Bauer, Harold W.
Marine aviator Harold William "Joe" Bauer (1908-42), one of a handful of Nebraskans to receive the Medal of Honor during World War II, was also honored by a U.S. Navy ...
World War II
What We Found
Marker Monday: Alliance Army Air Field
Location
Perkins Rd, Rural, Alliance County, Nebraska View this marker's location 42.091251, -102.8180
Marker Text
In the spring of 1942 the U.S. Army ...
Marker Monday: Ainsworth Army Air Field
Location
U.S. 20, Johnstown, Brown County, Nebraska View this marker's location 42.560395, -100.0034
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Ainsworth Army Air Field, ...
Marker Monday: Scotts Bluff Army Air Field
Location
Apron Dr, Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska View this marker's location 41.869937, -103.5942
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During World ...
Marker Monday: Atlanta Prisoner of War Camp
During World War II, a prisoner-of-war internment camp was located directly north of here. The camp had its beginning in a request by the Holdrege New Industries ...
Marker Monday: McCook Army Air Base
Location
Blue Star Memorial Hwy, McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska View this marker's location 40.305189, -100.7012933
Marker Text
McCook Army Air Base, activated ...
World War II food rationing
Sugar rationing ended in the U.S. in June 1947 after nearly five years of shortages brought about by World War II. Here's a ration book from the Nebraska History ...
The Textile Industry Goes to War
Bette (left) and Lois Rathburn of Lincoln in dresses typical of the 1940s celebrate the end of World War II. NSHS R234-173
How did the 1930s and 1940s affect feminine ...
The Wad Room
11744-51; In Memory of the Mary Hannah Hansen Lux and Clarence Burton Lux by the Gladys Marie Lux Museum Acquisition Endowment Established at the Nebraska State ...
They Have Conventions For That?
Recently I’ve been working on the collection of posters and I have to say I’ve been really impressed with what we have. We have intriguing, sometimes frightening, and ...
Nebraska Town Gets Bombed
“Unknown Planes Drop Six Bombs on Tarnov.” This was the headline from the Columbus Daily Telegram on August 16, 1943. The article states that, “Two unidentified planes ...
Recent Acquisition: POW Scrapbook
The Library/Archives recently acquired a scrapbook relating to a Nebraskan’s military service during World War II and his capture and imprisonment in a German POW camp. ...
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