Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc.

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc. www.soldiersandsailorshall.org We honor all the men and women of Pennsylvania who serve in the United States military. RAD works here.
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Soldiers & Sailors pays tribute to our military with exhibits from the Civil War to the present.





*Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum is supported in part by the taxpayers of Allegheny County through a public grant from the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD).

Please join us tomorrow for the JOSEPH A. DUGAN, JR. HALL OF VALOR INDUCTION CEREMONY from 2:00 pm -3:00 pm. This is a F...
03/28/2025

Please join us tomorrow for the JOSEPH A. DUGAN, JR. HALL OF VALOR INDUCTION CEREMONY from 2:00 pm -3:00 pm. This is a FREE event!

Help Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc., honor the next group of veterans to be inducted into the Joseph A. Dugan, Jr. Hall of Valor.
The ceremony begins at 2:00 PM in the auditorium and is open to the public. If you are unable to attend in person, please use the links to visit our Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/SoldiersandSailors/videos
or YouTube page
https://www.youtube.com//streams
to view the livestream of the induction ceremony.
In honor of the Hall of Valor Ceremony, the museum is open, and admission is free on March 29 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Free event parking is available in the street-level lot across from the museum on Bigelow Blvd on a first-come, first-served basis.
Visitors with mobility issues and physical disabilities should call the museum at (412) 621-4253 in advance for building access information.

Our artifact this week may be more familiar to you than you realize. A simple knot and bow are synonymous with a phras...
03/27/2025

Our artifact this week may be more familiar to you than you realize. A simple knot and bow are synonymous with a phrase in common usage that has direct “ties” to the Civil War.

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc., will induct the next group of vetera...
03/26/2025

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc., will induct the next group of veterans into the Joseph A. Dugan, Jr. Hall of Valor.

The ceremony begins at 2:00 PM in the auditorium and is open to the public. Admission to the induction ceremony is free. If you are unable to attend in person, please use the links to visit our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SoldiersandSailors/videos or YouTube pages https://www.youtube.com/.../streams
to view the livestream of the induction ceremony.

This is a wonderful opportunity to spend time in one of Pittsburgh’s landmarks! In honor of the Hall of Valor Ceremony, the museum is open, and admission is free on March 29 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Free event parking is available in the street-level lot across from the museum on Bigelow Blvd on a first-come, first-served basis.
We urge visitors with mobility issues and physical disabilities to call the museum at (412) 621-4253 in advance for building access information.

Please take the time to get to know us…and also honor them with your presence! 🪖 🇺🇸

03/25/2025

In honor of National Medal of Honor Day, Collections Manager Lisa Terrano tells us more about Medal of Honor Recipient John J. "Joe" Pinder, Jr.

A Minor League baseball player in his civilian life, Technician Fifth Grade Joe Pinder was killed in action during the Invasion of Normandy on June 6th, 1944. TEC 5 Pinder posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions that day, making him one of only four servicemen who received the Medal of Honor for their service on D-Day.

Today and every day, Soldiers & Sailors honors Medal of Honor recipients and the recipients of other military medals in our Hall of Valor. Each year, recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Soldiers Medal, Airmen Medal, Coast Guard Medal or Navy/Marine Corps Medal from Pennsylvania are recognized in an induction ceremony, joining over 700 heroes whose stories have been preserved in the Hall of Valor since 1963! Join us this Saturday (March 29th) at 2 PM to help us pay tribute to our 2025 Inductees. The ceremony can be attended for free in person and streamed online on both Facebook and YouTube. The museum will also be open for free on Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM!

03/23/2025

"Play Ball!" ⚾️

Our artifacts this week, a 1930s baseball mitt and two baseballs, belonged to Technician Fifth Grade John J. "Joe" Pinder, Jr. Before joining the military in 1942, Pinder was a minor league baseball player! TEC 5 Pinder, who was killed in action on D-Day, received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the invasion of Normandy. Stay tuned for more information about TEC 5 Pinder and his time in service!

This week's artifact is instantly recognizable to many people. But why would a military museum store a baseball mitt a...
03/20/2025

This week's artifact is instantly recognizable to many people. But why would a military museum store a baseball mitt and baseballs in its collection? Find out more about this equipment and the player pictured here in our next Behind the Lines post!

03/17/2025

Check out this look at a WWII K-ration box! This wax box, made by the Cracker Jack company, would have been used as a supper ration by a soldier in a mobile unit. Filled with food items, toilet paper, and ci******es, K-rations were designed to hold soldiers over until they could get their hands on a more well-balanced A-ration or B-ration.

