Naples Museum of Military History (NMMH) has a new name: Gulf Coast Museum of Military History (GCMMH) & Veterans Advancement Center (VAC). The new name reflects our “Growth and Expansion Initiative”, and the current construction plan of our 45,000 sq ft new museum. The new state-of-the-art complex will be the new home of over 13,000 … Read more
On behalf of the Naples Museum of Military History, Dave Hinds, the president of the Museum, donated his veteran’s disability check of $1,600 to the Wounded Warriors of Collier County and other veterans experiencing hardships due to the Coronavirus. As a former combat Marine in Vietnam 1966 and received three (3) Purple Hearts, Dave felt … Read more
The following excerpt appeared Saturday, August 29, 2020 in Florida Weekly. Read the full article here. “I was assigned to the receiving station at Okinawa, and we were getting prepared for the invasion of Japan in November (1945),” Mr. Cortright said. “Thank God we didn’t have to invade because the (Army) Air Force took care … Read more
In January 2020, the museum received a generous donation of $12,000 from Marine Industries Association of Collier County from proceeds from their Naples Annual Boat Show
In December of 2019, the Naples Museum of Military History received a generous donation of mutual fund shares from Leslie and Harry Durling to honor Harry’s brother-in-law, Robert Dietz, Medal of Honor recipient in WW2
WINK NEWS/Sept. 20, 2019—Naples Museum of Military History docent, Wayne Smith shared his POW story with a group at Punta Gorda’s Military Heritage Museum. VIEW STORY ON WINK NEWS Source: WINK NEWs
The Naples Museum of Military History was featured in Beyond the Gates magazine in the Fall Winter 2019 issue. READ THE FULL ARTICLE
From the Naples Daily News (August 2019): Korean War Veterans Association National Vice President Jeffrey J. Brodeur presents a piece of the Korean War National Memorial to David Hinds, board of director and president at the Naples Museum of Military History, on Friday at the Naples Airport. View More on NaplesNews.com
The Naples Museum of Military history recently got a mention in Life In Naples Magazine’s article, “The Truth is: Wonderful Naples On-The-Gulf“. In the article, Lois Bolin recounts Naples’ interesting history with the Naples Airfield being placed on the defense improvement list in 1941 and how the U. S. Army Airfield began to train pilots … Read more
Naples Museum of Military History was featured in the November 2018 issue of eBella Magazine. Writer Kristine Meek details the museum’s beginnings and artifacts that are available on display. VIEW FULL ARTICLE