The Keirn Family World War II Museum

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11/12/2025

With heartfelt sorrow, we mourn the passing of Louise Unkrich, one of America’s original Rosie the Riveters, a woman whose hands helped build the bombers that carried freedom across the skies of World War II. She was 100 years old. Born on a small Iowa farm, Louise answered her nation’s call in its hour of need. Trained in aircraft sheet metal, she joined the Glenn L. Martin bomber plant in Omaha, Nebraska, where she riveted the mighty B-29 Superfortress, one bolt, one seam, one heartbeat at a time. In a world at war, she and millions of women like her forged a new kind of courage: quiet, unyielding, and steadfast. Louise and her fellow “Bomberettes” proved that patriotism wasn’t confined to the battlefield, it thrived on factory floors and in the determined spirit of women who refused to let fear define them. She carried that pride throughout her life, reminding us that freedom is not only won by those who fight, but also by those who build.🕊️🇺🇸

11/10/2025

Our hearts ache as we announce the passing of John Kinsel Sr., a cherished elder and one of the immortal Navajo Code Talkers. At 107, he leaves behind a legacy of unbreakable bravery forged in the fires of Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima. From 1942 to 1946, as a U.S. Marine, he wielded his sacred language, the uncrackable code, to weave the vital communications that defied the enemy and tipped the scales of World War II. 🕊️🇺🇸

11/07/2025

Nice job Mason and Ed with the event!

10/24/2025

We mourn the passing of a true American titan. The mighty welding torch of Marian Wynn, one of the last living “Rosie the Riveters," was finally extinguished at the age of 99 on October 3, 2025. Marian was more than a woman; she was a forge of freedom. As a master pipe welder at the Kaiser Shipyards during World War II, she stood on the Home Front's firing line, her sheer grit and skill helping to craft the fleet that carried the world out of darkness. Her work was a defiant answer to tyranny, a permanent mark on the history of this nation. Her passing is a profound loss, yet her story echoes with the force of a thousand striking hammers, a heroic testament to a generation that proved they were not only able, but utterly essential. She not only built the ships, but she forged the future for every woman who followed.🕊️🇺🇸

We will forever feel the absence of her radiant smile and the wisdom of her hard-won stories. But we find solace in her indelible legacy of strength and courage.

Rest in Power, Marian Wynn. The ships you built still carry us. Your fight continues in our hearts.

10/20/2025

Decades after escaping the flames of December 7, 1941, Frank R. Cabiness has completed his long journey home. With deep emotion, his son, Jerry Cabiness, entrusted his father’s remains to the sea that holds the wreckage of the USS Arizona. The last watch is over. Frank now rests with the 1,177 heroes still entombed within the ship's hull, forever guarding the tranquil waters of Pearl Harbor. His life was a testament to survival; his return is an eternal homecoming. May he rest in peace among his brothers.🕊️🇺🇸⚓

08/14/2025

Celebrate National Navajo Code Talkers Day!

08/06/2025

At just 20 years old, Lou Conter survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. He carried the weight of 1,177 fallen men, the weight of that day for more than eight decades, becoming the last living crewmember of the USS Arizona. His passing at 102 marks the end of a living link to one of America’s most profound tragedies, and leaving us to honor his memory and the 1,177 men who have no one left to tell their story🕊️🇺🇸⚓