Virginia WWI 100th and WWII 75th Anniversary Commission

Virginia WWI 100th and WWII 75th Anniversary Commission The Va. WWI and WWII Commission carries out programs to commemorate the 100th anniversary of WWI and the 75th anniversary of WWII across Virginia.

A one-of-a-kind inside look at the life of Allied soldiers in a German POW camp... written by a former POW, and captured...
10/02/2020

A one-of-a-kind inside look at the life of Allied soldiers in a German POW camp... written by a former POW, and captured of film through a smuggled, handbuilt pinhole camera...
Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's story, pictures, and documents from the Profiles of Honor Scanning Project are some highlights from a recent private WWII collection. Check out this story and more right now on our website at: https://www.kriegie-memories-pow.virginiawwiandwwii.org/

Letters from a husband and wife who served together in WWII?Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories and documents f...
10/01/2020

Letters from a husband and wife who served together in WWII?
Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories and documents from the Profiles of Honor Scanning Project are some highlights from a follow up visit to scan more of the Thomas Nelson Collection. Check out these stories and more right now on our website at: https://www.thomas-nelson-letter.virginiawwiandwwii.org/

The son of a WWI vet who served in WWII?A diary of life and action in the First World War?Greetings, Facebook friends- T...
09/30/2020

The son of a WWI vet who served in WWII?
A diary of life and action in the First World War?
Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories, photographs, and documents from the Profiles of Honor Scanning Project are some highlights from our program at the Staunton River Memorial Library in Altavista, VA. Check out these stories and more right now on our website at: https://www.staunton-river-memor.virginiawwiandwwii.org/

Jeeps on the homefront in WWII?Unit citations for a daring WWI raid?Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories, photog...
09/29/2020

Jeeps on the homefront in WWII?
Unit citations for a daring WWI raid?
Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories, photographs, and documents from the Profiles of Honor Scanning Project are some highlights from our program at the Patrick Henry Memorial Library in Brookneal, VA. Check out these stories and more right now on our website at: https://www.patrick-henry-memori.virginiawwiandwwii.org/

A letter home from a Navy servicemember who witnessed the destruction at Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941 firsthand?Gre...
09/28/2020

A letter home from a Navy servicemember who witnessed the destruction at Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941 firsthand?
Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's story and documents from the Profiles of Honor Scanning Project are some highlights from our program in Crewe, VA. Check out this story and more right now on our website at: https://www.crewe-town-library.virginiawwiandwwii.org/

A Mountain Division soldier who was wounded in action?A WWII infantryman turned machine gunner?Greetings, Facebook frien...
09/25/2020

A Mountain Division soldier who was wounded in action?
A WWII infantryman turned machine gunner?
Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories, photographs, and documents from the Profiles of Honor Scanning Project are some highlights from our program in Fairfax, VA. Check out these stories and more right now on our website at: https://www.city-of-fairfax-regi.virginiawwiandwwii.org/

A soldier who wrote letters home after being captured in WWII?Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories, photographs,...
09/24/2020

A soldier who wrote letters home after being captured in WWII?
Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories, photographs, and documents from the Profiles of Honor Scanning Project are some highlights from our program in Essex, VA. Check out these stories and more right now on our website at: https://www.essex-public-library.virginiawwiandwwii.org/

A civilian who joined the merchant marines in WWII?The soldier's wife who joined the war as a stenographer?Greetings, Fa...
09/23/2020

A civilian who joined the merchant marines in WWII?
The soldier's wife who joined the war as a stenographer?
Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories, photographs, and documents from the Profiles of Honor Scanning Project are some highlights from our program in Hopewell, VA. Check out these stories and more right now on our website at: https://www.hopewell-library.virginiawwiandwwii.org/

A WWII soldier serving in the signal corps?Pictures painted of wartime in WWII?Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stor...
09/22/2020

A WWII soldier serving in the signal corps?
Pictures painted of wartime in WWII?
Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories, photographs, and documents from the Profiles of Honor Scanning Project are some highlights from our program in Franklin Co, VA. Check out these stories and more right now on our website at: https://www.franklin-county-pu-2.virginiawwiandwwii.org/

A WWI soldier who served with Base Hospital 114 in France?Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories, photographs, and...
09/21/2020

A WWI soldier who served with Base Hospital 114 in France?
Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories, photographs, and documents from the Profiles of Honor Scanning Project are some highlights from our program at the Bealeton Library. Check out this story and more right now on our website at: https://www.bealeton-library.virginiawwiandwwii.org/

09/18/2020
Soldiers who served in the US Army and the Army Air Force in WWII?Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories, photogra...
09/18/2020

Soldiers who served in the US Army and the Army Air Force in WWII?
Greetings, Facebook friends- Today's stories, photographs, and documents from the Profiles of Honor Scanning Project are some highlights from our program in Warrenton, VA. Check out these stories and more right now on our website at: https://www.fauquier-county-publ.virginiawwiandwwii.org/

Address

900 E. Main Street (Pocahontas Building)
Richmond, VA
23219

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18046981886

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