OUR COLLECTIONS

The Michigan Heroes Museum seeks to Honor, Respect, and Remember all Michigan veterans by telling the stories of over 900 servicemen and women year-round. Our museum hosts the public display of more Medals of Honor than any other museum or institution in the United States.

Use the map below to discover the stories of our Michigan veterans. You can search the map, switch to list view, or click on the logo to navigate our menu or veterans from select wars.

Photo of Gov. Fred W. Green served 1927 to 1931 in the US Army - Spanish American War

Photo of World War I PVT George Pike, USMC of Wadhams, Michigan. Pictured with Pike is an attendant. Many of these young men who served in the camps were local boys whose fathers were off to war themselves. This young man's nationality is unknown because he is wearing an American uniform, however it is extremely likely that he is either English or French. unclear by the photo

Image of Detroit's Own Polar Bear, Private Cleveland Pabst

A photo of a US soldier, Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner from World War II

A photo of US soldier, Command Sergeant Major, James Thompson of Detroit, MI from the Korean War

A photo of US Marine, Caryle Brown, from the Vietnam war

Photo of Travis Mills, Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan - War On Terror

Photo of Holly McGeogh, Operation Iraqi Freedom - Iraq - War On Terror

Photo of Duane Hackney of Flint Michigan, recipient of the Air Force Cross and the most decorated USAF enlisted person ever

Photo of Harold Furlong, US Army, Medal of Honor Recipient, Pontiac, Michigan

Image Nasa astronaut Christina Hammock Koch , Grand Rapids, Michigan

 The Michigan Heroes Museum seeks to Honor, Respect, and Remember all Michigan veterans by telling the stories of over 900 servicemen and women year-round. In our display rotation we feature:

Distinguished Citizens

Gov. Fred W. Green (1927 - 1931) – US Army - Spanish American War
Gov. Wilbur M. Brucker (1931 - 1932) – US Army - Spanish American War and WWI
Gov. G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams (1949-1961) – US Navy - WWII
Gov. John Swainson (1961 - 1963) – US Army - WWII
Gov. William Milliken (1969 - 1983) – US Air Corps - WWII
Speaker of the House Lew Dodak - US Army - Vietnam

Our galleries contain Michigan's service members who fought in:

Civil War
Spanish American War
Russia - during The WWI Polar Bear Expedition (1918-1919)
WWI & WWII
Korea
Vietnam
Operation Desert Storm
Current Global War on Terror
- Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan
- Operation Iraqi Freedom - Iraq

We also have 3 permanent galleries dedicated to:

Michigan's Astronauts & Space Pioneers
Our Nation's Service Cross Recipients
- Distinguished Service Cross - Army Soldiers
- Navy Cross - Sailors and Marines
- Air Force Cross - USAF Personnel
Medal of Honor Recipients - The nation's largest collection of Medals of Honor