DELAWARE MILITARY HERITAGE AND
EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC.

An IRS 501(c)(3) organization; EIN 20-2467191

Our Photo Quiz of the Month:
Do you know this soldier?
This photo was taken by News journal
photographer Fred Comegys in April
1968.  Please contact us if you can
identify this person.

Artifacts and Archives: The Delaware Military
Heritage and Education Foundation Inc. has the
responsibility for the restoration and preservation of
an extraordinary collection of artifacts and archives of
significant historical value.  Take a tour of this
sampling of our holdings and learn more about our
collection and our efforts to protect this visual record
of our heritage. We have hundreds of artifacts and
thousands of archival documents in our burgeoning
collection. We have an extensive military library and
thousands of photographic images dating from 1898
to the present.

Field Tunic, Cotton Khaki, Mandarin
Collar, pockets with scalloped flaps,
epaulets, brass buttons, includes 5
ribbons, Red PFC Insignia, 1 Medal
(WWI Victory) Crossed hammers
insignia on right shoulder. Circa 1919

Wood Sign labeled  
W/R/Y 1st AW Bn 198th ART.  
Used for convoy movements in 1940.

Campaign Hat Circa 1919

Field Shirt, Cotton Olive Drab “fatigue shirt”, Long-sleeve, with
white name patch “Lodge” LTC rank, crossed cannons and
missile artillery badge. Circa 1962

Grass Skirt souvenir returned from
"Bobcat Island" (Bora Bora) World War
II deployed location of the 198th Coast
Artillery

Our photographic and image collection numbers in the thousands.  We have scanned and digitized hundreds of pictures of
Army and Air National Guard images noteworthy among them are photos of WWII and the 198th Coast Artillery deployed in
Bora Bora.  Some of these images have been published by Arcadia Publishing in their "Images of America" series in two titles:

       Delaware Air National Guard, by Brig. Gen (DE Ret) Kennard R. Wiggins
       Delaware Army National Guard, by Brig. Gen. (DE Ret) Kennard R. Wiggins

We also have a collection of historical images of the University of Delaware ROTC program. In addition, we have artwork and
paintings by Jamie Wyeth, Frank Schoonover, Gale Hoskins and others. Much of the source material for the Delaware Journal
of Military History is derived from these sources. Interested researchers should contact us at Milheritage@aol.com