WWII Weekend Gettysburg PA,September 17 and 18, 2011

[CJ Spratt]

http://www.nps.gov/eise/parknews/world- ... eekend.htm

On September 17 and 18, 2011 the National Park Service will sponsor a World War II living history weekend at the Eisenhower National Historic Site. An authentic recreation of both Allied and German army camps, complete with original World War II vehicles, will be set up on the site. Over 300 living history enthusiasts will portray military personnel from the European Theater in 1944.

Living history volunteers will present programs on World War II medical services, weapons and equipment, communications, military vehicles, and the life of the common soldier. Dozens of World War II vehicles will be displayed and a mock Army Air Force bomber squadron mission briefing presented. Volunteers from the "Reflections of World War II" living history group will be on hand to talk about what life was like on the home front at a special exhibit showing a representative 1940s American home.