The Carnegie Museum recognizes the contributions of all veterans in the community with a display on the military service this Veterans Day. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
On display at the museum are the uniforms and stories of local services members. Learn more of the history of Montgomery County residents and Wabash College students during the Civil War, World War II heroes Phil Ward and Robert Lee Pugh, and women service members Roxie Remley and Mary J. Grimes. See the 3rd Battalion 139th Field Artillery flag discovered and restored by Deantha “Dede” Wright-Thornburg.
A new veteran spotlight for 2026 features David E. Sayler (1922-2008). He was a 1940 graduate of New Market High School. Sayler attended Wabash College prior to his entrance into the Army’s flight school in Texas in 1943. Learn more of Sayler’s World War II story in a display at the museum.
The Carnegie Museum is located at 222 S. Washington St., Crawfordsville. Admission is free, and the museum is wheelchair and stroller accessible. The Carnegie Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
