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Hidden history: WWII prisoners of war worked at Eau Claire cannery
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (159+ words) EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - Did you know, prisoners of war from Nazi Germany used to work in Eau Claire canning foods? The prisoners of war worked near downtown at Lange's Cannery Company. That's where Cannery Park and the Cannery Square North…...
Hidden History: UWEC site of WWII pilots training program
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (474+ words) EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - Around 1,000 soldiers from around the United States came through the pilots training program at UW-Eau Claire during its 15 months of activity in the 1940s. On this Hidden History, did you know UWEC was the site of a WW2 pilot's…...
102-year-old Eau Claire woman has knit thousands of hats for veterans
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (344+ words) Jeanette Wangen turned 102 on Monday. She has made thousands of hats for veterans. EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) -On any day on the west side of town you'll find Jeanette Wangen in her armchair crocheting away. "I keep myself busy," she said....
Chippewa Falls WWII veteran revisits history at war reenactment
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (381+ words) CHIPPEWA FALLS (WQOW) - This Memorial Day weekend volunteers in Chippewa Falls are reenacting the lives of soldiers during World War II. One local World War II veteran visited the camp to revisit his ... CHIPPEWA FALLS (WQOW) -This Memorial Day weekend volunteers…...
Chippewa Valley Museum displays two traveling exhibits from Wisconsin Veterans Museum
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (410+ words) There are new traveling exhibits at the Chippewa Valley Museum and they both hope to share the history of Wisconsinites at war. EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) -There are new traveling exhibits at the Chippewa Valley Museum and they both hope to…...