Today we went to the The GI Museum located at 5796 Ritcher Road in Gautier, MS. We were very fortunate to have Doug Mansfield the owner & operator to give us a personal tour of the museum today. This wonderful Museum aims to preserve memorabilia representing the generations of Americans who have served our country so that we can remain free today. The museum does this through many thoughtfully and carefully arranged displays and by means of a number of educational programs. This collection has items from WWI all the way through the current era. The museums goal is to make sure we never forget the sacrifices that the men and woman of our country have made as civilians and military during war time service.
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| Very rare combat photographer's field kit WWII era |
This is not simply an arry of militay equipment, but a exhibition of the everyday things that were used by the the average military member and supporting civilians. They feature a lot of items that were extremely common when new 70 years ago, but have become quite rare over the years. I was thrilled to see a package of
Wings brand cigarettes! We saw a WWII era
Russian Maxim machine gun. They have some rare
Flying Tigers memorabilia. And to top it all off, Mister Mansfield had so much great information to share. It was a truly enjoyable and educational experiance! I know that The GI Museum will be a repeat destination for us in the future!
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| Field radio set up with military bugle and issued phonograph WWII era |
The GI Museum also sponsars the
WKFK TV show Local Heroes. On this locally televised show Doug Mansfield interviews military veterns about their military experiances
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| Various WWII era Marine personal affects |
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| Assorted WWII era Men's and Women's Uniforms |
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| WWII civilian war effort, related items |
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| WWI era uniforms |
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Every day personnal items that would have been
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| used by WWII military personnel |
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