Live in Infamy by Emily Irwin
...led to the United States’ entry into World War II. Learn more about Wisconsin and Pearl Harbor at in our Research Center. To read Stanley Gruber’s full transcription, click here....
In Celebration of Women’s History Month
...a neurosurgical nurse in the Army during World War II. She was one of ten children born and raised in South Carolina. Lannin and her older sister, Olivia, attended nursing...
In Recognition of Aviation Month – The Story of Robert Balliet
...the European theatre during World War II. An employee of Wisconsin Bell Telephone Company, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in December 1942. Balliet received basic training in Florida,...
Wisconsin Veterans Museum conducted its 2,000th interview for its Oral History Program
...the local army and Philippine soldiers searching for Japanese World War II survivors hiding in jungles. Following Guam, Dennis had order to Korea; however, due to a long hospitalization, he...
Together in War by Emily Irwin
Willard (left) and Wilbur (right) Diefenthaler. Born twenty minutes apart in Kiel, Wisconsin, identical twins Willard and Wilbur Diefenthaler share a story of duty and sacrifice during World War II....
Temporary Exhibits
...the Museum in 2007. An Eau Claire native who served in World War II sent his wife the nylon parachute that saved his life with instructions to make it...
William Stark and the Church Pennant
While serving aboard a landing craft (USS LCI (L)-23) in the Solomon Islands during World War II, William Stark of Waukesha was saved by what he must have believed was...
Robert C. McCoy at the Battle of Buna
...of duty to country, and service in the military was an unquestioned expectation. Having served with his father along the Mexican Border in 1916 and in France in World War...