Remembering Pearl Harbor The Story of Herbert “Herb” Buehl
...ship. Neither Herb nor his friend made it to church that morning; the Japanese began the attack as they were getting ready. “A Chief came running down through the compartments...
Featured Projects
Featured Projects Click on the tiles below to hear in the veterans' own words their experiences on these themed topics. New collections will be added periodically. WAR:RAW Faces In The...
The La Crosse Light Guard Flag
...On Tuesday, May 2, 2017, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum officially unveiled that very same flag in its new home on display in the Civil War Gallery. Through the generous donation...
Corporate/Nonprofit Membership
...corporate event at the museum (limit: 75-100 people) Free Family memberships for up to ten employees Opportunity to give five Supporting memberships annually Named major exhibit sponsor of new temporary...
2011 Golf Outing to Support Museum’s 150th Sesquicentennial Programs and Exhibits
...to win a Capital City Harley Davidson motorcycle. Proceeds from the event will be used to support the Museum’s 150th Sesquicentennial programs and new exhibits. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation...
2011 Spring Programs at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum to Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War
...1861. Outfitted in state made uniforms of militia grey, it was the first of the state’s regiments forwarded from the new Camp Randall. Fort Sumter and the call for volunteers...
Museum Acquires Medal of Honor
...Driniumor River, on New Guinea. He was killed in action while carrying the last wounded man to safety. The Medal of Honor was presented to his wife, Anna Marie Kirchoff,...
Michael Telzrow to Serve as Director of Wisconsin Veterans Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2010 Michael Telzrow to Serve as Director of Wisconsin Veterans Museum (MADISON) ― The Wisconsin Veterans Museum welcomes a new director, beginning March 1, 2010....
The Life-Saving Gift to Majil Steiner
...target city of Omura. While badly damaged, the crewmembers managed to keep the B-29 airborne back across the China Sea. But when the aircraft’s usable fuel supply began to run...
Rearguard at Gettysburg
...he rode off.” When the regiment arrived at their new positions south of town, the color guard cut a small limb from an oak tree to replace their shattered flagstaff....