Nothing is too small or insignificant. We can also use items that you may
feel are too damaged or worn out to restore other pieces. Specific items on our "wish list" are:
Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, Mexican Border Expedition: Anything!
World War I:
U.S. Air Service, Navy, and Marine Corps uniforms
Model 1911 .45 pistol
Model 1903 Springfield rifle and parts
Model 1917 Enfield rifle and parts
Model 1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun ammunition box
U.S. trench boots
German and Austrian uniforms
German "Kratchen" soft hat with insignia
German enlisted and officer's picklehaube ("Spike helmet", Infantry or Artillery)
German, Austrian, and Hungarian medals and insignia
German Model 98n/a ("Butcher") sawback bayonet with teeth intact
German Mauser Model 98 rifle
German P08 "Luger" pistol
German steel helmets
Imperial German and Prussian flags
American and German "hate belts"
World War II:
German uniforms and headgear
German medals and insignia
German M24 stick grenade (inert only)
German P08 (Luger) pistol
German P38 pistol
Italian uniforms and headgear of any type
Italian medals and insignia
Italian Carcano rifle
Italian Berretta pistol
Japanese uniforms and headgear
Japanese Imperial Navy helmet
Japanese "last ditch" bayonet and scabbard
Japanese medals and insignia
Japanese "Rising Sun" (rayed) flag
Japanese Nambu or Type 94 pistols
Japanese swords
US Marine herringbone twill uniform
US Marine M1 helmet with cover
Army Air Forces flight suit
Army Air Forces A14 oxygen mask
Army Air Forces leather flight gear
Nuremberg / Tokyo War Crimes Trials items
Any Pearl Harbor Purple Heart
US field gear
US medals and insignia
M-1 carbine
M-1 Garand
Model 1911 .45 pistol
500 pound practice bombs
Korean War:
North Korean and Chinese uniforms and headgear
North Korean and Chinese flags
North Korean and Chinese medals and insignia
US uniforms, any branch
US Air Force jet pilots flight helmet
US headgear, any type
US medals and insignia
Photographs
Vietnam:
NVA and VC uniforms and headgear
NVA and VC field gear
NVA and VC medals and insignia
NVA and VC weapons
NVA and VC photographs
Viet Cong flag
South Vietnamese flag
"Ho Chi Minh Slicks" (sandals)
"Beercan" insignia
Zippo lighter with insignia
US claymore mine and/or "clacker", inert only
US "tiger stripe" uniform
US Army Green Beret with insignia
US field gear, any type
US helicopter crewman's helmet
US medals and insignia
US photographs and award documents
Operation BABYLIFT materials
Cold War:
Operation CROSSROADS material
Soviet officer's uniform, any type
Soviet Bloc medals and insignia
Soviet Bloc field gear, any type
East German officers brocade belt and buckle
East German officers dress dagger
US Berlin Brigade uniform, any type
Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW):
US Marines in Beruit
Operation URGENT FURY materials (Grenada)
Operation JUST CAUSE materials (Panama)
IFOR / Bosnia materials
Persian Gulf War:
Iraqi uniforms, any type
Iraqi medals and insignia
US uniforms, any type
Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, and NEW DAWN:
Iraqi uniforms, any type
Iraqi medals and insignia
Saddam Fedayeen helmet
Iraqi beret, any branch
Large Iraqi flag with gold fringe
US Marine Corp "marpat" battle dress uniform, desert pattern
Meals, Ready To Eat (MREs, unopened or individual packets)
US field gear, any type
If you would like to contribute to preserving, honoring, and publicly displaying our veterans histories please e-mail us
at curator@mvmhm.com. Thanks for your support!
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