2011
August 2011
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Tue 2 Aug, 7 pm. Admission is $5 per person and free for Wright Museum members. R.S.V.P.s are strongly encouraged to ensure sufficient seating for all lecture attendees. Call 603-569-1212 603-569-1212 to reserve your seat today.y, August 02, 2011 at 7:00pm Presented by Paul D. Bagley, Author Paul D. Bagley offers an in-depth look at one of the key weapons of World War II – the B-17. This presentation will feature rare images from the attack on Pearl Harbor and many photographs showing the air war in Europe as it is seldom seen. Bagley’s most recent publication, Crosses in the Sky, tells the fascinating story of American B-17 bomber pilot, Charles William Henry Witcomb and his crew. Join us for a presentation and book signing by the author. 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro 03894. Mark Foynes, Director, 603-569-1212. 5. The Wright Museum - [email][events]
Tuesday 9 August 2011
Tue 9 Aug, 7 pm. Ghosts on the Rock; an Archaeological Investigation of the American and Japanese Presence on Corregidor Island Tuesday, August 09, 2011 at 7:00pm Presented by Norman Stevens, Executive Director of Wright Museum Occupied by the American Army at the beginning of the twentieth century, the Philippine island of Corregidor became the centerpiece of American defenses in Manila Bay. It was defended by the Americans from December 1941, captured by the Japanese in the spring of 1942 and occupied by them until recaptured by the Americans in 1944. In 1998 Norman Stevens was part of an archaeological team exploring collapsed lateral tunnels in the Malinta Tunnel complex, along with several large gun emplacements. He will discuss this effort, his impressions of Correg. 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro 03894. Mark Foynes, Director, 603-569-1212. 5. The Wright Museum - [email][events]
Tuesday 16 August 2011
Tue 16 Aug, 7 pm. Letters Home; Correspondence from Sgt. John S. DuQuoin, 743rd Tank Battalion Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 7:00pm Presented by John Warner, IV, Wright Museum Board of Directors Admission is $5 per person and free for Wright Museum members. R.S.V.P.s are strongly encouraged to ensure sufficient seating for all lecture attendees. Call 603-569-1212 603-569-1212 to reserve your seat today. At age 38, John S. DuQuoin, a staff sergeant with the 743rd Tank Battalion, made the landing at Omaha Beach and saw extensive action in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Educated, well travelled and old enough to understand that he was living a moment in history, DuQuoin wrote extensive letters to his parents and sister. His nephew John Warner (Board of Directors, Wright. 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro 03894. Mark Foynes, Director, 603-569-1212. 5. The Wright Museum - [email][events]
Tuesday 23 August 2011
Tue 23 Aug. Admission is $5 per person and free for Wright Museum members. R.S.V.P.s are strongly encouraged to ensure sufficient seating for all lecture attendees. Call 603-569-1212 603-569-1212 to reserve your seat today.y, August 23, 2011 at 7:00pm Presented by Robert P. Fuller, Author During the period of May 1 – 8, 1945, units of the Third Army fired their final shots at the enemy. Last Shots for Patton’s Third Army describes in detail these last days of WWII in General George S. Patton’s Third Army sector. Last Shots combines several unit histories with human interest stories from both sides, focusing on Patton’s Third Army – the only American Army still advancing against the enemy in Austria and Czechoslovakia in May of 1945. Join us for a presentation and boo. 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro 03894. Mark Foynes, Director, 603-569-1212. 5. The Wright Museum - [email][events]