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MUSEUM MONDAY - The US Army BG Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum, Ft. Campbell, KY- a
Artifact Spotlight.
The Pratt exhibits and collection recall the battles and exploits of these historic units from WWII to the present. Our spotlight artifact is the CG-4 Waco glider of WWII fame.
Artifact Spotlight.
The Pratt exhibits and collection recall the battles and exploits of these historic units from WWII to the present. Our spotlight artifact is the CG-4 Waco glider of WWII fame.
The CG-4 Waco was the 3rd most produced aircraft of WWII. Though 13,500 were produced, only a handful remain. It was towed behind a C-47 into a Landing Zone secured behind enemy lines the night before by lightly armed and supplied parachutist.
#USArmy #TRADOC #ArmyMuseums
#USArmy #TRADOC #ArmyMuseums
It could carry a 13-man glider infantry squad, or because its nose which could be opened, it could carry either a jeep, an anti-tank gun, a small howitzer, mortars, heavy machine guns, or 2,200 lbs. of supplies or ammunition. #WWII #WWIIGliders #FortCampbell #AirAssault
MUSEUM MONDAY ARTIFACT HIGHLIGHT - HARBOR DEFENSE MUSEUM, FORT HAMILTON, NY
Here is one of many historic objects held in the collections of the Harbor Defense Museum, Fort Hamilton, NY and highlights women in the Army.
#Armyhistory @USArmy #MilitaryHistory #WomensHistoryMonth
Here is one of many historic objects held in the collections of the Harbor Defense Museum, Fort Hamilton, NY and highlights women in the Army.
#Armyhistory @USArmy #MilitaryHistory #WomensHistoryMonth
This is a necklace of twenty-eight (28) foreign coins joined together with wire through holes drilled in the coins. The donor, Technician Fourth Grade (T/4) Ruth Tenzer (bassoonist) was a member of the 401st Women’s Army Corp (WAC) Band stationed at USAG Fort Hamilton. @TRADOC
During WWII each branch of the military had all-female bands, performing with morale boosting music. The U.S. Army fielded five such bands: the 400th, 401st, 402nd, 403rd, and the 404th WAC Bands. The 404th being the only all-female, African American band in military history.
MUSEUM MONDAY – U.S. ARMY WOMEN’S MUSEUM – WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
The U.S. Army Women's Museum at Ft. Lee is the only museum in the world dedicated to Army women, honoring their contributions from the Revolutionary War to the present.
#Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC @TradocCG
The U.S. Army Women's Museum at Ft. Lee is the only museum in the world dedicated to Army women, honoring their contributions from the Revolutionary War to the present.
#Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC @TradocCG
The museum tells their stories with interactive exhibits and videos throughout the gallery, as well as film presentations in our theater, serving as an educational institution for soldiers, veterans, and civilians.
#WomensHistoryMonth #MilitaryHistory #Diversity #ArmyMuseums
#WomensHistoryMonth #MilitaryHistory #Diversity #ArmyMuseums
The U.S. Army Women's Museum is also the custodian of historical material pertaining to the service of women across the U.S. Army from its inception to the present day, preserving, managing, and exhibiting these unique artifacts to provide training and educational outreach.
MUSEUM MONDAY - ARTIFACT HIGHLIGHT - 82nd ABN MUSEUM
The All-Black 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion was Fighting Balloons before the Air Force.
#ArmyHistory #USArmy #TRADOC #AATW #82ndairbornedivision #Armymuseums #BlackHistoryMonth #OperationFirefly @USArmy @TRADOC
The All-Black 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion was Fighting Balloons before the Air Force.
#ArmyHistory #USArmy #TRADOC #AATW #82ndairbornedivision #Armymuseums #BlackHistoryMonth #OperationFirefly @USArmy @TRADOC
The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion company headquarters infantry guidon is currently on exhibit at the 82d Museum. The 555th was an African American parachute unit during World War II and was based primarily at Pendleton, Oregon and Chico, California.
@TradocCG @82ndABNDiv
@TradocCG @82ndABNDiv
In April 1945, the 555th was sent to US West Coast as smoke jumpers to combat forest fires that Japanese balloons ignited. During “Operation Firefly” from April to October 1945, the 555th made 1,200 jumps and helped suppress thirty-six forest fires. One paratrooper was killed.
MUSEUM MONDAY - CHAPLAIN CORPS MUSEUM
As we commemorate the sinking of the USAT Dorchester this week and the Four Chaplains who helped save 250 lives let's take a look at the Army's Chaplain Museum at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
As we commemorate the sinking of the USAT Dorchester this week and the Four Chaplains who helped save 250 lives let's take a look at the Army's Chaplain Museum at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
THE ONLY MUSEUM IN THE WORLD DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND SHARING THE HISTORY OF THE U.S. ARMY CHAPLAIN CORPS.
#ArmyMuseums #ChaplainCorps #Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC #FourChaplains #ArmyChaplains
#ArmyMuseums #ChaplainCorps #Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC #FourChaplains #ArmyChaplains
Always present with Soldiers in war and in peace, the Chaplain Corps provides religious support to America’s Army. That story is told at the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Museum.
