Feb 27, 2024 | Artifact - WW II
During World War II, a unique program offered hope to families with loved ones stationed far away. The “Voices of Victory” records, produced by GEM Razors and Blades, were lacquered cardboard records that allowed service members to record and send...
May 1, 2023 | Artifact - WW II
The Walt Disney Studios designed emblems and insignia for military units during World War II. Over 1,200 insignia were created, some featuring iconic Disney characters, including Donald Duck, Pluto, Goofy, and Mickey Mouse. In 1944, the Walt Disney Studios created an...
May 1, 2023 | Artifact - WW I
The use of two imprinted metal identification discs was first introduced in large quantities during World War I as a means to identify dead and incapacitated soldiers on the battlefield. Prior to the use of metal tags, soldiers wrote their names and hometowns on...
May 1, 2023 | Artifact - Global War on Terrorism
Sergeant First Class Christopher L. “Chris” Robinson (1969-2006), of Brandon, Mississippi, was the first Mississippi National Guardsman killed in Afghanistan since the start of the Global War on Terrorism in 2001. Robinson served for 18 years with the 2nd Battalion,...
May 1, 2023 | Artifact - WW II
During the Battle of the Bulge, which lasted from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945, this French-made oil lamp illuminated the operating table at an over-run aid station. Despite his own wounds, Chaplain Merle M. Grove (1912-1971) with the 357th Infantry...
