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82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION MUSEUM

  
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The All American 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum is located in Building C 6841 Ardennes Street on Fort Bragg, N.C. Information provided here is from the museum brochure. The photographs were taken during a recent visit. Unfortunately, as with many museums, the lighting interferes with photography. The museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday. Visitors will need an identification to enter Fort Bragg. The museum has 12,000 square feet indoors plus a large outdoor park of larger exhibits, aircraft and armor. The museum is devoted to the history of the 82nd Airborne Division from 1917 to the present during which time it has participated in many operations including World Wars I and II, Vietnam, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Panama, Gulf War, Kosovo and Global War on Terrorism. The division became airborne in 1942 and led in experiments on parachute and glider insertion. In addition to extensive combat the division conducts humanitarian and peacekeeping operations. Extensive displays depict all these. Among the exhibits devoted to individual members of the division are those for five Medal of Honor recipients: Lt. Colonel Pike, Sergeant York, Private First Class DeGlopper, Private Towle and First Sergeant Funk. Today it remains the nation's primary strategic intervention force.


  
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The museum has an excellent web site at - http://www.82ndairbornemuseum.com It also is featured in wikipedia. And there are many other web sites for the 82nd Division.

  
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Division patch on museum wall near entrance

 
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Sign at museum entrance

 
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Wall display -first section at museum entrance showing division actions in Afghanistan

  
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Wall display for Operation Power Pack - Dominican Republic 1965-66

  
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Wall display for 82nd in Afghanistan in 2004 - 2008

  
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An M-1902 cassion

  
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World War I artillery piece

  
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Wall display for 82nd in Iraq 2004- 2008

  
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Wall display listing the units in the 82nd Division during World War I. - Of course it was not airborne then

  
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A construction depicting a World War I bunker and trench

  
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A large diorama depicting division troops fighting in a trench

  
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Manikins in World War I uniforms

  
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Manikins in World War I uniforms

  
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A Marlin M-1 1906 Machine Gun

  
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Manikins in World War I uniforms

  
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Manikins on World War 1 Uniforms

  
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Display honoring Sergeant York with photo, uniform and other items

  
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Photo of Sergeat York with Medal of Honor

 
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Display of typical personal eqipment items such as belt and holster, mess kit, knife. canteen

  
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Operational map of Meuse Aragon battle area

 
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Wall display "March to World War II" about preparation for air power - airborne operations

  
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Wall display on preparation for World War II

 
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Manikin in airborne uniform

  
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Wall display of 82nd Division at Camp Claiborne in 1942

  
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Large painting of airborne soldiers in combat

 
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Large painting of airborne soldiers in combat

 
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Manikin of soldier in airborne uniform

  
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Wall display noting some early exponents of airborne operations including Benjamin Franklin

  
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World War II Jeep

  
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Wall display showing testing of parachute employment 1940-42

  
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Nose section of a World War II glider

  
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View of interior of glider from cut in rear

 
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Models of gliders on floor of the glider

  
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Detail view of part of interior of the glider

 
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World War II era barracks room

  
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Wall display "82nd trains for war Fort Bragg, 1942-43

  
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Wall display airborne field equipment 1942-45

 
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Wall display - photos of airborne training

 
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Wall display - 82nd prepares to invade North Africa

  
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Wall display - large photo of two airborne soldiers in full gear beside aircraft

  
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Wall display - Operation Husky- Invasion of Sicily 1943 - 82nd landing

  
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Manikins in two different uniforms from 1940's.

  
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Display of two uniform blouses of airborne soldiers

  
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Wall display - Operation Avalanche - Salerno - sept 1943

  
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Wall display of German Infantry small arms of World War II

  
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Wall display of American airborne infantry small arms of World War II

  
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Wall display - Operation Shield - Anzio - 504th Combat team action - January 1944

  
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Wall display - 82nd Airborne Division in action in World War II

  
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Two manikins in airborne uniforms

  
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Wall display showing French fourragare of the Croix de Gourre

  
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Wall Display of 82nd Division map of operations around Cherbourg after Normandy landing

  
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Wall display of various items of equipment and photographs

  
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Wall display of medical equipment

  
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Wall display of 82nd Division in World War II

 
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Wall display for 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade

  
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Wall display for Operation Market Garden

  
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Manikin in airborne uniform with water cooled machine gun

  
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81mm mortar and 60mm mortar

  
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Manikin in airborne uniform with machine gun

 
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Wall display - Waal River crossing 1944

  
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German multi-barrel Nebelweffer

  
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German multi-barrel Nebelweffer

  
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German motorcycle with side car

  
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Wall display honoring 1st Sgt Leonard Funk - Medal of Honor winner.

