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The 36th Division Archive
Physical Collections
Story through object
The European Theater
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.
The Pacific Theater
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.
The Twentieth Century
Beyond the Second World War, servicemen and women in the twentieth century 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.
The Russo-Ukrainian War
Beginning by order of Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, the conflict in Ukraine has become an all-out war of near-peer proportions. With the entire Russian military pitting itself against the Western-backed forces of Ukraine, the war is now one of international significance which may dictate the future of Europe for years to come. Here you can find original items removed from today's battlefield.
