FROM THE DIRECTOR – APRIL 2021
I hope this message finds you all well. I am continuously optimistic that the scourge of COVID is getting better by the month. It has affected so many aspects of…
STRIKE UP THE BAND: A BRIEF HISTORY OF MILITARY MUSIC
Musical instruments have played an essential role in the military of many cultures for thousands of years. In Euro-American culture, drums ordered the daily lives of the average soldiers, providing…
The Army Mapping Service
Between 1941 and 1968, the Army Map Service was responsible for the publication and distribution of military topographic maps for use by U.S. military forces. Created from a merger of…
FROM THE DIRECTOR – MARCH 2021
Well, February was a month that I am glad to see behind us. The record lows and snowfall were worrisome, but how quickly things change in Oklahoma. Special recognition to…
THE M1 CARBINE—ARTICLE BY THE NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE
The M1 Carbine was developed as a “light rifle,” chambered for .30 pistol weight ammunition to deliver accurate semi-automatic fire from a 15-round detachable magazine fed by a gas-operated mechanism….
AN EARLY BILL MAULDIN CARTOON—1941
GIFT OF BILL MAULDIN, 1986 “COULD I BORROW A TON OF SUGAR?”
FROM THE DIRECTOR – FEBRUARY 2021
I am looking forward to spring and what it may mean for the 45th Infantry Division Museum. I feel confident that COVID cases will diminish to some degree by summer…