03/15/2025

Director Tim Neff shares our mystery artifact this week - a K-Ration Box from WWII! Keep an eye out for our next look at this box and it's intersting connection to the iconic American snack food brand, Cracker Jack!

03/13/2025

The Joseph A. Dugan, Jr. Hall of Valor at Soldiers & Sailors was dedicated in 1963 to honor veterans for actions considered “above and beyond the call of duty”. In total, more than 700 individuals have been inducted into this repository of heroes. With National Medal of Honor Day coming up on March 25th and our next induction ceremony on March 29th, join us to learn all about the Hall of Valor program. Also highlighted will be the stories behind the seven Medals of Honor in our collection.

This artifact would have been very familiar to soldiers serving in WWII. The letters you see here, K and S, both had spe...
03/13/2025

This artifact would have been very familiar to soldiers serving in WWII. The letters you see here, K and S, both had specific meanings to the soldiers who handled this object. It also has a special connection to an iconic American brand!

Can you guess what this artifact is? 🤔🔍

03/11/2025

Curator Michael Kraus tells us more about this artifact - a uniform patch representing the 93rd Division of the US Army in WWI. While we have no information about the soldier who wore this particular uniform, we can use his jacket and insignia to remember the remarkable sacrifices of all soldiers who fought with the 93rd.

03/09/2025

Our artifact this week is revealed! This WWI uniform patch honors the soldiers who fought with the 93rd Division! Stay tuned for more information about the 93rd and the inspiration behind their distinctive patch!

Uniform patches are steeped in tradition and symbolism. This photo shows just one of thousands of different uniform pa...
03/07/2025

Uniform patches are steeped in tradition and symbolism. This photo shows just one of thousands of different uniform patches used by the military. What do you think this rather crude patch represents?

📸 Uniform patch. Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum.

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc., will induct the next group of vetera...
03/05/2025

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc., will induct the next group of veterans into the Joseph A. Dugan, Jr. Hall of Valor.
The ceremony begins at 2:00 PM in the auditorium and is open to the public. Admission to the induction ceremony is free. If you are unable to attend in person, please use the links to visit our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SoldiersandSailors/videos or YouTube pages https://www.youtube.com//streams
to view the livestream of the induction ceremony.

The day continues with a special luncheon immediately following the ceremony. Prior reservations are required. The cost is $35 per guest. For more information, contact Tim Neff: (412) 621-4253 x219 or [email protected]. You can also make reservations by visiting https://ssmh.givecloud.co/product/D8AB65HOV-2025-reservations/2025-joseph-a-dugan-jr-hall-of-valor-induction-ceremony-luncheon-reservations

This is a wonderful opportunity to spend time in one of Pittsburgh’s landmarks! In honor of the Hall of Valor Ceremony, the museum is open, and admission is free on March 29 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Free event parking is available in the street-level lot across from the museum on Bigelow Blvd on a first-come, first-served basis.
We urge visitors with mobility issues and physical disabilities to call the museum at (412) 621-4253 in advance for building access information.

Please take the time to get to know us…
and also honor them with your presence!

03/03/2025

Our Collections Manager, Lisa Terrano, gives us a look at the jacket of Corporal Glenn Buzzard, 4th Marine Division. After joining the Marine Corps at only 16 years old, Corporal Buzzard was in the 3rd wave of soldiers who stormed the beaches of Iwo Jima.

03/02/2025

The artifact is revealed by Collections Manager Lisa Terrano! Keep an eye out next week for more information about Corporal Glenn Buzzard's heroic service!

02/27/2025

WITH VALOR WE SERVED: The Black Experience During the Vietnam War Era

Approximately 300,000 African American soldiers served during the Vietnam War, representing a disproportionately high percentage compared to their population at the time. Those that served faced challenges related to racial discrimination both during and after their service. Many viewed their service in Vietnam as a tangible way to demonstrate their patriotism and fight for equality at home. Join us to learn about the Black experience during the Vietnam Era.

Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Sonya D. Ford, Program Manager, Carnegie Mellon University,
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship

Panelists: Jaquay Edward Carter, Award Winning Historian & USMC Veteran
Michael Kraus, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Curator

Our artifact this week honors a specific branch of the United States military and a memorable battle that recently had...
02/27/2025

Our artifact this week honors a specific branch of the United States military and a memorable battle that recently had an important anniversary. Do you recognize these symbols? 🤔🔍

Check back on Saturday to find out more about this artifact and the soldier who donated it to our collection!

