by Commander | Sep 13, 2022 | Guest Speaker Program
October 20 Program – Loyal Forces:The American Animals of World War II The Brevard College History Program and the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas are pleased to host Brevard College alumna Toni McCourt Kiser for a discussion of her book, Loyal Forces:...
by Commander | Aug 15, 2022 | Guest Speaker Program
On Thursday, September 8, at 2:00 p.m., Lt. Col. Bob Wilkerson, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), pictured here in his Blue Ridge Honor Flight shirt, will present the free program “Winning the European Skies of WWII.” The presentation will be held at the Transylvania County...
by Janis | Jul 7, 2022 | Living Histories
Bradford C. Freeman of Caledonia, Mississippi, passed away this week.He was the only living member of the”Band of Brothers” 101st Airborne Division, WWII. July 4, 2020: Soon after being honored on a visit to New Orleans’ National World War II Museum,...
by Commander | May 18, 2022 | Living Histories
Japanese “Betty” on fire. Photo courtesy Joe Cooper. Joe Dayton Cooper U.S. Navy, WWII – PacificDecember 27, 1941—December 28,1945U.S. Army, Berlin Air LiftKorean War, 1948-1953 Brevard resident Joe Cooper served in the U.S. Navy during WWII (Pacific), December 27,...
by Commander | May 17, 2022 | Living Histories
WWII veterans attend a sneak preview of the WWII Jeep exhibit in the museum on February 28, 2020. From left, L.C. Poor, Joe Cooper, James Brush, George Koch, and Ed Cottrell. In part one, we learned that Cooper and the crew of the USS Ommaney Bay had to abandon ship...
