Organizations Filed Purposes:
MILWAUKEE COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL, INC. (WMC) IMPROVES THE LOCAL QUALITY OF LIFE AS WISCONSIN'S MOST VISIBLE MEMORIAL TO ALL WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE US ARMED SERVICES, AND IS COMMITTED TO FURTHERING A SINGLE, SOLEMN MISSION: "HONOR THE DEAD. SERVE THE LIVING." LOCATED ON THE SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND DESIGNED BY PRE-EMINENT ARCHITECT EERO SEERINEN, THIS LIVING MEMORIAL SERVES VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PRICE THAT OUR BRAVE AMERICANS IN UNIFORM HAVE PAID TO ENSURE OUR FREEDOM. WMC WAS ENVISIONED IN 1945, AND OPENED ON VETERANS DAY IN 1957, IN DEDICATION TO THE LEGACY OF SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.
TO ESTABLISH & MAINTAIN A PERMANENT MEMORIAL FOR THE RESIDENTS OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY WHO WERE OR ARE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PARTICIPATING, OR WHO PARTICIPATED, IN ANY WAR, INCLUDING THE STUDY & ADOPTION OF PLANS THEREFOR, THE ERECTION & OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF MONUMENTS, SUITABLE BUILDINGS, EDIFICES & GROUNDS AS MEMORIALS.
THE WAR MEMORIAL CENTER (WMC) IS WISCONSIN'S MOST VISIBLE MEMORIAL TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMED SERVICES, AND IS COMMITTED TO FURTHERING A SINGLE, SOLEMN MISSION: "HONOR THE DEAD. SERVE THE LIVING."IN ADDITION TO THE BUILDING ITSELF STANDING AS A MEMORIAL, WMC HONORS THE DEAD THROUGH 18 MEMORIALS ACROSS THE CAMPUS, RECOGNIZING LEADERS, INDIVIDUAL VETERANS AND GROUPS WHO FOUGHT IN CONFLICTS ACROSS OUR NATION'S GREAT HISTORY, FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN TO WWI, WWII, KOREA, VIETNAM, 9/11 AND MORE. THE HONOR ROLL OF WISCONSIN VETERANS RECOGNIZES THE 3,481 INDIVIDUALS FROM MILWAUKEE COUNTY KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. WMC SERVES THE LIVING BY HOSTING AN AVERAGE OF 145,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR FOR: SPECIAL EVENTS, SUCH AS VETERANS DAY, NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY, AND PEARL HARBOR DAY; EDUCATIONAL TOURS AND PROGRAMS; AND SERVICE TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 50,000 VETERANS RELY UPON WMC ANNUALLY TO HONOR THEIR SERVICE AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THEM THROUGH EMPLOYMENT, MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER RESOURCE FAIRS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Daniel W Buttery | PRESIDENT & CEO | 50 | $105,808 |
| Laurieann Kildegaard | VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION | 40 | $95,626 |
| Christine Westrich | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| John Weishan Jr | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Peter P Pochowski | TRUSTEE (THRU JUNE) | 6 | $0 |
| Mary Read | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Marks | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Michael B Koszuta | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| George J Gaspar | TRUSTEE | 3 | $0 |
| Robert M Garvin | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Dean | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Berdie Cowser | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Bolz | TRUSTEE (THRU FEBRUARY) | 1 | $0 |
| George F Banda | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Candee S Arndt | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Michael C Gibson | TREASURER | 1.38 | $0 |
| Creamheld Pepito | SECRETARY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Charles A Gordon | VICE-CHAIRMAN | 1.5 | $0 |
| Michael W Grebe | CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
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