The Museum of Missouri Military History is in Jefferson City, Missouri.
  Location within Missouri | |
| Established | April 1999 |
|---|---|
| Location | Jefferson City, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38°32′58″N 92°04′22″W / 38.5494°N 92.0728°W |
| Type | Military museum |
| Director | Charles Machon[1] |
History
editThe museum opened in April 1999 in a two-story building at the Ike Skelton Training Site.[2] However, after 13 years the collection had become to large to display in the 1,000 sq ft (93 m2) space and the museum announced plans to move.[3] It began relocating to a series of 6,400 sq ft (590 m2) maintenance bays adjacent to the Missouri National Guard headquarters in 2013.[4] The museum held a grand opening in the new space on 7 December 2014.[5]
In the following years the museum received several aircraft for display, including an F-4 in August 2015 and a C-130 from the closed Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum in May 2016.[6][7] The latter was repainted in European camouflage in July 2017.[8]
Exhibits
editTemporary exhibits at the museum have covered subjects such as African-Americans in the military, military food and military toys.[9][10][11]
Collection
editAircraft
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Ground vehicles
edit- 1927 Chrysler staff car[17]
- M4E8 Sherman[18]
- M113[19]
- M551 Sheridan[18]
- M901[18]
- Willys M38A1[17]
Other
edit- M1841 6-pounder field gun[17]
- World War I anti-aircraft gun[20]
Events
editThe museum holds a Veterans Appreciation Weekend twice annually around Memorial Day and Veterans Day, with reenactors and recreations of military life.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Military History Caught Charles Machon's Attention Early in Life". News Trbune. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Military Museum Begins Move". News Tribune. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Amick, Jeremy (18 June 2012). "Museum of Missouri Military History Will Move to Larger Facility". News Tribune. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Brooks, Michelle (7 September 2013). "Military Museum Begins Move". News Tribune. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Link, Katie (7 December 2014). "Museum of Missouri Military History Hosts Grand Opening". KOMU. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Vintage Jet Fighter Lands at Military Museum". News Tribune. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Hercules is Coming to Town". News Tribune. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Haldiman, Jeff (13 July 2017). "St. Joseph Crew Restores C-130 Hercules for Mid-Missouri Display". Fulton Sun. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Brooks, Michelle (8 February 2017). "Black Missourians' Military Contributions Featured in New Museum Exhibit". Fulton Sun. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Hilderbrand, Brittany (24 September 2017). "MU Students Create Military Food Exhibit at Museum". Fulton Sun. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Museum Shares Its Toy Tradition with Display". Fulton Sun. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Bell AH-1F Cobra, s/n 67-15682 US". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Bell GUH-1H Iroquois, s/n 64-13644 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed GC-130A Hercules, s/n 55-0037 USAF, c/n 3064". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - McDonnell F-4E-40-MC Phantom II, s/n 68-0465 USAF, c/n 3622". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle, s/n 76-0094 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Suciu, Peter. "Museum of Missouri Military History". Recoil. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Military History Weekend Set at Museum". News Tribune. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ a b Pivoney, Ryan (13 November 2023). "Reenactors Bring Military History to Life". News Tribune. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Military History Appreciation Weekend on Tap This Weekend". News Tribune. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2024.