Mound, LA — The Southern Heritage Air Foundation reopened its museum Wednesday with an expanded collection that examines not only the history of aviation, but highlights the experiences of local World War II veterans and includes displays of significant events and people from World War II.The reopening was marked with a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday.
“We’ve added a whole new room,” said SHAF president Patty Mekus, adding the room contains a collection of stories and exhibits of different topics.
“We’ve got women of World War II; one of the ladies we’ve got in there worked on the atomic bomb that was successful in ending World War II,” she said. “We have Disney in World War II, the Red Cross, we’ve got Bob Stockweather, one of the soldiers who liberated Dachau (concentration camp), and the photographs he took. We’ve got the Tuskegee Airmen. We’ve added the Navajo code talkers, and we’ve added Bataan.
Mekus said SHAF is working with the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on the local veterans’ interviews, and there have been discussions about bringing traveling exhibits to Mound.
She said the national museum’s staff also helps with research to determine the history and story behind items donated to the foundation.
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