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Why My Brick: Colonel Russell Olson (USA-Ret.)

The National Museum of the United States Army (NMUSA) Commemorative Brick program encapsulates the idea that the story of the Army is the story of its Soldiers. Supporters of the Museum continue to choose to purchase bricks to honor the Soldiers in their lives and ensure their names will be preserved at the National Army Museum. Many brick purchasers have also chosen to share their impetus for purchasing bricks with the Army Historical Foundation (AHF) through the “Why My Brick” program. By telling these important stories about Soldiers and their service, supporters can add their personal touch to the Army’s

July 14, 2017

World War I Gas Alarm Rattle

Written By: Jimmy Price “Gas!” This lone word could strike fear and panic into the most stoic doughboy in the American sector of the Western Front. By the time that the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) arrived in France, the use of poison gas was commonplace by the Allies and Central Powers alike. By war’s end, an estimated 1.2 million gas casualties had been suffered on all sides – over 90,000 of these were fatal. When gas was introduced onto the battlefield in 1915, it was common to use large cylinders that would send billowing clouds of gasses like Xylyl bromide

October 25, 2016

The Seminole-Negro Indian Scout Detachment

Sub-post [of Fort Clark] at Meyers Spring, Terrell County, Texas, Wednesday, February 28, 1883…Muster and inspection day.  Worked on the Muster Rolls and Clothing Rolls today.  In the evening mustered the Detachment.  All the men were present except Sgt. Daniels who is sick in the Post [Fort Clark].  As these men have never been drilled, the military part of the ceremony was very ludicrous.  I made them all wear the uniform as much as they could out here.  Most of them have fine forms and all are strong healthy men.  With proper drill, I think they would make a very

April 30, 2016

The U.S. Army Barrack Shoes, Pattern 1886

By Ephriam D. Dickson III Deputy Chief, Field Museums Branch, U.S. Army Center of Military History Since the Army’s establishment, supply officers have struggled earnestly to find a functional design for Army footwear, one that could withstand the many varying environments into which Soldiers are often sent. “The health and efficiency of the soldier depends in a great measure on being able to keep his feet dry and sound,” noted General Callender Irvine as early as 1820. When injured by poor shoes, he argued, “their services are lost to the nation in a moment when they are most needed.” The

March 11, 2016

Sergeant George F. Noland and the Battle of Attu Island, 1943

By Ephriam D. Dickson III Deputy Chief, Field Museums Branch, U.S. Army Center of Military History Six months after their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese military expanded its control into the north Pacific. In June 1942, they launched an air raid against the U.S. naval base at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and then landed troops on the islands of Kiska and Attu at the far end of the Aleutians. Concerned that Japan might use these islands to launch air raids against the Pacific Northwest, especially targeting the Boeing bomber plant and Bremerton Navy Yard in Seattle, the United States

December 29, 2015

Artifacts from a Civil War Shipwreck

By Ephriam D. Dickson III Deputy Chief, Field Museums Branch, U.S. Army Center of Military History In the wee hours of the morning of April 1, 1864, a steamer known as the Maple Leaf was quietly moving up the St. Johns River in northern Florida, about twelve miles south of Jacksonville. Built in 1850, this 173-foot-long sidewheel steamer was one of hundreds of similar ships contracted by the U.S. Army to move men and equipage during the Civil War. On this particular night, Maple Leaf was returning to deliver the baggage for three infantry regiments and a brigade headquarters, packed

September 3, 2015

Feeding a Hungry Army

Not surprisingly, feeding troops has always been a major issue for the U.S. Army. On November 4, 1775, the Second Continental Congress established a standard Army ration, which, on paper, consisted of set amounts of meat or salted fish, bread, peas, milk, spruce beer, and rum. Though this ration was quite generous for the time, the hardships of war took their toll on the ease of continually providing food for mass amounts of men. Soldiers were often left with little more than bread and whatever meat could be found. Dr. Benjamin Rush, Surgeon General of the Middle Department of the

June 22, 2015

Bell Helicopter Contributes $1 Million to National Army Museum

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, has contributed $1 million to the National Museum of the United States Army to sponsor its iconic Bell UH-1 Iroquois Utility Helicopter as the featured macro artifact of the Museum’s Vietnam War exhibit. Bob Hastings, Bell Helicopter’s Senior Vice President of Communications & Government Affairs and Chief of Staff, presented the ceremonial check to General William W. Hartzog (USA-Ret.), President of The Army Historical Foundation (AHF), on October 14 during the 2014 Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. “Bell Helicopter has been an

December 29, 2014

Reflections – Wartime Bond Drives

Waging war is a costly enterprise. Congressional Research Service records indicate that World War I cost the United States over $30 billion, while more than $300 billion—the staggering equivalent of roughly $3.9 trillion in today’s dollars—was spent to fight World War II and to supply our allies. Throughout both of these major 20th century wars, the U.S. Treasury launched and aggressively promoted patriotically-oriented government bond drives to help fund military operations and other wartime expenditures.World War I’s Liberty Bond drives featured celebrity promoters like Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and Charlie Chaplin and organizations like the Boy Scouts of America urging

December 29, 2014

The Army Historical Foundation

The Army Historical Foundation is the designated official fundraising organization for the National Museum of the United States Army.
 We were established in 1983 as a member-based, charitable 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We seek to educate future Americans to fully appreciate the sacrifices that generations of American Soldiers have made to safeguard the freedoms of this Nation. Our funding helps to acquire and conserve Army historical art and artifacts, support Army history educational programs, research, and publication of historical materials on the American Soldier, and provide support and counsel to private and governmental organizations committed to the same goals. This is a non-federal entity. It is not part of the department of defense or any of its components, and it has no government status. 

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