Welcome to The Museum of the American G.I.

Welcome to our website for the Museum of the American GI, Inc. We endeavor to keep living history of the American Serviceman who proudly served our country and continue to do so today. We are a 501 c (3) organization and proudly work to maintain historical equipment that has been used to keep our nation free and provide historical re enactments.

All the sections for the restoration of the Iwo Jima, LPH-2 island are finally here and ready for the reassembly. The plan is to assemble the structure along side the parking lot, with the parking lot taking on the appearence of the flight deck, marking the parking lot just as the deck of the original ship was done. The restoration of the Iwo Jima island is being carried out with the greatly appreciated help of Texas A&M University, architectural department. The museum also obtained a Grove TM-875 80T crane for the project. Originally the USS Iwo Jima was a helicopter carrier and eventually we hope to line the edges of the parking lot, flight deck, with helicopters of that era.

USS Iwo Jima

Pictures of the USS Iwo Jima on its mission recovering the astronauts of the Apollo 13.

This is what the USS Iwo Jima Island will look like when reassembled here at the museum in College Station, Texas

LCVP - GS-50 - Higgins Boat

We have added a Higgins Boat to our collection. It arrived last Wednesday April 30, 2008 and was placed inside the B Bldg. The boys have already pulled the engine and the rebuild and restoration are underway. Check out our photo section in a couple of days for pictures of her arrival.