Robert C. McCoy at the Battle of Buna
By Kevin Hampton, Curator of History Robert C. McCoy of Sparta, Wisconsin came from a
A Son’s Service
More than 122,000 Wisconsin men and women served in the military during World War I,
A Shared Experience
By: Andrea Hoffman, Collections Manager While there are numerous reasons Wisconsin residents have joined the
The Story of One Wisconsin WASP: Happy Landings, the Jeanette Kapus Story
Whether they were WACs, SPARs, WAVES, or WASPs, no witty acronym or cute nickname could
The Life-Saving Gift to Majil Steiner
By Andrea Hoffman, Collections Manager On November 21, 1944, the B-29 “Snafuperbomber” with the 40th
Veteran Sweethearts~Rose Jrolf and Fred Ray
Part of the Rose Ray WVM Collection This formal portrait is of Rose Jrolf and
World War II Sweethearts~Thomas F. Diener & Betty Gene Dealy
Part of the Thomas F. Diener WVM Collection Thomas F. Diener, a Milwaukee native who
If Dreams Come True…~The Wanserski Family
Part of the George Wanserski WVM Collection by Laura Farley This is a love story
Liaison Officer Karl Hanson
By Gregory Krueger, Curator of Exhibits After completing the Armor Officer’s Basic Course, where he
Poetry and Proverbs
By Russell Horton, Reference Archivist “If I die a prisoner of war, I would like
Remember Pearl Harbor
By Andrea Hoffman, Collections Manager Certain pivotal events in our nation’s history have remained “where
Finis la Guerre: The Eleventh Hour and the End of World War I
By Kevin Hampton, Curator of History On this Veterans Day, we mark the 100th anniversary
Harold Schmitz
By Yvette Pino, Traveling Art Exhibit Coordinator In June 1942, Milwaukee artist Harold F. Schmitz
Here Lies Lieutenant Wemple
By Gregory Krueger, Curator of Exhibits At the start of the Civil War, Union forces
Robert C. McCoy at the Battle of Buna
By Kevin Hampton, Curator of History Robert C. McCoy of Sparta, Wisconsin came from a
Japanese Propaganda in World War II
By Russell Horton, Reference Archivist When thousands of Wisconsin soldiers, part of the 32nd “Red
Vietnam Veterans Day
On March 29, 1973, the last US combat troops were withdrawn from Vietnam, and the last prisoners of war
Military Appreciation Month by Ellen Brooks
“It takes about eight or ten people behind the lines to support one person in
A Veteran’s First Vehicle: Incorporating the Automobile into the Army during WWI
By Bobby Brito, Oral History Intern The Great War inaugurated the twentieth century, while the
In Celebration of Women’s History Month
by Ellen Brooks, Oral Historian On January 7, 2016 I had the pleasure of interviewing
Holiday Greetings from the Field by Mary Kate Kwasnik
A wise man once crooned that this is the most wonderful time of the year.
“Walking Point with London” by Kylee Sekosy
Just as servicemen and women often befriend one another, war dogs and their handlers often
In Recognition of Aviation Month – The Story of Robert Balliet
By Jeff Javid, Wisconsin Veterans Museum Archives Assistant Robert Balliet of Appleton, Wisconsin served with
Listening to Learn: Oral Histories from Women in Service
By Ellen Brooks, Oral Historian 2018 marks seventy years since the passage of the Women’s
Helen Bulovsky-The Wild Nightmare
by Kevin Hampton, Curator of History “…the thing that seems to do the boys