DOVER—The Woodman Institute Museum in Dover invites all veterans to visit the museum on Saturday, November 12, for free from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. On hand will be some World War II re-enactors and military vehicles for museum visitors to enjoy. Visitors will also be able to ask questions about the many artifacts on display in the museum’s war room display. German, Italian, Japanese and American items have been donated over the years that include weapons, flags, uniforms, medals, radio equipment and souvenirs brought home.
A new exhibit displays items related to the capture of the German U-boat U-234 in 1945, which was brought into Portsmouth by the USS Sutton. Dover’s former high school principal and superintendent Fred Walker was the communications officer on the Sutton, and his children recently donated items from that historic event that include a German cap, photos of the prisoners being transferred, items from U-Boat Captain Fehler and original tracking charts from the U-234 was being hunted.
Also on display are many items related to the War of 1812, Spanish American War, World War I and a special Vietnam display showing the uniform and Purple Heart medal received by Dover’s Ann Darby Reynolds, Navy nurse injured in the 1964 Christmas Eve bombing at Saigon. Lt. Reynolds was the youngest nurse and one of the first women to serve in Vietnam and receive this recognition.
This year is the beginning of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War. The Woodman has an entire room displaying one of the finest Civil War era collections in New England.
Many items related to Dover area veterans are being preserved and displayed at one of New England’s finest science, art and history museums. The Woodman Institute Museum is located at 182 Central Ave. in historic Dover and open Wed.-Sun., 12:30-4:30. Special group tours are available. Call 742-1038 or visit www.woodmaninstitutemuseum.org for more information.
Photo caption: In 1964, Lt. (JG) Ann Darby Reynolds was the youngest Navy nurse and one of the first women to serve in Vietnam and receive the Purple Heart for injuries received during the Christmas Eve bombing in Saigon. The Woodman Museum in Dover displays her uniform, medals and photographs as a tribute to all the women that served. (Courtesy photo)
A new exhibit displays items related to the capture of the German U-boat U-234 in 1945, which was brought into Portsmouth by the USS Sutton. Dover’s former high school principal and superintendent Fred Walker was the communications officer on the Sutton, and his children recently donated items from that historic event that include a German cap, photos of the prisoners being transferred, items from U-Boat Captain Fehler and original tracking charts from the U-234 was being hunted.
Also on display are many items related to the War of 1812, Spanish American War, World War I and a special Vietnam display showing the uniform and Purple Heart medal received by Dover’s Ann Darby Reynolds, Navy nurse injured in the 1964 Christmas Eve bombing at Saigon. Lt. Reynolds was the youngest nurse and one of the first women to serve in Vietnam and receive this recognition.
This year is the beginning of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War. The Woodman has an entire room displaying one of the finest Civil War era collections in New England.
Many items related to Dover area veterans are being preserved and displayed at one of New England’s finest science, art and history museums. The Woodman Institute Museum is located at 182 Central Ave. in historic Dover and open Wed.-Sun., 12:30-4:30. Special group tours are available. Call 742-1038 or visit www.woodmaninstitutemuseum.org for more information.
Photo caption: In 1964, Lt. (JG) Ann Darby Reynolds was the youngest Navy nurse and one of the first women to serve in Vietnam and receive the Purple Heart for injuries received during the Christmas Eve bombing in Saigon. The Woodman Museum in Dover displays her uniform, medals and photographs as a tribute to all the women that served. (Courtesy photo)
