Thomas Butler on the USS Tennessee

...on Ford Island and torpedoes hitting the USS West Virginia and the USS Oklahoma. To listen to the complete interview click here: https://wisvetsmuseum.com/ohms-viewer/render.php?cachefile=OH_00176.xml More on Butler: Butler (1921-2003) served in...

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Charles Imbruglia on the USS Maryland

...Oklahoma capsized and began pulling over the Maryland. To listen to the complete interview click here: https://wisvetsmuseum.com/ohms-viewer/render.php?cachefile=OH_00062.xml More on Imbruglia: Charles Imbruglia (1921-2004) served in the Navy during World War...

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Robert Feller on the USS Oglala

...Oglala and striking the USS Helena next to them. To listen to the complete interview click here: https://wisvetsmuseum.com/ohms-viewer/render.php?cachefile=OH_00175.xml More on Feller: Robert F. Feller was born in Verona, Wisconsin in...

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Mello Stapleton at Hickam Field

https://wisvetsmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/OH00168.Stapleton_Pearl_Harbor.mp3 In the above audio clip, Mello Stapleton, United States Army Air Force communication specialist flashes back on the Japanese bombing of Hickam Field’s mess hall and not going to...

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Floyd TeWinkel at Fort Kamehameha

...had eating after the morning’s attack. To listen to the complete interview click here: https://wisvetsmuseum.com/ohms-viewer/render.php?cachefile=OH_00167.xml More on TeWinkel: Floyd W. TeWinkel (1915-2009) was born in Baldwin, Wisconsin. He entered the...

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January 2022 Virtual! Drink & Draw: Sumi Ink Painting

...supplies? Order your Sumi Ink Drink & Draw Kit from our Museum Shop. Check out the kit here: https://store.wisvetsmuseum.com/product/drink-n-draw-art-kit-sumi/ Materials Needed Paper – Watercolor Paper (Cotton, 9”x12”) Arches 140 lb...

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Beckel in IV training in AIT. WVM.OH2238

I AM NOT INVISIBLE 3.0: WOMEN VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES

...Not Invisible Project is an annual effort to photograph and interview women veterans. Click here for the current project website: https://wisvetsmuseum.com/oral-histories/featured-interviews/i-am-not-invisible/. Unfortunately, due to the Covid pandemic, the second project...

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WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSTS “RETURN TO CAMP RANDALL” CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT AND MONUMENT DEDICATION

...new monument and this encampment event.” Camp Randall Memorial Park is located at 132 N. Randall Ave. in Madison. For more information and a schedule of activities, visit www.wisvetsmuseum.com/events. ###...

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MEDIA ALERT FOR SATURDAY, JULY 18: WI DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSTS “THE RETURN TO CAMP RANDALL” CIVIL WAR EVENT

...can learn more about the museum, how the museum honors our servicemen and women, and more. Videographers and photographers welcome. More information: www.wisvetsmuseum.com/events MEDIA CONTACT: Karen Burch, 608-264-6086; Karen.Burch@dva.wisconsin.gov...

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MEDIA ALERT FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11: WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM PRESENTS, “TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII”

...experience the stories and see the gravesites of local Civil War heroes buried at Forest Hill Cemetery. Videographers and photographers welcome. More information: www.wisvetsmuseum.com/events MEDIA CONTACT: Karen Burch, 608-264-6086; Karen.Burch@dva.wisconsin.gov...

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