Donate/Volunteer
Our all-volunteer mission has been to help preserve and define some of the most important items in American war history.
Donations are critical to this effort and your help will ensure the precious collections we care for remain accessible to all.
In addition to monetary donations, we always need volunteers willing to join us. Opportunities include:
- Grounds and buildings maintenance
- Staffing for daily operations and special events
- Docents to help visitors navigate the grounds and understand the collections
- Speakers for outreach to the community
Make your safe and secure online donation
with the online form on this page.
All mailed donations should be sent to:
VNMS&M
P.O. Box 26
Arcola, IN 46704
Businesses and Organizations
Thank you so much!
10X Engineered Materials
1st Source Bank
Aalco Distributing Company
AccuTemp Products
Ad Lab
Adam Plumbing of Fort Wayne
Advance Auto Parts
Affordable Agency Boylan Agency Inc.
Air Force Association Fort Wayne Chapter 143
Allen County Council of Veterans Organizations
Allen County Police Reserve
All Phase Electric Supply Co.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 47, Fort Wayne
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 286, North Manchester
American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 420, Monroeville
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 499
American Legion, 4th District Auxiliary
American Legion Post 31, Angola
American Legion Post 47, Fort Wayne
American Legion Post 82, Fort Wayne
American Legion Post 97, Auburn
American Legion Post 98, Columbia City
American Legion Post 111, Bluffton
American Legion Post 160, Roanoke
American Legion Post 178, Garrett
American Legion Post 241
American Legion Post 286
American Legion Post 296
American Legion Post 420, Monroeville
American Legion Post 467, Hamilton
American Legion Riders, Chapter 43
American Legion Riders, Chapter 47
American Legion Riders Chapter 97
American Legion Riders, Chapter 257
American Legion Riders, Post 286
American Legion Riders, Chapter 330, New Haven
American Legion Riders, Chapter 423
American Pump Repair and Service
AmVets Allen County Post 33
Anytime Fitness, Georgetown
Arcola Lions Club
Arena Bar & Grill
Auburn Arms
Aunt Millie's Bakeries
AVVA Indiana State Council
BAE Systems
Bellmont History Club
Belmont Beverage
BFGoodrich
Billy's Dugout
Bin There Dump That - Fort Wayne
Blackbaud Giving Fund
Black Canyon Fort Wayne LLC
Blackburn Romey
Blackhawk Middle School
Bluebird Restaurant
BND Commercial LLC
Bob Buescher Homes
Bobick’s Golf Headquarters
Boeing
Bolt Custom Trucks
Bricklayers Local 4
Bristol American Legion
Brookside Church Boy Scout Troop
Brookwood Golf Club
Carter Hearing Clinics
Cement Masons Local 692
Chuck's Custom Concrete
City Chevrolet/City Ford, Columbia City
City of Fort Wayne Redevelopment Department Employees
Cobblestone Golf Club
Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Chapter IN 14-6
Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, National
Complete Electrical Services
Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
Cosmos, LLC
Coyote Creek Golf Club
Creative Sign Resources
Crosby Excavating
Curly's
Custom Engineering & Fabrication
Custom Truck Detailing
DeKalb Recovery, Inc.
Didier Meats
Diplomat Barbershop
Dirig Sheet Metal
Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 40
The Donald F. Wood and Darlene M. Richardson Foundation
Donald Ross Golf Club
Elmhurst Class of 1965
Engineering Resources, Inc.
Fetters Construction
Fire and Ice Heating/Cooling
Flags for Veterans
Fort Wayne Elks #155
Fort Wayne Metals Research Products
Fort Wayne Roofing, A Tecta America Comp
Fort Wayne Scottish Rite Benevolent Fund
Fox & Fox
Fox Contractors
Fraternal Order of Eagles Lafayette Aerie No. 347
Freedom Riders of IN Chapter 1
Friar Enterprises
Garrett State Bank
Gehres & Associates
General Motors Corporate
GI Joe’s Army Surplus
Glenbrook Automotive Inc.
Douglas & Christine McKibben
Global Construction Transport
GraphX Direct, Inc.
Green Frog Inn
Grinsfelder Associates
Hagerman Construction Corp.
Haggard & Stocking Associates
Halls Hollywood
Harley-Davidson of Fort Wayne
Harlow Enterprises
Headwaters Church
Helmer United Methodist Church
Hill's Meat Market
Honor Flight Northeast Indiana
Hoosier Platoon 1108 Reunion
Howard Bailey Financial Services
IMI Redimix
Indiana DAR, Inc.
Indiana Historical Society, Indiana Heritage Support Program
Indiana Patriot Guard Riders, Inc.
Indiana Roofers District Council Organizing Fund
Indiana State Building & Construction Trades Council
Integrity Transport
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators, Local 41
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 305
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 91, Local 469
Ironworkers Local 147
It's Personal Embroidery and Alterations
James Foundation
J.A.T.