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Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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In honor of National Medal of Honor Day, Collections Manager Lisa Terrano tells us more about Medal of Honor Recipient John J. "Joe" Pinder, Jr. A Minor League baseball player in his civilian life, Technician Fifth Grade Joe Pinder was killed in action during the Invasion of Normandy on June 6th, 1944. TEC 5 Pinder posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions that day, making him one of only four servicemen who received the Medal of Honor for their service on D-Day. Today and every day, Soldiers & Sailors honors Medal of Honor recipients and the recipients of other military medals in our Hall of Valor. Each year, recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Soldiers Medal, Airmen Medal, Coast Guard Medal or Navy/Marine Corps Medal from Pennsylvania are recognized in an induction ceremony, joining over 700 heroes whose stories have been preserved in the Hall of Valor since 1963! Join us this Saturday (March 29th) at 2 PM to help us pay tribute to our 2025 Inductees. The ceremony can be attended for free in person and streamed online on both Facebook and YouTube. The museum will also be open for free on Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM! #SoldiersAndSailorsHall #BehindTheLines #museum #history #supportyourlocalmuseum #militaryhistory #Americanhistory #localhistory #artifact #archives #USArmy #military #veterans #TechnicianFifthGrade #TEC5 #technician #fifthgrade #MedalofHonor #MedalofHonorRecipient #NationalMedalofHonorDay #HallofValor #MedalofHonorDay #Normandy #DDay #KIA #WWII #1stinfantrydivision #bigred1 #bigredone #firstinfantrydivision #1stinfantry #firstinfantry #16thinfantry #sixteenthinfantry #1stdivision #firstdivision #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #pittsburghpa #pittsburghhistory #westernpa

"Play Ball!" ⚾️ Our #BehindTheLines artifacts this week, a 1930s baseball mitt and two baseballs, belonged to Technician Fifth Grade John J. "Joe" Pinder, Jr. Before joining the military in 1942, Pinder was a minor league baseball player! TEC 5 Pinder, who was killed in action on D-Day, received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the invasion of Normandy. Stay tuned for more information about TEC 5 Pinder and his time in service! #SoldiersAndSailorsHall #museum #history #supportyourlocalmuseum #militaryhistory #Americanhistory #localhistory #military #veterans #artifact #archives #TEC5 #WWII #DDay #Normandy #KIA #MedalofHonor #MedalofHonorRecipient #baseball #minorleaguebaseball #baseballmitt #baseballglove #mitt #USArmy #technician #fifthgrade #5thgrade #technicianfifthgrade #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #pittsburghpa #pittsburghhistory #westernpa #1930s

Check out this #BehindTheLines look at a WWII K-ration box! This wax box, made by the Cracker Jack company, would have been used as a supper ration by a soldier in a mobile unit. Filled with food items, toilet paper, and cigarettes, K-rations were designed to hold soldiers over until they could get their hands on a more well-balanced A-ration or B-ration. #SoldiersAndSailorsHall #museum #history #localhistory #supportyourlocalmuseum #militaryhistory #Americanhistory #military #veterans #WWII #artifact #archives #rationbox #krationbox #krations #crackerjack #pittsburgh #pittsburghpa #pittsburghhistory #westernpa #pennsylvania

Director Tim Neff shares our mystery artifact this week - a K-Ration Box from WWII! Keep an eye out for our next #BehindTheLines look at this box and it's intersting connection to the iconic American snack food brand, Cracker Jack! #SoldiersAndSailorsHall #museum #history #localhistory #supportyourlocalmuseum #militaryhistory #Americanhistory #military #veterans #WWII #artifact #archives #rationbox #krationbox #krations #crackerjack #pittsburgh #pittsburghpa #pittsburghhistory #westernpa #pennsylvania

Curator Michael Kraus tells us more about this #BehindTheLines artifact - a uniform patch representing the 93rd Division of the US Army in WWI. While we have no information about the soldier who wore this particular uniform, we can use his jacket and insignia to remember the remarkable sacrifices of all soldiers who fought with the 93rd. #SoldiersAndSailorsHall #museum #history #supportyourlocalmuseum #militaryhistory #Americanhistory #military #veterans #WWI #93rdDivision #93rd #uniformpatch #patch #FrenchArmy #USArmy #artifact #archives #helmet #pittsburgh #pittsburghhistory #pittsburghpa #pennsylvania #westernpa

