Date: 1939 to 1945

Description

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.

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.

• Cora Ciaramello

US Army

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

• Paul R. Howes

• Kalervo Kansanniva

• Maj. Gen. Howard L. Peckham staff officer in 2nd and 8th Armored Divisions, combat commander with the 12th Armored Division.

US Army Air Corps (Air Force)

• General James Doolittle

• Cpl. Marion Freestone

• Sgt. James F. Howes C-130 mechanic in Reno, NV.

• Wayne Lee McClellan navigator on B29s - 30th Squadron, 19th Group of 314th Wing, 20th Air Force.

• Lt. William J. Nally Sr.

• T/Sgt. Wallace L. Oldford 93rd Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group. B-29s out of Guam. Lost in Tokyo Bay, April 1945.

US Navy / US Coast Guard

• Admiral John S. McCain Sr.

• 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)

• Alfred W. Jones
• Edward Whitten

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.

• James S. Oldford Sr. enlisted March 18, 1942, at Ft. Devens

• Kenneth W. Oldford, served in Solomons

Heirloom Items

• World War 2 Memory Bracelets

Memories

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Photos

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