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American Flag
This small patriotic flag stood outside the homes of several American citizens. One may notice that there are only 48 stars on this American flag. During the war, Hawaii and Alaska were not yet a part of the United States. This particular flag was…
German Reichsmark
This is a picture of a German Reichsmark brought back to America by WWII veteran Robert Ranger. Ranger had received this reichsmark as a field promotion gift from his platoon. One will notice upon close examination of the reichsmark that several…
Airborne Vets Honor Their Invasion Dead in Holland
This is a newspaper clipping that describes a memorial service held in Nijmegen, Holland for the 82nd airborne division war dead. Veteran Robert Ranger was a paratrooper for the 82nd airborne division and it had been believed that he was a victim of…
Kamikaze Headband or Body Scarf
Cloth banner with the flag of Japan (red sun) flanked by two Japanese characters. The kanji 海 means "ocean" (sea) and the kanji 軍 means "a force," hence "Navy."
Piece of Parachute
This was a piece of parachute preserved by WWII veteran Robert Ranger. There is a small hole in the parachute that is believed by the family to be a bullet hole caused by a tracer bullet when Ranger was parachuting in Normandy.
Military Uniform of Robert Ranger
This was Robert Ranger's uniform. It is decorated with various ribbons and medals showing where Ranger had served. The bottom row of ribbons on the left side of uniform represent an American Defense medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal, and a…
9th Air Force Patch
This patch signifies a membership to the 9th Air Force division in the United States Air Forces.
Army Service Forces Patch
This is an Army Service Forces patch that army men would wear on their uniforms to show that they belonged to the Army Service Force division. This patch belonged to army veteran Lonnie Garrison.
Navy Fire Controlman First Class (FC-1) Theodore Boyce
FC-1 Boyce served in the US Navy aboard the USS Savannah during World War II. The ship was struck by a German Fritz-X radio controlled bomb off the coast of Algiers on September 11, 1943