[This display of incredible newspaper
headlines was made by a junior high student for a school project and
then donated.]
[Russian uniform]
[Army footlocker and gear belonging to Bob
Welch, former Logan County Board member and longtime supporter of
Heritage In Flight Museum]
[Commemorative plate]
[Following World War II, this radio was
taken off a decommissioned US destroyer and given to the Brazilian
Navy for use. It was eventually returned to the United States when
it was no longer of use to the Brazilians.]
[Period magazine and the phone by which so
many people waited to hear from their military loved ones.]
[The Sangamon Ordnance plant at Illiopolis
produced many of the shells used in World War II.]
[There's lots to see in the World War I
room. One of the most honorable and unique items the museum holds is
a Purple Heart and accompanying certificate signed by Woodrow Wilson
and presented to a local man.]
[A face only a mother could love. This fellow
was a regular winner of Gurney contests. Gurney was a little like
what Jim Carrey does: facial contortions. The military frequently
employed him for their advertisements as seen here.]
