DCMM”s Honors Vets with Crossed Oars Display

Crossed Oars and Empty Lifejacket Memorial

The Door County Maritime Museum’s unique Crossed Oars and Empty Lifejacket tribute will once again honor veterans in a dramatic display at the museum’s front entrance. The community is invited to add flowers or other tributes at the base of the display on Memorial Day to honor the nation’s fallen veterans.

The museum’s Crossed Oars and Empty Lifejacket memorial honors all veterans, especially those lost at sea. The memorial pays special tribute to four Door County Coast Guardsmen who perished with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba when the ship was sunk by enemy fire during WWII.