Physical Collections
Story through Object

Beyond the Second World War, American servicemen and women in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have found themselves fighting in the trenches of WWI, the mountains of Korea, the jungles of Vietnam, and many more dangerous places in the service of their country. Here you can find items from veterans of these other, equally important, conflicts, and their place in history.

From pre-war Texas National Guardsmen to late-war national draftees, here you can find the uniforms, medals, collections and stories of soldiers who fought with the 36th Infantry Division in Italy, France, and Germany.

The first U.S. Army ground forces landed on the North African shore in November of 1942, steering U.S. forces on the path towards liberating Hitler's "Fortress Europe." Here you can find items from veterans who fought to bring down history's most evil regime and free the European continent.

December 7th, 1941 marked the entrance of the United States into the Second World War and the start of a type of warfare it had never before seen. Located here are items from veterans of the Pacific Theater who fought from island to island in order to free the Pacific nations from Imperial Japan.

Launched on February 24, 2022 by order of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the war in Ukraine has plagued Eastern Europe and the Ukrainian people for many months. Here you can find items and stories taken straight from today's battlefield.