To send us your information about Veterans of the WW2 era please click on the link below. We would like to have names of persons who were from Coleman County, Persons who now live in Coleman County. Any person who served in any way during the 2nd world war.
If you had a relative who was killed in the War, please let us know the name, rank, where they were from and where they were killed.
We have some published information from a book that was put out in the middle to late 40's. This book is not complete, so We Need your help.
We have assigned tasks for some committee members pertaining to the displays and the parade.
Our next meeting will be at
The Antique Mall
6:00Pm - Tuesday Aug 30
We will have several of the veterans and some of those who served the war effort in civilian life to help us with this program.
We now have the parade set at 5:30PM Sept 2. Also set that day will be notices on the radio, Sirens to comemerate the sighing of the surrender, and some of the schools will have a special inter school program at 9:00AM. A group of WW2 planes will do a fly-over during the parade.
Saturday will be a display of WW2 artifacts in the hanger at the Coleman Airport and a dance on Saturday night with mostly 1940's music.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Coleman County Historical Commission cchc@web-access.net
I received a note today from M. L. Guthrie of Santa Anna. He has chronicled his service period on a web site.
http://www.controltowers.co.uk/H-K/Hardwick_Monty.htm
Very interesting reading.
