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Its Medal of Honor significance centers on New Ulm native Captain Willibald C. Bianchi. The museum maintains an exhibit titled “A New Ulm Hero: Captain Willibald Bianchi,” while National Guard documentation records the family’s donation of Bianchi’s Medal of Honor and other decorations to the historical society.
The museum is a documented location for the original Medal of Honor of Marine Private Robert M. McTureous Jr., a Lake County recipient killed after his heroic action on Okinawa. This creates a direct local-history link between the recipient, his home region, and the physical award.
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The society specifically announced an original Medal of Honor awarded to Ignatz Gresser for a special July 4, 2026 viewing. Gresser was recognized for rescuing a wounded comrade under fire at Antietam. That dated event is evidence of a held medal, not a permanent-display schedule.
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The museum is a documented location associated with the original Medal of Honor of Navy recipient Johnnie D. Hutchins. That connection provides the archive with a community-level counterpart to Hutchins material documented at larger national institutions.