Great segment on WCVB Channel 5 Boston featuring our friend, WWII Veteran Caster Salemi, about his experiences in the Pacific Theater as we approach the 80th Anniversary of V-J Day. Caster will be our guest at this weekend's WWII Tank Demo Weekend at the American Heritage Museum, so please come out and meet him!
Mass. veteran shares World War II memories at Hudson museum
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As the 80th anniversary of V-J Day approaches, veteran Caster Salemi reflects on his World War II experiences at Hudson's American Heritage Museum.
Here is this week’s challenge for “What is it Wednesday?” - What is it?! ![]()
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Thanks to everyone who played last week… The answer for August 6th is the tow hitch on our A34 Comet… see the previous post for the full details!![]()
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The answer to the “What is it? Wednesday” question from August 6th is the rear tow hitch on our A34 Comet! Something interesting about this tow hitch is that it uses a leaf spring system to give the hitch a little give! Have you ever towed something with a tank?![]()
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Stay tuned for the next “What is it? Wednesday” question tomorrow, August 13th at 10:00 am EST!![]()
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For those of you who might remember the signature we found in the fuselage of the P-47 Thunderbolt during disassembly and our search for the "Rosie the Riveter" from Republic Aircraft in Evansville who wrote it... we found her! Read more at:
Exciting P-47 Thunderbolt Restoration Update - August 2025 - The American Heritage Museum
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Exciting P-47 Thunderbolt Restoration Update – August 2025 August 6, 2025 It’s been some time since we last updated our supporters on the restoration of Republic P‑47D‑40‑RA, serial number 4...
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Speaker Series – Becoming FDR
November 18, 2022 @ 2:00 pm, ending 4:00 pm
$10 – $20
Join us at the American Heritage Museum on November 18th for a compelling talk about President Franklin Roosevelt by writer and historian Jonathan Darman. Standard museum admission $20 adults / $18 Seniors & Veterans / $10 children 12 yrs and younger.
The Book:
One summer night in 1921, the 39 year-old Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with infection from poliovirus. The illness ravaged his body, upended his life, remade his marriage and transformed his character. Unable to walk but determined to return to politics, he was forced to develop abilities he’d never had before: empathetic leadership, strategic thinking and a genius for sustaining resilience and inspiring hope. These gifts would make him the man who would go on to lead his country through the Depression and World War II.
The Author:
Jonathan Darman is a journalist and presidential historian whose books have examined the lives of Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan. Previously he was senior political correspondent for Newsweek where he profiled leader figures in American politics including Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack and Michelle Obama, Mitt Romney and John Kerry.
