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...
Apr 28, 2023 | Artifact - WW II
This lobby card was used to promote and advertise the feature file Go For Broke!, released in theaters in 1951. The movie tells the story of the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. The unit, comprised of Nisei, or second-generation Japanese...
