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  • POW Toothpick

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This toothpick belonged to Col. Neal Jones, who was a prisoner of war from June 29, 1966, until Feb. 12, 1973. It was reported that the toothpick was hand-carved from a bone scrap he found in his soup.Donated by Mr. Lee Humiston.Click here to return to the

  • POW Sweater

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The donor of this sweater, a B-17 tail gunner, was shot down in October 1944 during a raid to Cologne. He was sent to a prisoner of war camp as the Russians advanced through Poland and East Prussia. He knitted this sweater while imprisoned at Stalag Luft

  • POW Chess Set

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This chess set was hand-carved by the donor's uncle, 1st Lt. Harold Weachter, a navigator, while in Barth prisoner of war camp.Donated by Ms. Helen Willis.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Mandolin

    Note: This item is currently in storage. Staff Sgt. Ernest F. Smith taught himself to play this mandolin while he was a prisoner of the Germans during World War II. He got it in a trade with a guard and used music to boost camp morale. Smith was shot down in May 1944 and was freed at the end of the

  • Salmson Two-Blade Wood Propeller

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This two-blade wood propeller came from a World War I-era French Salmson biplane.Donated by Mr. Keith Houf.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Two-blade Wood Propeller

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This propeller was used on Douglas World Cruiser S/N AC 27-314, along with a Liberty 12 400-hp engine. Four Douglas World Cruisers participated in the Air Service round-the-world flight in 1924.Donated by Mr. Ray N. Dietz. Click here to return to the Featured

  • T-1151 Dog Doo Transmitter

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This transmitter is a homing beacon that sends out a signal to those monitoring a signal of someone in need of rescue. It is camouflaged to resemble the excrement of a medium size dog or other animal.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • ML-141-(B) Radiosonde

    Note: This item is currently in storage. A radiosonde is an instrument unit that would be attached to a balloon to transmit atmospheric data back to a fixed receiver. Data collected could include wind speed and direction, pressure, temperature and humidity.Donated by the Aerospace Engineering and

  • Gosport Tube

     Note: This item is currently in storage.A Gosport Tube was a voice tube used by flight instructors in the early days of military aviation to give instructions and directions to their students. It was invented by flying instructor Robert Raymond Smith-Barry at the School of Special Flying he opened

  • AN/PRC-1 Radio

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Originally designed for use by Army Intelligence, some of these radios were used by the Office of Strategic Services. The radio is concealed in a suitcase.Donated by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Raymond Scheffler.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.