John Klopfenstein Furniture
Kappa Delta Phi Psi Delta
Kekionga VFW Post 1421 Auxiliary
Kell Drilling
Keller Development
Koher Advertising
Korean War Veterans Association, Indiana Chapter One
Korean War Veterans, Quiet Warriors, Chapter 133
Korte Electric
Laborers Local 213
Labor Union Bricklayers Local 4 IN/KY
Lancia Homes
Landing Artisan Beer Company
Landing Zone Coffee Co
Lassus Brothers Oil Foundation
Leatherneck Coffee Club
Legacy Heating and Air Conditioning
Legacy Homes by Delagrange
Ley Excavating
Le Tour de Fort
Liberty Diner
Life Bridge Church, Operation Patriot
Lima Building Trades Council
Lindenwood Cemetery
Line Design, Inc.
Lionsgate
LKQ Corporation
Local 305 IBEW Building Corporation
Lunch Box Café
Lutheran Foundation
Martin’s Flag Shop Corp.
Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Masolite
McComb Family Foundation
MCL Pride and Purpose Detachment #1435
McMahon’s Best One Tire and Auto Care
Midwest America Federal Credit Union
Midwest Restaurant Group (Arena Bar & Grill)
Midwest Tile & Concrete
Millers Tax Service
Misener Industrial Painting & Restoration
Mission BBQ
Momper Insulation
Monroe Fasteners
Morales Family Insurance
Montgomery Transport
MP Brick Cleaning
Mutton Outdoor Power Equipment
Myers Law Office
Nabtesco Motion Control, Inc.
National Machinery and Conveyor, Inc.
Nob Brick and Fireplace
Northeast Indiana Building Trades Council
Northeast Indiana Construction Alliance
NUCOR Building Systems
Olive Garden
One Monroe
OPCMIA Local Union 692
Overhead Door Company of Fort Wayne
PAL of Fort Wayne and Allen County
Palmer Trucks
Parrish Leasing
Paul Davis Restoration
Peters Body Shop
Phi Theta Pi Fraternity
Phoenix Associates
Pickles Café
Preferred Auto
Professional Systems Installations
Pro Tect, Inc.
Public Service Credit Union
Quality Connection Committee
Reilley’s Trucking
Rich's Auto Center
Ridge
R.L. McCoy Concrete Pumping
Robinson Family Eyecare Clinic
Roofers Local 26
Rose Brick
Ross Development Inc.
Rotary Club - Fort Wayne
Rowe Engineering
Russ’ Barn & Grille Barnbunch Charity Fund
SAAL Advertising
Shambaugh & Son
Shorty's Steakhouse
Sons of the American Legion Fourth District of Indiana
Sons of the American Legion Squadron 499
Sons of Amvets Department of Indiana
Sparkle Cleaners of Fort Wayne
St. Joe Christmas Tree Farm
St. Michael Ev. Lutheran Church
Stone Street Quarries
Stoppenhagen CPA Group
Summit City Chapter, Vintage Motor Car Club of America
SweetCars
Sweetwater Sound, Inc.
Sweet Shop Tavern
Taco Bell
Taylor Group
Teamsters Local Union No. 414
Texas Roadhouse
Texas Roadhouse Intermediary
The Stand
Tim Didier Meat Markets
Tower Bar and Grill
Tower Leasing
Travis Industries
TWN Communications
UAW Local 2209
UAW Local 685
Ultra Electronics Undersea Sensor Systems, Inc.
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 232
Union Electrical Contractors
United Rental
United Steelworkers Local 715
Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ohio Charities, VFW Post 5087
VFW 857
VFW 1421
VFW 2749, Kendallville
VFW 5782
VFW 9820
Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 905 Porter County
Viridian Architectural Design, Inc.
Visit Fort Wayne
Vomac Truck
VVA 698
Ward Stevens Automotive, Inc.
Warrior Breed Breakfast Club
Warrior Breed Motorcycle Club
Waterman Financial Services
Waynewood Inn, Inc.
Westlawn Civic Association
William Baker Company/Emseal
Willing Workers Homemaker Club
Yes! Automotive
Youngs Greenhouse and Flower Shop
Zimmerman Metal Sales
To all of our individual donors - Thank you so much!
