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 I
When the United States entered World War I, the US military realized the production of the new M1911 pistol would not be enough to fully supply troops. Springfield Armory and Smith & Wesson worked together to develop a new weapon for the US military that could...
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 - Halls of Honor, Artifact - Korean War
This porcelain ashtray hand-painted with “Commander Seventh Fleet” belonged to Admiral Robert P. Briscoe (1897-1968), a native of Centerville, Mississippi. In 1952, then-Vice Admiral Briscoe served as the tenth commander of the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet in Korean...