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World War 2 WikiMuseum

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Date: 1939 to 1945

Profile manager: Chris Whitten | Last profile change on 6 August 2010 This page has been accessed 6,590 times.
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This virtual museum that is perpetually being grown and improved upon by volunteers. It is here to honor those who served in World War 2 by collecting, organizing, and displaying personal stories, memories, photos, and heirlooms.

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Please Participate

Do you have a family member who participated in World War 2? Please add them to the museum.

If you only have a minute, simply write a note on the Bulletin Board to the right. Include your family member's name, branch of service, unit, or any other information you know about them. A volunteer will transfer your entry to the appropriate place.

You can create a richer "museum exhibit" by adding a profile of your veteran. You don't need to include any family information but WikiTree is designed to enable you to keep it private if you choose to enter personal family history.

You can also create a page about a specific experience, battle, story, military heirloom, or anything else. Click here to create the profile.

If your family member is still living, consider asking them these World War 2 interview questions and then putting their answers on WikiTree.

If you want any help, please contact Chris Whitten.


Veteran Profiles

Here are examples from the early stages of this project.

Canadian Air Corps.

US Army

  • Alejo M. Berdin, Staff Sergeant and Military Policeman, Infantry, Sharpshooter, Marksman, Japan, Guam and Philippines.

US Army Air Corps (Air Force)


US Navy / US Coast Guard

  • Rear-Admiral Felix Budwell Stump Commanding Officer of the USS Langley (CV-1), Staff of the Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet; captain of the USS Lexington (CV-16); commander of Task Unit 52.11.2 and Carrier Division 24; on the USS Corregidor (CVE-58) during operations against Saipan; Task Unit 77.4.2 (Taffy II); USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) during Leyte Gulf and Samar.

USS Hornet (CV-8)

USS Bangor (PF-16)


US Marine Corps

  • Arthur P. Nelson left in January 1942, trained in California, and did not come home until the end of the war in August 1945. During his nearly four years of service in the war, he fought in many of the most horrible battles in the Pacific, including Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, Okanawa, and Guam.

Heirloom Items



Memories

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On April 9, Admin WikiTree wrote:

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Photos

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Public Bulletin Board

Here is free space for comments on World War 2 WikiMuseum.

On July 25, An anonymous user at 76.185.228.117 wrote:

My Grandfather, S. Sgt Joseph "Joe" E. Underwood served in the 13th Air Force, 42nd Bomb Group, 69th Bomb Squadron in the South Pacific from 1943-1946. He was a tail/top gunner and mechanic for the B-25

On July 1, John Brophy wrote:

My father was Joseph R. Brophy. He was a Staff Seargent in Europe during WWII. When I was a kid, I always tried to get him to talk about his war experience. But he would usually make some kind of joke or change the subject. Then after he passed away in 1996, I found out that he saw lots of combat, including the Battle Of The Bulge. I have to guess that what he experienced was too brutal to recount, especially to his sons, who he wanted to protect. My Mom also confirmed that he would say next to nothing about his war experiences. Whatever he did & saw, he took with him when he died. Rest in peace Pop.

On April 1, Popa Alex Aaron wrote:

my grandgrandfather fought in russia and romania, he's name was Burca Ioan, i didn't get a chance to ask him more stuff cuz' he died 6 years ago.

On March 28, denise vermillion wrote:

My father, Charles Boyd Vermillion, served in the Marine Corps August 14, 1943 To December 11, 1945. Served in the Pacific Theater including the invasion of Okinawa as a Crew Chief in Marine Air Group 31, Marine Fighter Squadron 441, attached to the 2ND Marine Air Wing.
He would love to hear from anyone that served with him. His email address is on his profile.

On March 20, An anonymous user at 24.128.158.129 wrote:

My father, Arthur David Gibbons, was a navigator. He flew 37 missions in Europe.
He's still alive (as of 3/20/10).
He had a few lucky survival incidents. Once in Arizona he boarded a military bus as the last passenger. The bus had a collision, and everyone else on the bus was killed. In one of his missions the plane was shot down in France. He escaped to Belgium by knowing that tree moss points northward.

I hope to record his narratives.

On February 18, An anonymous user at 96.229.96.37 wrote:

My father, Howard Stanly Harris served as a master sargent in europe as an infantry man in the morter platoon.

My uncle John Holsworth served in the pacific as a rifle-man and a private in the infantry. He also was a military welter-weight boxing champion.

On May 24, AL Berdin wrote:

My father, Alejo M. Berdin, Staff Sergeant and Military Policeman in WWII, in the Pacific Theater from 1939 until 1945. Have many photos. Is anyone still living who has recollections of him in The War? Alejo was in U.S. Army, Infantry, Sharpshooter, Marksman, Japan, Guam and Philippines. Also Korean War. Interred at Riverside National Cemetery on January 17, 1981. I am his daughter, Clara, wishing to honor his memory. Thank you, feel free to email me.

On April 9, Admin WikiTree wrote:

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