Danny Aavang
David Abbott
Steve, Dianne and Karen Abbott
Steven and Mary Paige Abbott
Paul and Linda Allen
Victor and Judith Alvarez
James Anderson
Tom and Lynn Antisdel
David and Deborah Arnold
Danny Aavang
Mike and Kim Avila
Michael and Linda Bailey
Rex and Charlotte Bailey
Michael and Marilyn Bak
Armond and Sandra Ball
Greg and Marsha Banicki
Jerry and Beverly Barker
Charles Barnes
Carol Barton
Catherine Bauer
Doug and Pat Bauman
Mary Bear
Terry Bechman
Bob Beck
Greg and Patti Bedford
Catherine Bell, Martin Husar
Cheryl Belschner
Carol Bernier
Glen and Chris Bickel
Thomas and Vicki Bishop
Rosalie and Steven Blessing
Dennis Bocock
Renee Bodkin
Delores Boleyn
David Bolyard
William and Mary Boussum
Carol Bower
Rex and Anita Bowlin
Kurt Briner
Linda Brooks
Abe and Arya Brown
Geraldine Brown
Marshall Brown
Mike Bruner
Sara Bubp
Melissa Bullock
Jeffrey Bunn
Lynn Bunsold
Lenna Burnham
Phyllis Burns
Donald Buskirk and Susan Hamilton
Karen and Richard Butt
Gloria Butts
Connie Byall
Suzanne and David Callahan
Lynn Cameron
Daniel Campbell
Rick Capps
Judith Carey
Andrew Carter
John and Carole Cashmer
David Castlema
Keith and Sue Carol Caudill
Carl and Rita Chalk
Larry Chevalier
Rebecca and Benjamin Church
Thomas and Joyce Clancy
Jon and Sue Clark
Tim and Ann Clary
Donna Close
Lynn and Otto Clough
Kelly Clouse
Lois and James Coffman
William Collett
David and Kristin Congdon
Dick and Debbie Conklin
Andrew Conn
Steven Conrad
Teresa Coolman
Michael and Cheryl Copp
James and Martha Corbat
Dennis and Charline Covert
James and Ann Crawford
Angelica Crouch
Thomas E. Cummings family
Dean Cutshall
Bruce and Kari Cynar
Schuyler Darstein
Donald Davis
Kirk and Kim Davis
Ron and Linda Deari
Alex and Denise Demetroff
Susan Devito
Eugene DeWilde, Jr.
Roger and Carole Diehm
Trent Diller
John Dinius
Philip and Alice Dinovo
Dan and Nancy Dorman
Patrick Doyle
Duane and Janet Dunkin
Errol Dunn
Juanita Durga
Barbara and Brian Eager
Rose Eastes
Adam Eberhard
Tom and Sue Edsall
Steve Elonjae
Greg and Julie Eley
Judith Elwell
Richard and Sheila Erck
Ayden Esslinger
Jerry and Janie Falls
Ken Faus
Patricia and Larry Feasby
Michael Fee
James and Cynthia Filips
Gregory and Jennifer Finch
Donald Finnegan
David and Marsha Fishbaugh
Butch and Carolyn Fisher
Robyn and Steve Fisher
James and Patricia Fitch
Tim Fitzgerald
John Flikkie
Carl Fowler
Carolyn Fraizer
Pat and Mary Fraizer
Robert and Roseann Frick
Ken and Candy Fries
David and Judith Frisch
John Furniss Jr./Diane Rooks
Ken Gaff
Jeanine Garber-Moyer
Michael Garrett
Kenneth and Ellen Gast
Scott and Phyllis Gates
Daniel Gebhart
Karen (and John) Geel
Teresa Geiger
John Gerke
Stephanos Gersos
Tim Gibson
John Gillespie
Susan Girod
Ron and Beth Glassley
Levi and Pamela Gleixner
Beth Gordon
Jeff and Cynthia Goshert
Susan Gotsch
James and Deborah Graham
Frank and Laurie Gray
Cheryl Grayless
Russell and Jane Grose
David Haecker
Dan and Juli Hall
Michael Hall
Bill and Kathy Hamilton
David Handlin
Jack and Karen Hannigan
David Harkless
David and Shirley Harris
Mary Beth Hartman
John Hawkins
Gordon Jr and Coleen Hayes
James Holtzinger
Betty Hood
James Horine
Karen Hoskins
Phil and Nancy Hosler
Gerald and Connie Houser
Kelly and Carol Hover
Mark Hreha
Terry and Sharon Hudson
Frances Hughes Family (Debra Noonan)
Kirk and Janet Hughes
Shirley and Wayne Hull
Martin Husar
Thomas Hutchings
William and Nancy Jackson
Larry and Brenda Jenks
Eric and Cheryl Johnson
Marshal Johnson
Robert Johnson
John Judd
Chris Judy
Patty Kammeyer
John Kaperka
Larry Keeling
Ed and Jill Kerr
Wanda Kierski
Wes King
James and Susan Klosterman
Jeffrey Krivacs
Ken Kurtz
Roger and Connie Lake
David Lallow
Sharon La Masters
Anthony Lardydell
Jack and Lucille Laughlin
Debra Lawson
Sharon Lay
Pamela Leach
Maryalice Lee
Bruce and Sandy Lehman
Dianne and John Lengerich
Daniel Leonard
Ann and Jeffrey Lesperance
Matthew Leugers
Steve Lewis
Larry Littler
Roger and Judy Lothamer
Amy Louden
Thomas and Patricia Love
Robert Lovell
Candis Luchnenko
Mary McCardle-Bir
Bruce and Deborah MacPherson
David and Tiffany Mahlan
Willis B. Manchester Jr.
