Women’s Unequaled Service
...of the 4621st Service Unit at Fort Custer, Michigan. WVM.0005.I044 + Fellow WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots) posing together in their flight gear. + Jeannette Kapus with her plane. WVM.0445.I010e...
Souvenirs of Service Exhibit Opens 11/5
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSUEM OPENS “SOUVENIRS OF SERVICE” EXHIBIT Wisconsin servicemembers have been collecting souvenirs since the Civil War. Learn the stories of the things they kept beginning Nov. 5....
Together in War by Emily Irwin
...prisoners passed the time by singing, writing poetry, praying, and sleeping. They regularly went without food and, when fed, were forced to share a loaf of bread with six or...
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF FALL 2014 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
...of Veterans Affairs and is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., across from the State Capitol. -30- 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, Wisconsin 53707 1-800-WIS-VETS | WisVets@dva.wisconsin.gov | WisVets.com...
WDVA Secretary and Veterans Museum Staff Deliver 600+ Birthday Wishes to WWII Veteran
...sending him birthday wishes! Each of you took a moment out of your day to write and mail our Dad a card and we thank you so much. These cards,...
Coulee Region Veteran Gary Castona Remembers
...his sense of duty and continued pride in military service to this day: --> To watch, listen, read or research the complete interview click HERE or on the image below:...
2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Organization The Second regiment of Infantry was first organized under the call for volunteers for three months service. After the full number was accepted, the Second mustered into the service...
Desegregation in the Military
... INTERVIEWER: They -- Ok you got that bar on your shoulder -- got a job for you, where to? COLEMAN: First assignment was with the 31st Infantry Division, Dixie...
15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Organization The Fifteenth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment) organized at Camp Randall, Madison, WI. They mustered into the service of the United States on February 14, 1862....
Looking for Light
...Vietnam War. After returning to the United States from his service in Vietnam, he was attached to the 82nd Airborne Division before leaving service in 1967. Boquist returned to Wisconsin...