Museum · Des Moines, Iowa
Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center
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The Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center preserves the service of the first Black officers commissioned in World War I and the WAAC/WAC of World War II, both trained at Fort Des Moines.
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- 515-400-3678
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