Mike and Katrina Marcum
Joyce Marx
Scott Massey
Beulah and Sam Matczak
Terry and Teresa McCarthy
Sally Jo McConn
Dave McCullough
Peter and Judy McDonald
Karl and Mary McOmber
Ron and Julia McQueen
Gary and Erma Mecklenburg
James Meier
Shirley Meier
Henry and Judy Meincke
Ed and Roberta Meinzen
Bud and Jean Mendenhall
Sarah and Robert Menefee
Nelson Merkley
William and Sharon Millar
Cameron and Mary Moore
Vicki Morreale
Daniel and Nancy Murray
Roxanna Murray
Augustus and Matthew Nagy and Julia Rhoades
Tom Nelson
Cheryl Nicolet
Vicki Nichols
Dennis Norton
Patrick Oberley
Timothy and Lisa O'Dell
Glenn Olsen
James H.S. Olds III
Scott and Tracee Orum
Stan Owens
Lois Oxley
Stephen Palguta
George and Diana Parr
Stan Parrish
Justin Peake
James Pennuto and Claudia Steenberg
Diane Perriguey
Keith Peters
Robert and Ann Phillips
David and Carolyn Pillar
Roger Piper
Edward Placencia
Jacqueline Plasterer
Roy Pontzius
Jessica Porfilio
Tim Presley
Elizabeth and John Prichard
Eolia Prout
Barth and Faye Ragatz
Alvin Rapp
Duane and Alice Rekeweg
William and Nancy Ricci
Donald and Connie Rich
Gale Richards
Kevin Richards
Debra Richardson
Ed and Annette Richardson
Keith and Mary Gail Ridenour
Nancy Rivera
Robert Rodocker
Holly Romary
Mike Roop
Rita Ropp
Bruce Roth
Ron Roy
Charles and Linda Russell
Stephen Sammetinger
Thomas and Carol Sappenfield
Timothy and Mary Saxer
Garry Schaaf
Carol Scher
Donald Scheumann
Tim Schild
David and Sharon Schlaudroff
Shirley Schlotterback
Jacob Schmidt
Tom Schmidt
Carla Schmitt
Susan and Stanley Schmitt
Tom Schmitt
Kent Schultz
Rose Ann Scranton
Walter and Linda Sevier
Vicki Sexton
Timothy and Bobbie Shambaugh
Ryan and Lori Sholl
Will and Amy Sickels
Nancy Siders
Randy and Sandra Simmons
Paul Simunek
David and Vivian Slosson
Gerald and Carol Smith
Jamie Smith
Marsha Smith
Quentin Smith
Tony Smith
Andrzej Sojak
Wanda Sommer
Tim Sorg
Wayne and Sarah Sovine
Gary Spry
Daun Spurgeon
Paul Spurgeon
Keith Spurr
Dan Stark
Tamela Stark
Daniel Stevenson
Elmer and Joan Stocker
David and Rebecca Straub
Debra Straub
Stroup (Paul’s friend?)
Diane Suever
Karen Sweeney
Brian T'Kindt
Bruce Tatman
Katherine and Dale Taylor
Mike Taylor
Kevin Tempel
Randy Thieme
David and Claudia Thomas
Robert and Kristine Thomas
Frank and Cathy Thurston
Dave Tomlinson
Mary and Daniel Tonkel
John and Donna Toole
Carolyn Travis
Bobby and Karin Turgeon
Jim Turcovsky
Larry Uehlein
Charlotte Vallier
Dennis VanBuskirk
Edith VanHouten
Roy Vierck
Joseph and Diana Wagner
Flora Waikel
Jeffrey and Wendra Walker
Mark Walter
Richard and Ellen Warford
Fredrick Warner
Mark Warner
Dick Watson
Michael and Judith Weaver
Bill and Aleta Weiss
Todd and Cynthia Wellman
Tom and Karen West
Nancy Wetli
Diane White
Kenneth Wibbenmeyer
John Widmann
Barbara Wieging
Madonna Wiegmann
James and Patricia Williams
Jerry Wilson
Steve Wilson and Janet Maggart
John Wolf
W. Paul Wolf
Anita Wolfe
Stephen and Cheryl Wood
Danny and Linda Worrick
Robert Yates
Ruth Zent
Gary Zeysing
Anthony and Debra Zicckgraf
Diane and Joseph Zimmerman
Eric Zimmerman
Terry and Richard Zinz
Randy and Mary Zion
Michael Zoretich
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