Cool Event

Uniform of Major Art C. Neesemen- Major Neesemen served with the HQ Detachment 1st Regiment 1st Special Service Force. The 1st Special Service Force was an elite unit comprised of Canadian and American troops.

D-Day Relic Helmet- Recovered on Omaha Beach in the 1990’s by a French historian.

Footlocker of General Matthew Ridgway

Helmet of General Robert Frederick- General Frederick commanded the 1st Special Service Force, an elite unit comprised of Canadian and American troops.

Helmet of General Mark Clark- General Clark commanded the Fifth Army and later the 15th Army Group.

Scrapping for victory is one aspect of the WWII homefront that was no respecter of persons. Every man, woman, and child could participate in some way as Americans were urged to “Throw your scrap into the fight!” There were drives for all sorts of scrap metals, newspaper, rubber, waste fats, rags, nylons and silk. Americans became very experienced in cleaning out their closets, cupboards, and yards in donating to the cause. Apparently, not even an abandoned key, hiding in a junk drawer, was too small to overlook as demonstrated by the cardboard key collection container that survived the war.

Keys Cardboard Collection Container

The Collection of General Robert Frederick

Engineer Special Brigade Helmet

Airborne Helmet Collection- There are several US Airborne helmets in the collection. Many of them were worn on D-Day.

Helmet of General Mark Clark- General Clark commanded the Fifth Army and later the 15th Army Group.

Lt. Warren Frye Helmet- Lt. Frye was a member of HQ Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne. He was killed in action on September 25, 1944 while taking part in Operation Market Garden.

Ste. Mere Eglise and Gettysburg: Sister Cities

Helmet

.50 Caliber Ammunition Crate

8th Air Force Uniform of Clement Leone- Clement Leone was a B24 Radio Operator in the 445th Bomb Group. Leone was forced to bail out of his plane. He landed in Holland was kept hidden by the Dutch Resistance before being taken prisoner by the Germans.