Apr 28, 2023 | Artifact - WW II
Captain Arnold Everett “Vince” Vinson (1918-1943), of Monticello, Mississippi, served as commanding officer of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Group, during World War II. He participated in aerial combat missions as a Spitfire pilot in the Mediterranean...
Apr 28, 2023 | Artifact - WW II
Brookhaven, Mississippi, native Rodolph “Rudy” Case (1920-1979) served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II with the 409th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force, as a pilot and aircraft commander. Case was shot...
Apr 28, 2023 | Artifact - WW II
Veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service of the US Army were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to honor their military service during World War II. These units were comprised of Nisei, or...
Apr 28, 2023 | Artifact - WW II
World War II Victory Medals were awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces who served between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946. Sergeant James T. Vinzant (1920-2016), of Laurel, Mississippi, received this World War II Victory Medal for his service...
Apr 28, 2023 | Artifact - WW II
During World War II, many women wore “sweetheart” jewelry incorporating the insignia of loved ones serving in the armed forces. This World War II-era pin features a pennant with “Camp Shelby” and the insignia of the US Army. Camp Shelby pennant pins...
Apr 28, 2023 | Artifact - WW II
The Liberator was conceived in 1942 as part of a plan by the US Army’s Joint Psychological Warfare Committee to manufacture inexpensive, quickly mass-produced pistols to arm resistance fighters in enemy-occupied territories. The single-shot pistol was not issued to US...
