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4worldlovers: Evansville Wartime Museum is the place to visit for the surprising, interesting and world-changing story of our community's involvement in winning WWII. The stories we tell come from home front workers and battlefront warriors — these are the people who were there. You can also explore the history of Evansville during WWI, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War in our exhibits dedicated to those times.

Evansville was a center of WWII production. Our community's factories made the products that help our military fight the war on land, on sea and in the air. Thousands of new jobs, created virtually overnight, drew workers from Evansville and the surrounding counties in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. We show what they made, how they made it and where it helped win the war.

More than sending wartime goods, this region sent men and women to the far-flung battle fronts of that world war. We share their stories. The stories we share include a paratrooper's D-Day landing, a pilot's flights over the Hump, an infantryman's march to retake Luzon and a story of a man and woman who met in Washington D.C., married and settled in Evansville.

Then there's the stories of Evansville's legendary Red Cross Canteen, eloquently told by the many letters and cards mailed back by troops grateful for warm hospitality, a delicious hot meal and an experience that was the next best thing to home. Also, Mom Hudson's story, the kindly seamstress who sewed patches and mended uniforms and comforted troops passing through one of our USOs.

Have you ever dreamt of flying a plane? You can do just that with any one of our three Gleim Simulators here at the Evansville Wartime Museum. Jump in the cockpit and get a feeling of what it is like to pilot and aircraft.

Our new Opening Hours are Noon until 4:00 p.m. from Thursday to Sunday. These hours are effective beginning April 7th, 2022.

We are delighted to host “Hoosier Spirit II,” a P-47 fighter plane made in Evansville at Republic Aviation Indiana Division in 1945. Men and women from Evansville and the surrounding area built this very aircraft. They built it in a factory less than a mile from the Museum! In the Home Front Gallery, you’ll find information about the Republic factory. We feature the story of how Evansville became the factory’s location, the floor plan, production photos, and more. Machinery once used in the factory stands in our Main Hall near where “Hoosier Spirit II” stands on display.

The aircraft is displayed at Evansville Wartime Museum, 7503 Petersburg Rd., Evansville, Indiana, 47725. Tickets are $10.00 plus processing fees.

Community fundraising efforts continue toward ownership of the aircraft. You can donate toward keeping “Hoosier Spirit II” in Evansville at the Evansville P-47 Foundation website.