by Janis | Oct 12, 2023 | News
John Taylor, owner of O.P. Taylors toy store in Brevard, invited WWII pilot Ed Cottrell to visit the store and sign a model of the P-47 fighter-bomber in which Cottrell flew 65 missions in the Battle of the Bulge. Called “the Thunderbolt,” Cottrell praised the P-47...
by Janis | Sep 30, 2023 | Living Histories
The Battle of Okinawa He served as Rifleman in the 184th Rgt., fighting in the last battle of World War II, the Battle of Okinawa. Brevard resident James Milton Fletcher served in the U.S. Army Reserves from June 6, 1944 to December 1956. He was serving in Okinawa...
by Janis | Aug 21, 2023 | News
The Connestee Falls Ladies 9 Hole Golf League held a fundraiser and made a generous donation to the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas. Connestee Falls Ladies Golf league president Judy Merrifield wrote for her neighborhood newsletter: “On August 10th the...
by Janis | May 30, 2023 | News
WSPA-TV Interviews Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas Volunteers WSPA-TV from Spartanburg took the opportunity to honor veterans during day one of Brevard’s White Squirrel Weekend. United States Air Force Veterans Art Cole, Ed Cottrell, and Jim Schenfield were...
by Janis | Apr 5, 2023 | Guest Speaker Program
CIA Senior Intelligence Officer David Tyson will share his experiences leading the CIA response to the 9/11 attacks Tyson was instrumental in helping the US get its first foothold in Afghanistan after 9/11. He was the partner of Mike Spann, the first U.S. casualty in...
