Idaho Military History Museum

The Idaho Military History Museum, located at Gowen Field near Boise, Idaho,[1] features exhibits relating to every branch of the service and each war in which Idahoans have served from the Spanish–American War onwards; the Farragut Naval Training Station (now Farragut State Park, Idaho's largest), Gowen Field itself, the Medal of Honor exhibit, and the well-traveled USS Boise (CL-47) are in particular of local provenance and interest.[2]

The renovated museum in February 2018
  • A static display of an A1IP Abrams Main Battle Tank, M578 Light Recovery Vehicle, M110 Self-Propelled Howitzer, etc.
  • A static display of a North American F-86A Sabre (replica), a MiG-21 (originally Polish, but in Soviet livery here), and a McDonnell-Douglas RF-4C Phantom.
  • Wild Weasel welcome mat, courtesy of the 190th Fighter Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard 124th Fighter Wing, located at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base.
  • The Fairchild PT-23 trainer near the entrance is the largest object in the Gowen Field exhibit and indeed in the museum itself.
  • WWI exhibit; The Chicago Evening Post and The Chicago Tribune announce America's entry into the war here.
  • Nazi and Wehrmacht regalia, including a Volkssturm armband.
  • Japanese Imperial Army regalia, including a Buun-Tchokyu.
  • USS Boise (CL-47) exhibit, most notably featuring the ship's bell which was saved whilst she was being scrapped.

See also

References
  1. "Idaho Military History Museum". Boise Weekly. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  2. Idaho, State of. "Page Title - museum.mil.idaho.gov". museum.mil.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-26.

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