by Commander | Jun 5, 2019 | News
Flat Rock, NC resident George Sarros was a motor machinist on LST (Landing Ship, Transport) 515 when his ship and more than 1000 others invaded the coast of Normandy in the dark, early-morning hours of June 6, 1944. Delivering troops, tanks, and ambulances to the...
by Commander | May 18, 2019 | News
On Tuesday evening, May 14, members of the Waightstill Avery Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and their guests convened at Lola鈥檚 Old Hickory House for dinner and the organization鈥檚 installation of officers for 2019-2021. The business meeting...
by Commander | May 6, 2019 | News
Door Gunner David Smale鈥檚 Lecture 鈥淪cramble the Seawolves鈥 Draws Large AudienceOn Thursday, April 25, Brevard resident David Smale told stories of his Vietnam experience asdoor gunner and Crew Chief with the Navy鈥檚 first and only dedicated attack helicopter...
by Commander | Apr 27, 2019 | News
On Wednesday, May 22, at 6:00 pm, the 51黑料网 History Museum of the Carolinas will show U-571. A team based on a U.S. submarine is sent on a mission to capture a German U-Boat intact, in order to steal the Enigma Machine (German code generator). This will...
by Commander | Apr 27, 2019 | News
Captain Ron Koelling of Pisgah Forest, NC will give a talk on Thursday May 23 at 2:00 pm at the Veteran’s History Museum of the Carolinas. He will describe his experiences as a Radar Navigator on a B-52 bomber during the Vietnam War. Koelling served from...
