I have a knife that was given as a gift to my grandfather in WWII when he served in the US Army in Europe as a medic. It's a German Red Cross knife carried by the officers of that service. I tried donating it to the Holocaust Museum in DC, but they didn't want it. Who else could I give this to? I want it to stay out of the hands of any neo-Nazis or something like that. Who else would accept this sort of thing? I'd be fine with selling it and donating the proceeds as well, but again, I wouldn't want it to be purchased by someone associated with the Nazis and their heinous ideology. I don't think my grandfather would care what I do with it, as long as it goes to help people somehow.
2007-11-24 11:44:45 · 6 answers · asked by William G 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
There is the D-Day museum in New Orleans built especially for the World War II veterans. You can donate here if you desire.
2007-11-24 11:54:57 · answer #1 · answered by Michael I 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up War Museums on the Internet, and contact them re a donation.
2007-11-24 19:52:46 · answer #2 · answered by TitoBob 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think about donating it to your closest historical museum, such as a town or county museum. They will be more likely to take it than a national museum. You might also want to save it for your children or a deserving nephew. I'm saving my Dad's WWII knife for my great-nephews.
2007-11-24 19:56:55 · answer #3 · answered by Peter Boiter Woods 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all else fails you could contact West Point or Fort Sam Houston which is where medics train for the US Army.
2007-11-24 20:37:12 · answer #4 · answered by bob t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The is a military museum in Danbury Conn,
http://www.usmilitarymuseum.org/
2007-11-24 19:53:34 · answer #5 · answered by jon_mac_usa_007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try and find other museums that'll accept it.
2007-11-24 20:26:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