102nd Infantry Regiment Museum

I came upon a 2006 article concerning "A New Haven military museum that chronicles the Elm City's centuries old 102nd Infantry Regiment ...has announced plans to relocate... to West Haven... Museum founder, Frank A. Carrano...of East Haven, said the 102nd Infantry Regiment Museum plans to relocate to a temporary site in the defunct Connecticut Refining Co. at 105 Water St. from its former 22-year home in the New Haven Armory on Goffe St."

www.ctcentral.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=17044842&BRD=1773&PAG=461&dept_id=30987&rfi=8

I called Mr. Carrano and he told me some interesting things about the 102nd in Nogales:

They never crossed into Mexico.
They wore wool shirts, wool pants, and "leggings" and would march from Fort Huachuca to Nogales- a trek of about 55 to 60 miles.
The temperature was around 110 to 112 degrees each day.
They would receive one canteen of water per day, which they used for drinking, shaving and washing.

WWII Color Footage of Pacific Island Gliders

Dan Garitta, WWII Reenactor and memorabilia collector, will be showing WWII color footage of gliders used in the Pacific Islands on Wednesday, August 26th in the Community Room of the Hagaman Library.

London War Letters of a Separated Family: 1940-1945

Christine Vassar Tall's readings from her book, London War Letters of a Separated Family 1940 to 1945, on July 29th, gave us images of WWII London under the bombing Blitz, oranges as rare delights, and a child in a new country far from home. The book has been added to the Library's collection: NEW 940.5316 TAL

Later, looking through her book, I particularly liked this passage: