In an era of interpreting how we view or romanticize Joplin’s historical facts related to the American Civil War, and with the understanding that Joplin and Missouri were split politically and morally between the Union and Confederacy, HMP’s philosophy is to look at historical facts with a neutral eye. In this spirit, HMP does not honor the war, but rather honors the history that shaped our nation, state, and city, plus those who gave of themselves.
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI RAILROAD CLUBHOUSE
Mr. Lee Taylor
Mr. Charles Schifferdecker
David Castle Tandy
The Tale of Joplin’s Two United Service Organizations (USO) during World War II
War Timeline:
American Revolution | 1776 to Treaty of Paris September 3, 1783
War of 1812 | Conflict between the U.S. and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815
Mexican War | Conflict between the U.S. and Mexico | 1846 to 1848
American Civil War | April 12, 1861 and ended by proclamation on May 9, 1865
Spanish-American War | April 21, 1898 to Paris Peace Treaty on December 10, 1898
World War I aka the Great War | 1914 to 1918 | America enters the war 1917 | Armistice was November 11, 1918 | Treaty of Versailles outlines the terms in 1919
World War II | Began in 1939 as a European conflict, but then widened to include most of the nations of the world | U.S. declares war on Japan, Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania in December 1941 | War ends May 8, 1945
