The Pearl River County Historical Society maintains a small museum on the third floor of the old City Hall building in Picayune, Mississippi. Access is limited because of the need to pass through the City Offices. However, an appointment to tour the museum can be obtained by contacting the author of this blog.
One of the exhibits, currently on display, is a scrapbook and other materials of the local National Guard unit that was deployed during the Korean War. The unit were pontoon bridge builders and were on active duty in the early 1950s.
Currently we are seeking information, stories, photos, etc. on soldiers from Pearl River County who served in World War I. Although the U. S. was a late entrant into this war, a number of Americans were deployed to France and helped turn the tide of the war in the Allies favor. Please contact the author through this blog if you have any information you are willing to share with the museum.
The upper photo is of Nelson Penton of McNeill, Mississippi and the bottom photo is of Orvis Penton, also of McNeill, Mississippi. Both men served in the armed forces during WWI, but it is unclear if they actually were deployed to France and the battlefields. Any information on these and other soldiers would be greatly appreciated.
