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Welcome To Our Online Gift Shop; Browsers Welcome!


The Museum has many gifts for you to browse through on your next visit. 
Items and prices are listed below.
  Photos    Forms  

All proceeds from the Gift Shop go back into the Museum for display development, research, and other educational items and materials.  

 


Product Photos

Photos are in thumbnail format to speed download time.  Click on photo for detail.

 

 

 

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Post Cards $0.25 each
 WWII: B-17, B-24, F-51, Jimmy Stewart, Greetings From Gowen Field, WWII Main Entry Gate

Farragut:  Reproductions of 4 WWII era post cards are now available:
Greetings from Farragut; Drop Me A Line While I'm Here At Farragut;
Please Aint'cha Gonna Write;
Greetings From Farragut, I'm thinking of you (romantic)

ARMY: UH-1, UH-60, AH-64, M60,  M-1Tank

AIR FORCE: F-86A, F-86L, F-89, F94, F-102A, F-4G, RF-4C,  A-10, C-130,  F-51 piloted by T. Lanphier, B1, F-15,  F-16,
Air National Guard history in pictures, Paul Gowen

NAVY: USS Idaho, USS Boise, 
USS Reasoner

USMC:  USMCR Co C, 4th Bn  photos.


4 x 6"

 

Military Power Balls
$2.00
 

Various Military Aircraft
Die Cast Metal
These are smaller in size than the A-10 and AH-60s. 

F-15, Shuttle Space Craft, F-4, F-16, P-51, C-47, E-2A Hawkeye

$3.00  

 

 

     

 

Idaho Air National Guard History Posters
$5.00
Very high quality poster of the history of Idaho Air National Guard aircraft from 1946 to the present.  This picture does not begin to cover all the detail on the poster!

Autographed by the artist
$10
This poster  was designed by Thomas Gloeckle, a member of the Idaho Air National Guard.  For an extra $5.00 he will autograph it for you!

Approximately 18" x 24

 


Armored Vehicles  
The same type the Army National Guard uses.  These are the "Pull and Go" variety - launch your team toward their mission! 

$6.00  

 

AH-60 and A-10 Aircraft
Die Cast Metal

$11.00  

 

 

     
 



Farragut Naval Training Station, 1942-1946  
 
Written by Roger Glans who was also a graduate of the training station.  The book covers the history of the Naval Training Station in North Idaho during WWII.  
 

32 pages, includes many photos.  
8 1/2  x 11"

$6.00  

 

 

The History of the 148th Field Artillery
1940-1946

Written by Bill Heath, a member of the unit, it includes the history of the unit as well as pictures of some of the places they saw action and some unit members. 

61 pages

$10.00 
"When I first opened the book, I couldn't put it down -- couldn't wait to turn the page, it flowed so well.  The people come alive as I read."

You can read Bill Heath's story on our Newsletter page.

 

Idaho's Men of Valor
Medal of Honor Recipients with Idaho Attachments.

compiled by Gayle Alvarez, it contains individual pages with updated information on Idaho's 34 Medal of Honor Recipients and 4 Honorable Mentions.  Includes several new photos, photos of many of the Recipients actual Medals of Honor and corrections to what has been historically recorded in error.

61 pages

$10.00

Gayle Alvarez has personally autographed each copy.

 

 

 

 

Lasting Valor: The Story of the Only Living Black WWII Veteran to Earn America's Highest Distinction for Valor, the Medal of Honor

Written by Lieutenant Vernon J. Baker, with Ken Olsen, it goes into great detail about his life, the discrimination he faced, and the actions he took in Italy during WWII which ultimately resulted in his being awarded the Medal of Honor.  His story in his own words! 

Lieutenant Baker has personally autographed each copy.

315 pages

$12.00

We Were Soldiers Once...And Young

The true story of the U.S. soldiers who fought at one of the most savage and significant battles in Vietnam.

 This is also the battle where Ed Freeman earned the Medal of Honor.

$12.00

 

A History of Gowen Field during WWII. 
Entertaining Strangers: Boise's WWII Love Affair With The Soldiers of Gowen Field.

204 pages

$14.95

 

 

 

     

A Century of War; The Men and Women Who Served, 1860-1960, Valley County, Idaho

Written and produced by the Valley County (Idaho) History Project, this book profiles Idahoans who have served their country from Valley County from 1860-1960.  Includes many photos.

307 pages

$15.00

 



The History of the Idaho National Guard

Edited by Orlan J. Svingen, it covers the history of the Idaho National Guard from its early beginnings up through Desert Shield.

235 pages.

$15.00

 

 

 

 

 
 

A Corpsman's Legacy

Written by Stephanie Hanson, it details the story of her search for her father, a Navy Corpsman who was killed in Vietnam just before she was born.  With this book, Corpsman Gary N. Young continues to heal others through the daughter he never knew.

333 pages

$16.00

 

     

Images of Aviation; Gowen Field

Written by our own Gary Keith and Yancy Mailes, this book is a photo history of Gowen Field from the beginning in the 1940s up through 1996.

127 pages

$20.00

 

Images of America; Mountain Home Air Force Base

Written by our own Yancy Mailes, this book is a photo history of Mountain Home Air Force Base from the beginning in the 1940s up through 2000

127 pages

$20.00

 


Beyond The Call Of Duty: The Story Of An American Hero In Vietnam

Written by Colonel Bernard Fisher, it goes into great detail about his life and the actions he took in Vietnam which ultimately resulted in his being awarded the Medal of Honor.  His story in his own words! 

$25.00 
Col Fisher has personally autographed each copy.

 

 

     

 

Above and Beyond; The Aviation Medals of Honor

Noted author and Historian Barrett Tillman has made his book on aviation Medal of Honor Recipients available to us! 

Barrett has personally autographed each copy.

$25.00

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

Photo Lithographs By Noted Local Artist
 'Bob' Auth

Black and White - $25.00
Hand Colored - $65.00

Those shown here (Below) are the hand colored editions.
Size is approx 24 x 18

 

 

"The Boise Bee Stings A FW 190"
Lt Duane Beeson in his P-51 shoots a a German Fighter

 

"Stearman Duster"
Stearman Aircraft company made over 5,000 training biplanes for the Air Force and Navy.  This Stearman is configured as a crop duster.

"Raid On Gerbini"
B-17F "Yankee Doodle" and wingman over Mt. Etna, Italy enroute to bombing run on Gerbini, Sicily

This lithograph comes with a crew photo and the text of their Bomb Groups Presidential Unit Citation.  See Gowen Field photo section for more information on the crew. 

 

Forms

We do not recommend using the Network For Good donation link for Gift Shop purchases.  There is a 30 day transition period between your on-line donation and our notification.  Gift Shop Order Form 
If you have Excel version 5.0 or higher use this form.  

 
Just fill in  your name & address, the items you want along with their cost, and the form will fill out the rest.  All you need to do is print and mail it!
Gift Shop Order Form
Use This Form if don't have Excel.    

 

If you have problems with the order forms, please contact us!

Our gift shop does NOT carry novels.  Please don't ask us to carry your novel in our gift shop, we only carry books related to actual people and facts that are related to the military service of Idahoans or Idaho Military History.

If you want us to consider your book, please send a copy of it to us in the mail.  Our gift shop committee will then take it under consideration.  Don't pester our Curator, he is not involved in the process.   If you want your book returned after evaluation, please include a postage paid container for us to return it in.  Otherwise, it will be added to our Library. 



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Page last updated: Thursday, May 22, 2008