Joseph A. Dugan, Jr. Hall Of Valor Induction Ceremony 2:00 pm -3:00 pm - FREE Luncheon 3:00 pm- 5:00 pm- $35 (Luncheon reservations close Thursday, March 13, 2025.) Help Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc., honor the next group of veterans who will be inducted into the Joseph A. Dugan, Jr. Hall of Valor by attending the induction ceremony on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM in the auditorium. The ceremony is free and open to the public. If you are unable to attend in person, please use the links to visit our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SoldiersandSailors/videos or YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/@soldierssailorsmemorialhal836/streams to view the livestream of the induction ceremony. The day continues with a special luncheon immediately following the ceremony. Prior reservations are required. The cost is $35 per guest. For more information, contact Tim Neff: (412) 621-4253 x219 or [email protected]. You can also make reservations by visiting https://ssmh.givecloud.co/product/D8AB65HOV-2025-reservations/2025-joseph-a-dugan-jr-hall-of-valor-induction-ceremony-luncheon-reservations In honor of the Hall of Valor Ceremony, the museum is open, and admission is free on March 29 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Free event parking is available in the street-level lot across from the museum on Bigelow Blvd on a first-come, first-served basis. Visitors with mobility issues and physical disabilities should call the museum at (412) 621-4253 in advance for building access information.

Our #BehindTheLines artifact this week is revealed! This WWI uniform patch honors the soldiers who fought with the 93rd Division! Stay tuned for more information about the 93rd and the inspiration behind their distinctive patch! #SoldiersAndSailorsHall #museum #localhistory #militaryhistory #military #Americanhistory #veterans #WWI #supportyourlocalmuseum #artifacts #archives #uniformpatch #patch #93rdDivision #93rd #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #pittsburghpa #westernpa #pittsburghhistory

Mark Saturday, Saturday, March 29, 2025, on your calendar! That’s when Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc. will induct the next group of veterans into the Joseph A. Dugan, Jr. Hall of Valor. Admission to the ceremony is free. It begins at 2:00 PM in the auditorium and is open to the public. If you are unable to attend in person, please use the links to visit our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SoldiersandSailors/videos or YouTube pages https://www.youtube.com/@soldierssailorsmemorialhal836/streams to view the livestream of the induction ceremony. Soldiers & Sailors recognizes and pays tribute to Pennsylvania veterans who have received the military’s highest awards for valor: the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Soldiers Medal, Airmen Medal, Coast Guard Medal or Navy/Marine Corps Medal (for bravery and heroism during times of military conflict). These inductees will join the over 700 heroes that have already been inducted into the distinguished Hall of Valor since 1963. Also, in honor of the Hall of Valor Ceremony, the museum is open, and admission is free on March 29 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Free event parking is available in the street-level lot across from the museum on Bigelow Blvd on a first-come, first-served basis. We urge visitors with mobility issues and physical disabilities to call the museum at (412) 621-4253 in advance for building access information. We hope to see you March 29th!

Spotlight On: Hall of Valor
Spotlight On: Hall of Valor

The Joseph A. Dugan, Jr. Hall of Valor at Soldiers & Sailors was dedicated in 1963 to honor veterans for actions considered “above and beyond the call of duty”. In total, more than 700 individuals have been inducted into this repository of heroes. With National Medal of Honor Day coming up on March 25th and our next induction ceremony on March 29th, join us to learn all about the Hall of Valor program. Also highlighted will be the stories behind the seven Medals of Honor in our collection.

Our Collections Manager, Lisa Terrano, gives us a #BehindTheLines look at the jacket of Corporal Glenn Buzzard, 4th Marine Division. After joining the Marine Corps at only 16 years old, Corporal Buzzard was in the 3rd wave of soldiers who stormed the beaches of Iwo Jima. #SoldiersAndSailorsHall #museum #history #supportyourlocalmuseum #militaryhistory #military #Americanhistory #corporal #marines #MarineCorps #4thMarineDivision #militarypatches #patches #dressjacket #PurpleHeart #WWII #IwoJima #westernpa #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #pittsburghpa #pittsburghhistory #artifact #archives #80thAnniversary

The #BehindTheLines artifact is revealed by Collections Manager Lisa Terrano! Keep an eye out next week for more information about Corporal Glenn Buzzard's heroic service! #SoldiersAndSailorsHall #museum #supportyourlocalmuseum #history #militaryhistory #Americanhistory #artifact #archives #supportyourlocalmuseum #veterans #marinecorps #4thmarinedivision #corporal #WWII #westernpa #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #pittsburghpa #pittsburghhistory #patches #militarypatches

Director of Museum & Education, Tim Neff, gives us another #BehindTheLines look into the Vietnam War collection of Sergeant Michael Sims. #SoldiersAndSailorsHall #museum #history #AmericanHistory #MilitaryHistory #VietnamWar #artifact #archives #helmet #sergeant #veteran #military #SupportYourLocalMuseum #pittsburgh #PittsburghHistory #pennsylvania #pittsburghpa #westernpa #SilverStarRecipient #PurpleHeartRecipient

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