Mexican Expedition
By Russ Horton, Reference Archivist. Image courtesy Library of Congress. One hundred years ago today, President Woodrow Wilson ordered the mobilization of the Wisconsin National Guard for military service. However,...
WVM Foundation
WVM Foundation TESTIMONIALS Look forward to returning soon. Excellent family experience. David Gray Wonderful place to track your patriotic ancestors back to Spanish American war, Civil War, etc, and connect...
Membership Draft
Become a member today! For more than 100 years the Wisconsin Veterans Museum has preserved the memories of Wisconsin’s military veterans. As a member you will experience what makes the...
Here Lies Lieutenant Wemple
...aboard the USS Juniata; a steam powered Sloop of War. The Juniata first launched out of the Philadelphia Navy Yard on March 20, 1862, being commissioned there the following December....
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF FALL 2014 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 Contact: Carla Vigue (608) 266-0517 Carla.Vigue@dva.wisconsin.gov WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF FALL 2014 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES MADISON, Wis. (Sept. 10, 2014) – Each...
“These Numbers All Mean Something”
By Russell Horton, Reference & Outreach Archivist “I’ve got documents that I brought out of Korea… just pieces of paper with numbers on them. They are very old. These numbers...
Part I: Okinawa: Genesis of a Battle
...forces. Defending the island were the 100,000 Japanese soldiers of Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushijima’s 32d Army. The defenders included veterans of fighting in China, reinforcements from Manchuria and Japan proper,...
Month of the Military Child: Augustus Patchin and Family
...was away. In fact, he chose to follow in his father’s footsteps by volunteering for 100 days of service with the 40th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment in May 1864, while Augustus...
Part V: THE END OF THE WAR
...General MacArthur estimated 100,000 U.S. losses in the first 30 days of an invasion of the Japanese home islands, while Army planners in Washington estimated casualties as high as 1...