MISSISSIPPI ARMED FORCES MUSEUM
Hattiesburg, MS
The Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby was opened to the public on 27 October 2001. The museum was formed by combining the holdings of the Mississippi War Memorial Museum (Jackson, 1967-1996) and the Camp Shelby Armed Forces Museum (1984-2001) to create a single military history museum for the State of Mississippi.
The mission of the MAFM is to collect, preserve, interpret, exhibit and hold in public trust for the exclusive benefit of the people, significant historical property related to the history of the State of Mississippi and its contributions to the Armed Forces of the United States from the early nineteenth century to the present. Operating as a non-profit institution, the Museum directly supports training, study, research and education in related subjects.
The Museum honors the service and sacrifices of servicemen and women of all branches from Mississippi and others who received wartime training in Mississippi. State-of-the-art exhibits and archives, including personal stories of the heroes and heroines of our Republic, serve to educate present and future generations about the price paid for the freedom and prosperity Americans now enjoy.
Address: Mississippi Armed Forces Museum
1001 Lee Ave, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
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Vera Anderson McDonald Collection
Vera Anderson (1923-2013) was born in Sumrall, Mississippi, and worked at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation in Pascagoula, Mississippi, from 1942-1945. Between 1943 and 1944, she won both the First and Second Women’s National Welding Championships held at Ingalls. The Vera Anderson collection contains photographs documenting the championships and her life at Ingalls as a welding instructor.
Rodolph "Rudy" Case (1920-1979) was born in Brookhaven, Mississippi. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during the Second World War with the 409th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force as a pilot and aircraft commander. The Rodolph Case Collection consists of various items related to Rodolph Case’s military career and his time spent as a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft I.
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