  
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Wall display - Battle of Bulge

  
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Manikin in winter uniform of Major General during Battle of Bulge

  
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Wall display for Berlin Occupation in 1945

 
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The Mecklenburg Bowl 'liberated' by 82nd Airborne - flash photo

  
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The Mecklenburg Bowl 'liberated' by 82nd Airborne

 
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Wall display airborne anti-tank weapons

  
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Wall display - the 503rd/80th Airborne Anti-tank Bn.

  
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Division silver cup

  
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Division silver cup

  
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Wall display - the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion - 'tripple nickle'

  
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Manikin wearing WWII uniform

  
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Supply vehicle

  
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Manikin in World War Ii uniform

  
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Wall display - 82nd Airborne in 1960's

  
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Wall display - Dominican automaticcarbineand other artifacts from 82nd operation in Dominican Republic

  
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Wall display- 82nd Airborne in VietNam

  
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Manikin wearing post World War II uniform

 
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Wall display - Operation Urgent Fury -Grenada, October 1983

  
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Wall display - 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborn in VietNam - 1968-69

  
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Soviet made ZSU twin barrel anti-aircraft gun

 
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Soviet made ZSU twin barrel anti-aircraft gun

 
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Detail of Soviet made ZSU twin barrel anti-aircraft gun

  
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1980's version of the Jeep

  
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Wall display, Captured Iraqi small arms from Operation Desert Storm

  
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Soviet made 4 barrel ZSU anti-aircraft gun

 
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Wall displays for Operation Just Cause - Panama 1989

  
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Wall display for Operation Just Cause - Uniform of General Noriega and photo

  
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Detail of Soviet 4 barrel ZSU anti-aircraft gun

  
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Manikin of 82nd Airborne soldier in Desert camouflage uniform

  
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Wall display for 82nd Airborne in Persian Gulf War 1990-1991

  
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Wall display for 82nd Airborne in Multinational Force observers in Sanai, Egypt

  
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Manikins in newer camouflage uniforms

  
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Statue of a winged airborne warrior

  
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Outdoor - descriptive sign for M3 - 105mm pack howitzer

  
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M3- 105 mm pack howitzer

  
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M3- 105 mm pack howitzer

  
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Descriptive sign for the M1A1 75mm pack howitzer

  
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M1A1 75mm pack howitzer

  
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M1A1 75mm pack howitzer

  
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Memorial to 82nd DAirborne Division soldiers who gave lives in War on Terrorism

  
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Display of a church in Ste Mere Eglise on which Pvt John Steele happened to land by parachute during 82nd Airborne support of Normandy Invasion in 1944

  
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Display of a church in Ste Mere Eglise on which Pvt John Steele happened to land by parachute during 82nd Airborne support of Normandy Invasion in 1944

  
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Aircraft that transported 82nd Division soldiers in parachute operations

  
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Sign describing the C123K Provider

  
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C 123K Provider Troop carrying aircraft

  
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Sign describing the C 119 Flying Boxcar

  
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C 119 Flying Boxcar aircraft

  
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C 119 Flying boxcar

  
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Sign describing the M551A1 Sheridan Armored Reconnaissance vehicle

  
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Sheridan Armored Reconnaissance vehicle

  
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M55A1 Sheridan Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle

 
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Sign describing the M56 Scorpion 90mm Airborne self propelled anti-tank gun SPAT

  
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M56 Scorpion 90mm self-propelled anti-tank gun

  
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M56 Scorpion 90mm self-propelled anti-tank gun

  
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Sign describing the T8 - 90mm anti-tank gun

 
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T8 90mm anti-tank gun

  
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Sign describing the 80 passenger Personnel transport van

  
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Helicopter

  
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Sign describing the M102 105mm howitzer

  
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Aircraft and M 102 105mm howitzer

  
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Aircraft and M 102 105 mm howitzer

  
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Army aircraft

  
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Sign describing the M167A2 Vulcan Air Defense System

  
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M167A2 Vulcan Air Defense System

  
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M167A2 Vulcan Air Defense System

  
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Sign describing the C 47B Skytrain

  
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C 47B Skytrain aircraft

  
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Sign describing the C 46F Commando

  
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C 46F Commando aircraft

  
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Sign describing the German sFH18 (M18) 15cm Field Howitzer

  
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German sFH18 (M18) 15cm Field Howitzer

  
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German sFH18 (M18) 15cm Field Howitzer

  
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Sign describing the Soviet D30 122mm howitzer

 
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Soviet D30 122mm howitzer

  
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Soviet D30 122mm howitzer

  
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Troop transport aircraft

  

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