Betty M. Prieve: A Song for the Holiday
...airplane mechanic in Norman, Oklahoma, before transferring to Lakehurst, New Jersey. In 1944, shortly after the combat related death of her brother, she volunteered for duty at Pearl Harbor and...
Book Talk with Steven K. Bailey
Author Steven K. Bailey will speak about his new book, Target Hong Kong: A True Story of U.S. Navy Pilots at War (Osprey/Bloomsbury, 2024). Target Hong Kong recounts the untold...
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FEATURES “WAR : RAW HEALING MILITARY TRAUMA THROUGH EXPRESSIVE ART” EXHIBIT
...by local artists and Wisconsin veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). The exhibit will open on June 5 and run through May 2016. “WAR:...
Military Appreciation Month by Ellen Brooks
...serving during World War II with the Army Air Corps, but he was one of the essential troops supporting those at the front. And behind all those troops are the...
The Polar Bear Expedition by Andrea Hoffman
Courduroy-lined fur gauntlets and cap brought back from Russia by Captain Ramsay. While France and Germany served as the battleground for the vast majority of Wisconsin troops during World War...
“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
...“a date which will live in infamy,” the events of December 7, 1941 united a nation and led to the United States’ entry into World War II. Learn more about...
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...
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...