Here is this week’s challenge for “What is it Wednesday?” - What is it?! 🤔![]()
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Thanks to everyone who played last week… The answer for September 10th is the breach on our Type 4 Ho-Ro… see the previous post for the full details!![]()
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Good luck on this week’s challenge! ![]()
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The answer to the “What is it? Wednesday” question from September 10th is the cannon breach on our Type 4 Ho-Ro! The Type 4 Ho-Ro is a self-propelled artillery piece, housing a 150mm cannon! This Ho-Ro is the last known example of its kind, on loan to us from the National Museum of the Marine Corps.![]()
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Stay tuned for the next “What is it? Wednesday” question tomorrow, September 17th at 10:00 am EST!![]()
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Join us at the American Heritage Museum this Friday, September 19th, 1:00pm to 2: 30pm, for a captivating talk by Tom Greeley about his Grandfather who was a Lt. Colonel stationed on Corregidor when we was captured by the Japanese on May 6th , 1942. His talk will focus on how his grandfather’s capture by the Japanese effected his family from the moment they were told to leave the Isle of Corregidor to living in Vermont.
As we make the last preparations for this weekend's event (September 13–14), we wanted to give you all a little sneak peek at what you can expect to see!![]()
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These are only a few of the aircraft that will be used in our daily demonstrations. Others include our AT-6 Texan and PT-17 Stearman! These aircraft will be used in flying demonstrations at 1:00 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.![]()
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We also have a number of speakers who will be giving presentations throughout each day. We are thrilled to be hosting retired Army Air Force Col. Joe Peterburs—a 100-year-old WWII veteran pilot, who at 19 years old shot down a German Me 262 fighter jet!![]()
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Over the course of the weekend, there will also be tank riding and driving experiences available for an additional charge.![]()
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If any of this sounds like it's up your alley, check out our website to learn more:![]()
www.americanheritagemuseum.org/event/history-takes-flight-historic-aviation-weekend![]()
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Don't miss the great presentation today 1:00pm to 2:30pm, on ships and ship building during WWII by Doug Most. See: www.americanheritagemuseum.org/event/speaker-series-launching-liberty-by-doug-most/
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Speaker Series: Task Force Hogan
May 24 @ 3:00 pm, ending 4:30 pm
Join us on Saturday, May 24th, 3:00pm to 4:30pm, for a talk by author, historian, veteran and professor William Hogan. He will share a fascinating story about a daring escape and survival of an American armored unit during WWII. This talk falls on our WWII Tank Demonstration Weekend.
Task Force Hogan is a narrative nonfiction book about a WWII US Army tank battalion. The unit was a reinforced tank battalion in the 3rd Armored Division led by Samuel Hogan, the youngest tank battalion commander in the US Army during WWII. At the helm of 500 soldiers riding to battle aboard 54 Sherman tanks plus assorted other vehicles, they participated in some of the toughest battles in the European Theater. Also known as “Hogan’s 400” the unit is best known for rushing back to Belgium from their forward positions in Germany towards the Battle of the Bulge. Arriving with vehicles half full of fuel to help parry the German offensive they fought the 116th Panzer Division to a standstill. Outnumbered, surrounded and without fuel they held off the better part of two German divisions at the hilltop village of Marcouray, about 20 miles north of Bastogne. On Christmas Day 1944, they were ordered to destroy their vehicles and make out on foot as best they could. They did so Christmas Night, marching 12 miles through enemy held forest back to US lines. By 2 January they were rearmed and spent the first two weeks of January helping push back the “Bulge” to the German border.
William R. Hogan was the last US Army soldier on active duty with a parent who fought in WWII. His most recent assignment was as liaison to French Army Headquarters in Paris, France. He retired from the Army after 22 years of service in the summer of 2024. He is an adjunct professor at Paris School of International Affairs, Political Science University (Sciences Po).
