West Haven Veterans Museum & Learning Center

12/20/2025

The museum will be closed for the holidays from December 21, 2025 until January 2,2026. Happy Holidays and God Bless our Troops! 🎄🇺🇸🪖

12/13/2025

A WWI Yankee Division tunic that belonged to Leroy “Tiny” Doane, who was 6’3” and served with Battery D, 103rd Field Artillery, 26th Division. We also have Tiny’s corduroy uniform. Note the 103rd Artillery officers devices on the collar. 🇺🇸🪖

12/06/2025

Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941

In September, 1941, a New Haven Naval Reserve unit was assigned to the USS Solace, a newly commissioned hospital ship. They sailed from Brooklyn, NY on September 12th and arrived in Pearl Harbor on October 27th. On December 7th, the USS Solace was anchored at the end of Battleship Row when the Japanese attack began. Luckily the ship was not hit. They sent out launches to rescue survivors and evacuate the wounded from the burning ships. Over the course of 3 days, the medical staff treated approximately 700 wounded individuals. 🇺🇸

11/30/2025

November 30, 1995 marked the official end of Operation Desert Storm. Thankful to all our veterans from that and all wars 🇺🇸

11/22/2025

This uniform was just put on display. It is the WWII uniform of Nicholas Weted who grew up in Branford. He was a big supporter of youth sports throughout his life and owned Weted’s Barbershop with his father. 🇺🇸🪖

11/15/2025

Recently we hosted a group of seniors from Cheshire Academy. The students were reading the book, "The Things They Carried," and had wonderful discussions with our museum president, Bill Benson, and Vice President, Barry Josephs, both Vietnam veterans. The students and their teachers had a very meaningful visit!

11/13/2025

We are proud to be one of the stories featured on Channel 8’s program, Veterans Voices! Thank you, Laura Hutchinson, for sharing your family’s stories with the museum 🇺🇸

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The West Haven Veterans Museum and Learning Center aims to keep local family military history alive. Ed Casey, the curator of the museum, said that 95% of the items at th…

11/11/2025

Thank you to ALL who have served to protect our country! 🇺🇸

10/25/2025

We are SOLD OUT for the Whiffenpoofs concert 11/1/25. For anyone told you have been pre-registered, we will accept payment at the door. Tickets are $15 each, cash or check preferred but we will accept credit or debit card payment. Parking is available on the side and in back of the museum or across the street at the West Haven train station. Doors open at 3:30 pm for the 4:00 pm performance 🎼🇺🇸

10/18/2025

The Whiffenpoofs concert on November 1st is SOLD OUT 🇺🇸

10/04/2025

Today we hosted the Knights of Columbus district leaders. Wishing you continued success in your future projects! 🇺🇸